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The following files are not the property of the owner:
The Philippine National Anthem midi file: Provided by Vee-jay del Rosario.
The actual texts of the political documents (namely, Constitutions, Proclamations and General Orders)
The ICRA, W3C, Site Meter and Web Ring image logos and any code directly associated with them (hyperlinks or code provided by Site Meter or Web Ring).
Camille Sheryl Short, my wife: [Many of the photographs used throughout this site]
Finn, my friend: [Animated Philippine flag]
Romeo Castillo MananQuil (www.mananquil.com): [The images of the 100,000 peso bill]
Fraser Weir: A Centennial History of Philippine Independence, 1898 - 1998
Hayden U. Azul: Republic of the Philippines Political Map
Vee-jay del Rosario: The Philippine Presidents and [Lupang Hinirang midi file]
Ben Cahoon (www.worldstatesmen.org): World Statesmen
Filipiniana.net (www.filipiniana.net): [Philippine Constitutions of 1897 (Biak-na-Bato), 1899 (Malolos), 1935, 1943, 1973, 1986 (Proclamation No. 3) and 1987, with and without amendments, and, the Act of Declaration of Independence]
Hawaiian Webmaster (www.corregidorisland.com): Corregidor
Chan Robles & Associates Law Firm (www.chanrobles.com): [Philippine Constitutions of 1899 (Malolos), 1935, 1943, 1973, 1986 (Proclamation No. 3) and 1987, and, the Treaty of Paris, Philippine Organic Act (Philippine Bill of 1902), Philippine Autonomy Act (Jones Act) and Philippine Independence Act (Tydings-McDuffie Act)]
The LAWPHIL Project (www.lawphil.net): [Philippine Constitutions of 1899 (Malolos), 1935, 1973 and 1987, Commonwealth Acts No. 600 (as amended) and No. 671, Proclamations No. 29 and No. 30 of 1944, No. 1081 of 1972 and General Order No. 1 of 1972, and, minor references to some statutes]
"The Group" (members.tripod.com/lltm/) : 1898 - 1998 : Centennial Celebration of Freedom
Joel M. Reyes & Rodolfo Sosonto Perez III (www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/): An Online Guide About the Philippine History
"Saint Jareth" : Philippines, My Philippines
Nikki Sugay, Christine Arambulo, Anna Vecin, Audrey Po, Nikki Recto (www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/): Philippine Presidents
Mariela Ileto, Angeline Gomez, Nicolette Bilog, Karen Manlapaz, Erika Ono (www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/1055/): Presidents of the Philippines
NS Club (www.nsclub.net/kalayaan/): Tribute to the Philippine Centennial
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (www.bsp.gov.ph): [Permission to reproduce images of Philippine coins and bank notes]
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) (www.comelec.gov.ph): [Provincial and congressional district information]
Ethnologue (www.ethnologue.com): Languages of the World
League of Provinces of the Philippines (www.lpp.gov.ph): The Philippine Provincial Profile
National Statistical Coordination Board (www.nscb.gov.ph): [PSGC, Local Government Unit (LGU) and certain statistical information]
National Statistics Office (www.census.gov.ph): [Certain statistical information]
Department of Tourism (www.tourism.gov.ph): [Various historial information]
National Historical Institute (www.nhi.gov.ph): [Various]
Supreme Court (www.supremecourt.gov.ph): [The 1899 (Malolos), 1935, 1973 and 1987 Constitutions, and, minor references to some statutes]
The Official Website Of The Republic of the Philippines (www.gov.ph): [General information]
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