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The Philippines is a conservative market republic. Its current president is YetI_MC and its nation owner is YetI_MC.

Territory

The Philippines is comprised of six nations. As of 12/5/21, these nations have a combined fifteen towns and seventy people.

Mainland Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines (nation) claims all of the Philippines' real-life territory except for parts of Mindanao. Its capital is Greater_Manila and its leader is YetI_MC. As of 12/5/21, the Philippines has nine towns and a population of forty-seven.

Mindanao

Mindanao is a Philippine territory which claims much of the Mindanao island. Its capital is Davao, and its leader is Catbark897. As of 12/5/21, Mindanao has two towns and a population of ten.

Oversees Territories

Mozambique

Mozambique is a Philippine oversees territory that controls the eastern land of real-life Mozambique. Its capital is Beira, and its leader is ThermoBomb. The Philippines shares ownership of Mozambique with Nubia. As of 12/5/21, Mozambique has one town and a population of two.

Colonies

McMurdo

McMurdo is a Philippine colony based off of the US research facility in Antarctica. Its capital is Onyx, and its leader is TheSalamiGamer. As of 12/5/21, McMurdo has one town and a population of one.

Background and Revolution

By the end of 2019, many Filipinos throughout the nation were tired of the failing state of the Philippines. Her emperor, Skylordvoxaco, was largely inactive, totalitarian, and ethnically non-Filipino. SirInfinity attempted to rebel from the monarchy in the First Filipino Civil War, but was defeated after months of conflict against Skylordvoxaco. Following SirInfinity's defeat and, later on, his ban, the nation saw a rapid decline in population, falling from her peak at nearly 200 citizens to a much smaller 6.

By the later part of the year, however, several new citizens began to join the Philippines. Illidanlestat was the first of these new players, creating Dumaguete on September 11. He was followed by Jayisa, who created Naga on October 12, YetI_MC, who created Greater_Manila on November 12, PagongJuice04, who created Pagong_City on January 27, and Vippyyy, who created Coron on ___.

These new players all shared SirInfinity's discontent of the monarchy. Plans began to brew as the unrest began to overflow. A flag for a potential rebellion was proposed by YetI_MC on November 28, a new constitution was drafted in late January, and the revolutionaries swore to create a democratic Philippine nation that reflected the conservative values of the Philippine People in February.

However, rumors spread that Skylordvoxaco had uncovered the conspiracy against him. In response, on the 12th of February, 2021, Illidanlestat announced the succession of eight towns and the beginning of the Second Philippine Civil War. Pagong City was the first to declare itself in a state of revolution, followed by, in order, Greater_Manila, Naga, Coron, New_Masbate, New_Muscat and the Omani_Sultanate, Dumaguete, and San Fernando, many of which being forcibly removed by Illidanlestat. That very day, a battle broke out in the monarchist capital, and only remaining town, Manila. Revolutionaries quickly stormed the Parliamentary Building. Several players from outside nations also participated in the battle, such as Flux from Indochina (Pro Democratic) and Fruitloopins (Pro Imperial). This day is now largely known as the Lunar Day Battle of Manila.

Political System of the Federal Republic of the Philippines

In the last days leading up to the revolution on February 12th, then governor of Pagong_City, PagongJuice04, established the Constitutional Commission, with the approval of the Revolutionary Congress. Assisted by Jayisa and YetI_MC, in the span of 2 days, the original 4500 words that made up the Constitution were drafted. This Constitution is still used today. The Government was broken into three branches; the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. All three served to balance the others in a system of checks and balances. The Constitution took heavy inspiration from the real Philippine Constitution, with certain American elements included as well.

The Legislative Branch

The Philippine Congress is the highest institution in the Legislative Branch. It is a bicameral assembly, the Upper Chamber being the Senate, and the Lower Chamber being the House of Representatives.

The Senate

Each in-game city correlates to one senator. Generally speaking, the senator is also their city's governor, but this is not always the case, as senators are elected in 2-month intervals. The Senate is led by the Senate Majority Leader, which accepts proposals to the Senate Floor and establishes the Senate's agenda. The Senate Minority Leader may also submit issues to the Senate agenda. The Senate Majority Leader is appointed by the political party with the most Senate seats. The Senate Minority Leader is appointed by the remaining senators which are not in the leading political party. Currently, as of January 2022, there are 25 Senate seats, many of which are currently vacant. Senators may vote three ways during a senate vote; Yay, Nay, or Abstain. In the event that the number of Yays and Nays are equal, the vice president of the Philippines may cast a tie-breaking vote. The president and vice president cannot hold seats in the senate at the time of them holding office.

The House of Representatives

Each city is allocated one representative per city barangay, regions of a city determined by nationwide censuses. Most representatives are also city barangay captains, but this is not always the case. The House is led by the Speaker of the House.

The Executive Branch

The Executive Branch is divided into eight positions; the president, the vice-president, five cabinet members, and the presidential advisor.

The President and Vice-President

The president of the Philippines has the power to declare defensive wars and to enact Executive Orders. A defensive war may be declared by the president without a vote from Congress if the Philippines either is attacked by a foreign power or feels threatened by one. However, a vote is required by Congress to continue the war forty-eight hours after it is declared. Executive Orders can be used by the President to enact any new policy or law, and long as the Order does not contradict or change any part of the Constitution. The president is elected every two months by all Filipino citizens which are eligible to vote. In order to vote, citizens must have resided in a Philippine territory for at least one month prior to the election. Additionally, players from select allied nations may purchase dual-citizenship for roughly 32 gold, although the price may vary by small amounts, allowing players to vote in Philippine elections without needing to live in the nation itself.

The vice-president is selected by the president during election season. The vice-president may enact executive orders, but may not declare a defensive war without the president's permission.

The Cabinet and Presidential Advisor

The five cabinet members are selected by the president after winning the election. These positions are the secretary of finance, defense, foreign affairs, external development, and immigration. These positions have the powers to control their given fields.

The presidential advisor is selected by the president after winning the election. The advisor is to, as the name suggests, give advice to the president.

The Judicial Branch

The judicial branch reviews and interprets the Philippine Constitution. The branch only contains a single position, the holder. The holder acts as a form of Supreme Court, making the final decision on matters brought to them. The holder is a permanent position unless they either are impeached by the Senate or resign. In the event that the holder is removed by one of these methods, the Senate votes on a new holder.

Political History of the Philippines (Categorized in order of Presidents)

The Federation of the Philippine Republic has undergone great change since the inception of the Republic, the internal history of the nation will thus be divided into several sections, closely following the administrations of each president.

Revolutionary Period

Following the beginning of the Second Civil War, elections were held in the Philippine government, and YetI_MC achieved a landslide victory. His party, the National Conservative Party, or NCP, defeated the Liberal Party run by WrongIsRight six to one.

The Yeti Administration

YetI_MC was the first president of the newly born Republic. He won the electorate by a landslide, picking up every province in the election.

The Rajasa Pact

The Philippine rebellion applied to join the Rajasa Pact, a South-East Asian alliance, on February 14, and were accepted unanimously four to zero. The Rajasa Pact quickly became a major part of the Philippines, being incorporated into the Philippine Constitution itself and backing the rebellion in the Second Philippine Civil War.

Godlyeriss

Yeti's presidency was not one without strife, however. The first of the term's two months was characterized by extreme political divide, turbulent foreign relations, and war. These problems can all be pinned to one governor's actions, Godlyeriss.

Godlyeriss was the governor of the Philippine colony New_Muscat, located in modern day Oman. YetI_MC granted him the cabinet position of secretary of foreign affairs, trusting Eriss' promises to bring positive relations between the Philippines and Middle East. However, Godlyeriss' aggressive demeanor and foreign policy was, at first, loved by some and despised by others, tearing the rebellion in half.

Godlyeriss v. Illidanlestat, and the Great Schism of Congress

On February 15, only two days after succession, a map drawn by Eriss was leaked to the public, revealing his plans to colonize parts of Indochina. This discovery led to the largest court case in Philippine history, where Eriss sued Illidanlestat for leaking the map, demanding he both be labeled a traitor to the republic and pay a large sum of gold. The case made its way to the holder, Phantom1958, but after an entire day of the prosecutor and defendant arguing, all charges were dropped, as the evidence provided by Eriss was deemed insufficient.

The Godlyeriss v. Illidanlestat court case resulted in the great schism of Congress. On February 18, Jayisa split away from the NCP to found his own party, the Bagong Lipunan Party, or BLP, which roughly half the country joined. Politicians who once agreed on everything harmoniously now found themselves frequently on opposite sides of arguments, as topics such as taxation, private property, and diplomacy became the center of debates.

Creation of the Philippine_F.R.

The entirety of the Philippines spent three full days mining gold underground to fund the creation of a nation. Notable contributors were President YetI_MC, Secretary of Finance DTK69, Vice-President PagongJuice04, and Holder Phantom1958, who all pooled together hundreds for the project. On February 21, 2021, the rebellion finally gathered the 1024 gold they needed, and YetI_MC officially founded the Philippine Federal Republic, named the Philippine_F.R. in game. The capital of the nation was, and still is, Greater_Manila.

The Kalayaan Coalition

Godlyeriss' actions proved to be too much for the young republic. On February 24, the powers of the Senate created the Kalayaan Coalition (which translates to the "Freedom Coalition") to combat Eriss' influence and prevent further damage. However, arguments between Godlyeriss and Jayisa over who should be the Senate Majority Leader further divided the nation, and the position was removed from Jayisa's hands and into Eriss' for a brief period.

War Against Xia

On February 27, Godlyeriss delivered an insult to the leader of Xia, who then declared war against the Philippine_F.R.. A day later, the nations Asia, Nunavut, and Sui joined the war in support of Xia. Attempts to deescalate were made by Illidanlestat. A temporary armistice was held between the two sides in order to discuss peace. However, these peace talked soured seven days after they started. The representative from Xia quoted, "GG guys, y'all played yourself xP" before talks were shut down, and the war raged on.

New_Muscat's Forceful Removal and New_Masbate's Succession

Minister_Miong, senator of New_Masbate, was tired of the drama involving Godlyeriss, and began plans to succeed from the Philippines to avoid the chaos. The Senate had enough with Godlyeriss as well, and, on March 1, almost unanimously voted to expel New_Muscat from the Philippines. However, this action came too late, as New_Masbate succeeded from the Philippines and formed its own nation, the Holy Antarctic Christian Confederation, or H.A.C.C.. Immediately following Eriss' removal, Eriss, despite being the one to send Xia an insult, aligned himself with Xia, making the Omani_Sultanate, the nation he formed from New_Muscat, a protectorate of Xia.

Dumaguete's Succession

On March 2, YetI_MC confronted Skylordvoxaco on the Greater_Manila - Manila border in an attempt to fight Skylordvoxaco, but Sky instead told Yeti of Illidanlestat's plan for the Philippine_F.R. to rejoin the monarchist Philippines. While Illidanlestat's intentions were just to end the civil war, this was unknown to the rest of the Philippine_F.R., who believed that Illidanlestat was a traitor to the nation. In the heat of argument, Illidanlestat's town, Dumaguete, succeeded from the Philippine_F.R.. This rebellion-within-a-rebellion was titled the Negros Republic, named after the island the town was located on.

War Against Okinawa

On March 3, Okinawa raided the Philippines. YetI_MC, assisted by two others, traveled to Okinawa to counterattack, but his two assistants were trapped and killed by lava in a small box in Okinawa. Yeti fought the leader of Okinawa, but no victor was declared in combat, and the leader of Okinawa stopped fighting and teleported elsewhere. The events on that day caused the Philippine_F.R. to declare war against Okinawa. In the weeks that followed, Okinawa disbanded itself and became a part of Japan, and the Philippine_F.R. declared total victory in the war.

Ending the Great Schism

With Godlyeriss' removal, Congress became less divided. The Kalayaan Coalition renamed to the BLP, and Congress became much more efficient. The Philippine_F.R. became increasingly stable as a result of this, and Dumaguete soon rejoined the Philippine_F.R..

Concluding the Second Philippine Civil War

On March 24, The Philippine_F.R. and monarchist Philippines agreed to an armstice, with the eventual goal of reuniting under one flag once again. Many in the republic planned to create a constitutional monarchy, with Skylordvoxaco acting as a powerless monarch and the democracy continuing unchanged. The walls of iron on the Greater_Manila - Manila border were removed, and a garden flourishing with flowers was planted in place of them.

Rapid Growth

Following the end of the Second Civil War and the removal of Godlyerris, the Philippine_F.R. entered a period of relative peace and prosperity, which lasted for the remaining three weeks of Yeti_MC's presidency, and continued for months to come. Yeti oversaw the creation of two new towns, Davao and Coron, alongside the rapid expansion of the already existing towns. The Philippine population doubled in this time period from twenty to forty as well.

Minor Victory Against the Omani Sultanate

In April, the Omani_Sultanate created a town on Philippine soil, named Omani_QC. To counterattack, President YetI_MC, Secretary of Finance DTK69, and some Israli supporters spawned withers in New_Muscat as a sign of strength against the Omani_Sultanate. With the help of some allies, they then harvested all of the sand surrounding New_Muscat, effectively shaping the landscape into a barren, stone wasteland. Finally, YetI_MC hollowed out large spaces underneath the ground outside of New_Muscat and linked them to both a blue ice rail system, using nether portals above the nether roof, and an array of ender pearl stasis chambers, enabling the Philippine_F.R. to frequently sneak attack the Omani_Sultanate. Such underground bases remain largely undiscovered and functional to this day.

Peace talks between the Omani_Sultanate and Philippine_F.R. began on YetI_MC's last day in office, as a result of the three attacks against the Omani_Sultanate the day prior. The Philippine_F.R. was rewarded the entirety of Mongolia, which Oman had claimed beforehand, and Oman was rewarded a roughly ten-chunk island in South-East Asia. However, tensions between the two nations continued when the Omani Sultanate falsely announced total victory in the war, cropping out the term in which they ceded Mongolia and posting that on Earth MC Live, instead of announcing the real terms.

Recap

Despite joining the Rajasa Pact and creating the nation, the Yeti administration had a rough start, thanks to an abuse of power from his Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Godlyerris, who started wars and divided the country. However, as Godlyerris was removed from power and from the nation as a whole, the Philippine_F.R. started what would soon become five months of continuous, exponential growth. The nation prospered in the final weeks of Yeti's administration, ending the grueling civil war and winning the independence of the nation, and winning a war against Godlyerris himself.

Achievements of the Yeti Administration

-Joining the Rajasa Pact

-Starting the Second Philippine Civil War

-Creating the Philippine_F.R.

-Winning the Philippine_F.R.'s independence

-Achieving a total victory against Okinawa

-Achieving a minor victory against Godlyeriss' nation, the Omani_Sultanate

-Creating two new Philippine towns, Davao and Coron

-Rapid town expansion

-Doubling the population

The Election of April '21

By the time the second election cycle came, internal politics within the Republic had relatively settled down, Yeti joined the Bagong Lipunan Party (BLP) and in the party primaries lost re-election. Pagong04 had won the BLP nomination and choose Yeti to be his Vice President, the National Christian Party (NCP, now known as the National Conservative Party) was led by Vippyyy, the election was arguably the most dull out of all of the elections and resulted in a landslide victory for Pagong04 and the BLP. This election was most notable for poor voter turnout. (BLP: 75% NCP: 25%)

New Parties Founded

New parties were founded during the election (MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON)

The Pagong Administration

On the first day in office, a rebel city was established, a quick round of negotiations were laid out and the following treaty between the Philippines and Oman was signed.

Oman would withdraw from the Philippines, economic trade would resume, the with held debts held by Pagong04 to Godlyeriss were to be released amounting to 100g, Oman would be allowed to move off Philippine claims on the island of Talaud Islands, and both parties could declare victory.

The emotions were mixed in the Philippines as its citizens felt confident in war effort but the deal was held, the peace would not last long however as Manado was declared a rebel nation by allied Majapahit, restarting the conflict against Oman, this time several key allies including the Rajasa and nations throughout the Middle East joined the conflict against Oman, and the situation looked bright. (Cite the Majapahit v. Manado War for more details)

On the domestic front a series of economic reforms were quickly introduced set on balancing the budget, creating a way for the government to earn stable income, and to overall benefit the wellbeing of the general population. This by far was on the greatest achievements of the first term of the Pagong Administration, business deals levied by the Philippine Government introduced 3,000 gold to the general population, these projects were largely simple labor done in foreign nations. Automatic brewing stations were build, farms established, and the nether expeditions commissioned all brought vast quantities of wealth to the nation, haste pots, gun powder, leather, wool, quartz, netherite, and rare nether items became leading exports, along with terraforming and litematica-based building projects which fueled the economy. The government used its newly found wealth to subsidize claims in all cities, establish new settlements, and a number of other projects, which numbered a value of ~2000 gold.

Foreign relations also significantly improved during this period, the Philippine Government wanted to create deterrence via her allies, it was her goal to establish friendly relations with nations around the world to ensure her longevity. Ties between Victoria Land and the Philippines were strong, and it was during this time that relations blossomed, Minister_Miong would later go on to say that, Victoria Land succeeded from the Philippines was primarily the fault of political instability and Godlyeriss. It was during this time that another great pivot towards Africa was made, bonds were swiftly created between Vippyyy and the Government with foreign citizens. Ghostkiller1744 was of an interesting character, and soon he would often come to the Philippine Discord VC, StarKiller1744 joined him soon after. This was the start of close ties with the nations of Katanga and Nubia, and later with Zanzibar and Greco-Bactria.

Achievements done by the Pagong Administration

Ending the war with the Xia (Now PRC)

Winning the war against Oman and Manado (Causing Godlyeriss to go inactive)

Banning Skylord

Creation of the Federation of the East

Creation of the Philippine Military

Establishing Relations with Nubia

Joining the SBA

Colonizing Guam, Marie Byrd Land, and McMurdo

Doubling the population a second time

The Election of June 21'

The Election of June 21' was more contentious, the incumbent President Pagong04 had received re-nomination, the NCP re-organized again and nominated Marangal as their candidate. Criticisms with the way the Philippine-Omani War ended the first time were raised and became a deeply heated talking point but overall the incredibly growth the nation had seen both economically and population wise ensured Pagong's landslide re-election, although by margins closer than anyone expected. (BLP: 68%, NCP: 27% BP 5%)

Election Of September 21'

As school began, then President Pagong04 (PagongJuice04) resigned from office. Now, with a wave of Serbians joining the nation, along with a new political party known as the Philippine Progressive Party (PPP), the

Political Parties

Bagong Lipunan Party (BLP)

The Bagong Lipunan is a center right party which drew inspiration from the actual Bagong Lipunan Party in real life. Fundamentally speaking, the BLP strives for - -Laissez-Faire Conservative Economics -Emphasis on Philippine Identity and Assimilation

-Revitalization of the Government through more active citizen participation in the Philippine FR government

-Sweeping Institutional Reform to ensure that Citizens of the Philippines are assured the most civic freedoms possible on EarthMC

-Reviewing and Expanding the Philippine Diplomatic Scene, emphasis on expanding diplomatic channels the Americans and North Africa

-Strengthening the RAJASA Pact Treaty-Economic Reforms that propel our nation into the global stage including setting up a modern shopping center in the planned Nation Capitol Region

-Seek peace with belligerent nations and improve the international opinion of our nation

The Party has been in the held the House uncontested since the birth of the Republic on February of 2021, has held the Senate since March, and has been the ruling party since Pagong04's election on April. The BLP also is the largest political party in the nation by far boasting 40+ registered members, more than all of the other parties combined.

Liberal Party (DEFUNCT)

While the Liberal Party was the political party to be created it quickly died down and lost support, while 2 attempts were made to revitalize the party both attempts failed as their leaders went inactive or abandoned the project all together. Currently there is no politician, in the Senate, the House, no Supreme Court Justice, nor Cabinet Member who affiliates with the Liberal Party, the Party also has no registered voters leaving its future bleak and unpromising.

Philippine Progressive Party (PPP)

The PPP is a center left party founded by Yoda2301. It’s primary goals are:

- Keep the Philippines a democratic republic and continuing to expand on it’s governmental system.

- Stop colonisation and start integrating our existing colonies as into the federal republic.

- Strengthening ties with the RAJASA pact and it’s members.

- Staying neutral when it comes to global affairs, and mainly focusing on East Asia.

- Expanding towns on the Philippines until the islands are completely claimed.

The party was founded right before the August presidential election. It won it’s first election, winning 55,2% of the votes. The PPP has been in a state of rivalry with the BLP over the dual citizenship crisis. At one point, the fighting got to a point where people were mentioning the idea of ‘civil war’. This crisis prompted the president, Yoda2301 to concede under certain terms limiting the power of dual citizens to keep it fair. Things are calm now and the two parties are striving to keep it that way.

Banana Party (BP)

WHO DELETED ALL THE BANANAS

Its not a joke however, they have been spreading propaganda to support/join the Banana Party, they are growing slowly with a member every week or 2 or 3. The leader of the party is Viper/Vipor/Vippy and the vice-president is Illidanlestat.

Colonies on another server

Starting in March Secretary Of Foreign Affairs illidanlestat suddenly became inactive from EarthMC, nobody knew but he had been making a colony on another Earth Server which is a 1:200 scale of Earth. He had gain a wealth of 4,000 gold on the server and nobody knew about it until he invited Pagong04, Vippy, and YetiMC, he helped them make towns most were successful but Yetis fell due to inactivity - for 20 days and to this day his colony still stands and many on that 1:200 Earth Server dont even know that the nation even originated from EarthMC. As of July 26 2021 Pagong and Vippys city fell because of an admin abusing his powers and wiping many of the Servers towny data, there towns data could not be restored. The server shutdown but illidanlestat had moved to Gaiamc, a 1:500 Earth Server.

Fall of Manila

Skylordvoxaco had been banned for 42 days causing Manila fall on July 25 2021, Greater Manila was quick to claim everything but it unfortunately many of the valuables were stolen by an assistant a week before the fall and the Polar Bear was killed for a "sacrifice" for the Banana God (Vippy) even when he had said to not kill it since he wanted it as his pet. Thankfully the Palace, Zoo, Museum, some houses and a Turtle was saved from the anarchy due to claiming. YetiMC had stole many art collections including Skylords explicit hentai collection which illidanlestat had discovered before the civil war (he burnt some of it).

The Rajasa Incident

The Rajasa Incident began when Neff, leader of Majapahit leaked a map of Majapahit and Indochina partitioning the Philippines. This was seen as a threat and illidanlestat withdrew the Philippines from the Rajasa Pact. This lead to "war", the first hour of the war saw two deaths, one resident of Indochina and a mayor of Majapahit. Lumpoon and others "tricked" Yeti to thinking that the map partitioning the Philippines was a joke. Illidanlestat was told by a high ranking Indochinese Official that the map was not a joke and that there will be war. The incident ended after Yeti had finally convinced illidanlestat that there was no war. The "war" lasted for two hours.

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