1.

President Rodrigo Duterte has granted an absolute pardon to this US Marines personnel who was
convicted of killing of transgender Filipino woman Jennifer Laude in 2014.
 Lloyd Austin
 Thomas Harker
 Joseph Scott Pemberton
 David Berger

2. She was included in Time's Person of the Year 2018 and was arrested by National Bureau
Investigation (NBI) for cyber libel upon the orders of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46.
 Maria Ressa
 Leila De Lima
 Pia Ranada
 Imelda Marcos

3. The current Senate President of the 18th Congress.

 Franklin Drilon
 Aquilino Pimentel
 Alan Peter Cayetano
 Vicente Sotto

4. It was an ISIS-affiliated local terrorist group which took over Marawi City.
 NPA
 Maute Group
 Abu Sayyaf
 Jemaah Islamiyah

5. It is known to be the home of the Majestic Mayon Volcano

 Camarines Sur
 Albay
 Ilocos Norte
 Davao

6. Samal Island is a beautiful attraction that can be found in Davao

 True
 False

7. It has a 7-kilometer beach and also known as the “island paradise”.

 Misibis Bay
 Laiya Beach
 Boracay
 Caramoan Island

8. Puerto Princesa Underground River was originally known as?

 St. Paul Subterranean River
  Agno River
 Rio De Grande Mindanao
 Pan-Ay River

9. The capital of the Albay province which was named after a Spanish conquistador who came to
the Philippines in 1565 and started the massive colonization.
 Legaspi
 Naga
 Sorsogon
 Camarines Sur

10. An Island, located just southwest of Tagbilaran City, famous for its diving locations and routinely
listed as one of the top ten diving locations in the world.
 Hundred Island National Park
 Panglao Island
 Coron, Palawan
 Bacuit Bay

11. A festival held in celebration of one of the country’s most famous historic relics: the Santo Niño
de Cebú. This was the statue of the baby Jesus that was handed to the Rajah Humabon of Cebu by
the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
 Ati-atihan Festival
 Sinulog Festival
 Dagyang Festival
 Lechon Festival

12. It is considered by Filipinos to be the food basket of Mindanao, being the major producer of rice
and corn in the region.
 Baguio
 Cebu
 Bukidnon
 Davao

13. A beautiful province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region and hailed as the
“Sugar Capital of the Philippines”. Its capital city is Bacolod where large sugar plantations are
located.
 Dumaguete
 Romblon
 Panay
 Negros Occidental

14. It features the world’s longest navigable underground river and one of the most impressive cave
systems in the world, located in Puerto Princesa. A UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as a
Ramsar Wetland Site of importance.
 Rio Grande de Mindanao
 Pulangi River Park
 Subterranean River National Park
 Calumpang River Park
15. A controversial case involving the then-mayor of Calauan, Laguna in the rape and murder of
Eileen Sarmenta, a UP Los Baños student, and the murder of Sarmenta's friend, Allan Gomez.
 Mayor Arman Sanchez case
 Mayor Antonio Sanchez case
 Mayor Arnan Sanchez case
 Mayor Armando Sanchez case

16. Scandal involving Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on committing electoral fraud during the 2004
National Elections.
 NBN ZTE Scandal
 Midnight Cabinet Scandal
 Hello Garci Scandal
 Fertilizer Scandal

17. A scandal involving the employees of Office for Transportation Security for accosted and fined
for possessing bullet ammunition to the passengers.
 Laglag NAIA Scandal
 Jack Lam Scandal
 Tax Funds Controversy
 Tanim-Bala Scandal

18. A controversy involving Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and several other officials
including Michael Yang, Lloyd Christopher Lao, Linconn Ong and Krizle Grace Mago for the
alleged overpriced purchase of face masks, face shields and other medical equipment to the
government in August 2021.
 Pharmally Contract Deal Controversy
 Dengvaxia Contract Deal Controversy
 Corona Contract Deal Controversy
 Philhealth Contract Deal Controversy

19. Also referred to as Republic Act No. 9485, this aims “to promote transparency in government
with regard to the manner of transacting with the public by requiring each agency to simplify
frontline service procedures, formulate service standards to observe in every transaction and
make known these standards to the client.”
 Corruption Buster Act
 Ease of Doing Business Delivery Act
 Citizen Charter Act
 Anti- Red Tape Act

20. This program was launched by the DOTr which greatly affected transport groups and resulted to
several transport strike because one of its provisions includes phasing out of jeepneys.
 Jeepney Modernization Act
 PUV Modernization Program
 Jeepney Phaseout Program
 Sarao Phaseout Program