Ssang Ramos

LET Reviewer
 Current Events 2018 - 2019
Key Positions
President : Rodrigo Roa Duterte
V. Pres : Leni G. Robredo
Senate Pres : Vicente Sotto III
House Speaker : Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Chief Justice : Lucas Bersamin
Ombudsman : Samuel Martires
Presidential spokeperson : Salvador Panelo
PNP Chief : Oscar Albayalde
AFP Chief of Staff : Benjamin Rasco Madrigal
Presidential Communications Office : Martin Andanar
** Important People 
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Gold Medallist Asian Games 2018 – Jakarta, Indonesia
Weightlifting – Hidilyn F. Diaz
Golf- Yuka Saso
Skate Boarding – Margielyn Didal
Melchor Arthur Carandang- Deputy Ombudsman which was suspended for grave misconduct and
dishonesty misconduct
Rafael Baylosis – NDFP peace consultant arrested
Gwendolyn Garcia- dismissed mayor in cebu due to grave misconduct
Maria Lourdes Sereno – 8-6 quo warranto petition
Wanda Tulfo Teo- former DOT secretary replaced by Bernadette Romulo- Puyat 
PET Presidential Electoral Tribunal- 
Fr. Richmond Nilo- first priest who was gunned down in Zaragosa, Nueva Ecija
Mayor Antonio Halili- assassinated in Tanauan, Batangas
Maya-1 – the first Filipino nanosatellite deployed from International Space
Jovito Palparan- convicted of kidnapping of Jareb Enoebi abd Sherlyn Capadan
Sophia Sonoron- first Miss Multinational 2018 at New Delhi, India FEB 26
Cynthia Tomalla- first Miss Eco International 2018 in Cairo, Egypt
Patricia Javier – Mrs. Universe 2019
Zara Carbonell- Ms. Tourism Worlwide 2018 in Indonesia
Sharifa Akeel- Miss Asia Pacific International 2018
Manuel Mogato- 2018 Pulitzer Prize for International report Awardee
Eagle Broadcasting Corporation – 50th Golden Anniversary
Kelsey Meritt – first filipina model to Victoria Secret’s Fashion Show
Xi Jinping- Chinese President who held a state visit on nov 20-21, 2018
Imelda Marcos- guilty of seven counts of graft by Sandiganbayan 
Balangiga Bells- was returned to Villamor Air Base in Pasay after 117 years
2019
Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray – 4th Filipina (Filipino-Australian) Miss Universe 2018
coronation at THAILAND on Dec. 17, 2018
Karen Gallman – 1st Filipina who won Miss Intercontinental pageant
Maria Ressa- controversial RAPPLER CEO arrested because of cyber libel and anti-dummy law
Christine Silawan- murdered whose face was skinned in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu
Adrien Broner – american boxer defeated by Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas Nevada last January
19, 2019
Benjamin Diokno- new governor Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Important Dates-
April 26-Oct 26, 2018 - closure of Boracay
May 6- Worldwide Walk against poverty by Iglesia ni Cristo
May 14, 2018 – Baranggay and SK Elections (18-24) (18-30)
June 25, 2018- 6 policemen were killed in PNP/AFP misencounter in Villareal, Samar
July 5, - leptospirosis outbreak in 18 barangays in Metro Manila
July 15, 2018 Lucas Mathysse vs. Pacquiao Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
July 23, 2018 – 3rd SONA of Pres. Duterte
July 31, 2018- Explosion in Lamitan City, Basilan
August 16- Xiamen Airline flight 8667 crashed at NAIA
August 31- Proclamation No. 572 declaring amnesty of Antonio Trillanes III as void
September 25, 2018 - Bagyong Ompong- Supertyphoon landed on Cagayan
2019- Philippines will host the ASEAN Games which will be held in Clark New City
Sept 20- landslide in Naga, Cebu
September 21, 2018- National Day of Protest
October 4, 2018 – 50th Golden Anniversary of Tau Gamma Phi.
November 29- 21 people died after drinking lambanog in Laguna
December 31, 2018 – end/expiration of martial law in Mindanao
January 27, 2019 – clean up at MANILA BAY
January 27, 2019- Jolo, Sulu BOMBING in front of Cathedral of our Lady of Mount Carmel
January 30, 2019- Zamboanga mosque bombing
February 6, 2019- measles outbreak declared in Metro Manila and Central Luzon
February 26, 2019- Bangsamoro Autonomous Region was formally established
March 17, 2019- Philippines formally withdraws at International Criminal Court
May 13, 2019 – Senatorial elections
�New Laws:
1.Proclamation No. 124 – January as “National Bible Month”
2. Executive Order No. 25-renamed Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. 
3. Executive Order No. 26- ordered a nationwide smoking BAN. Implemented in July 23
4. Republic Act No. 10913 - Anti-Distracted Driving Act 
5. Republic Act No. 10666, or the "Children on Motorcycle Safety Act of 2015",
6. Republic Act No. 10931 Free tuition in state universities
7. R.A. 10932 No Enhanced Anti-Hospital Deposit Law
8. R,A 10928 Extending Passport Validity to 10 years
9. 10929 Establishing FREE INTERNET ACCESS in public places
10. 10930 Extending Driver’s License Validity for Five Years
11. Ra 8049 Anti Hazing Law
12. Republic Act No. 10969 or the Free Irrigation Service Act
13. RA 10742- SK REFORM
14. RA 10963 Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) Law
15. Proclamation No. 469 – National Food Month 
16. Proclamation 572- revokes amnesty of Sen. Trillanes
17. RA 10963- TRAIN LAW- Tax Reform Acceleration INclusion Law
18. RA 11055 – Philippine Identification Act – Aug 6, 2018
19. RA 10969- Free Irrigation Act
20. RA 11053 Anti-Hazing Act of 2018
21. Ra 11036- integrating mental health in general health care system
22. EO No. 51 – Prohibits illegal contracting and subcontracting
23. RA 11054- Bangsamoro Organic Law creating Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao
-2019-
24. RA 11210 Expanded Maternity Leave
25. RA 11223 Universal Health Care Law
26. RA 11200 New PNP Rank Classification
27. RA 11201 law consolidating the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
(HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).
28. RA 11202 Mobile Number Portability Act
29. RA 11203 Rice Tarrification Law
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***Dept. Heads
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Department of Agriculture - Emmanuel Piñol 
Department of Agrarian Reform - John Rualo Castriciones 
Department of Budget and Management – Janet Braganza Abuel
Department of Education – Leonor Magtolis- Briones
Department of Energy – Carlos Dominguez III
Department of Foreign Affairs- Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr.
Department of Health - Francisco Duque
Department of Information and Communications Technology – Eliseo Rio Jr.
Department of Interior and Local Government – Eduardo Ano
Department of Justice – Menardo Guevarra
Department of Labor and Employment – Silvestre Bello III
Department of National Defense – Delfin Lorenzana
Department of Science and Technology – Fortunato Dela Pena
Department of Social Welfare and Development – Rolando Joselito Bautista
Department of Tourism – Bernadette Fatima Romulo-Puyat
Department of Trade and Indusrty – Ramon Lopez
Department of Transportation – Arthur Tugade
***Note
BONGBONG” MARCOS, JR. AGAINST VICE PRESIDENT LENI ROBREDO. The Supreme
Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has for the election protest of
former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr (counting started on Apr. 2 for Camarines Sur,
Iloilo, and Negros Oriental) 
* Laws passed under Duterte Admininstration
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NEW PNP RANK CLASSIFICATION
• Director General to Police General
• Deputy Director General to Police Lieutenant General
• Director to Police Major General
• Chief Superintendent to Police Brigadier General� 
• Senior Superintendent to Police Colonel
• Superintendent to Police Lieutenant Colonel
• Chief Inspector to Police Major
• Senior Inspector to Police Captain
• Inspector to Police Lieutenant� 
• Senior Police Officer IV to Police Executive Master Sergeant
• Senior Police Officer III to Police Chief Master Sergeant
• Senior Police Officer II to Police Senior Master Sergeant� 
• Senior Police Officer I to Police Master Sergeant
• Police Officer III to Police Staff Sergeant
• Police Officer II to Police Corporal
• Police Officer I to Patrolman/Patrolwoman
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