Aurora:Philippines
The Philippines is a conservative market republic located in the Philippine archipelago in Southeast Asia. It is a continuation of the Philippine nation of Terra Nova which was led by Yeti_MC. The current nation owner of the Philippines is Lammchpx, and the current president of the Philippines is Yeti_MC.
The in-game nation "Philippines" was created on May 4th, 2022 and was the 24th nation created on Terra Aurora. The in-game Philippines is home to a large amount of ethnic Filipinos who work together to better the Philippine nation.
History
Terra Nova
The Philippines was fourteen months old on Terra Nova at the time of Terra Aurora's launch. It was the successor to the monarchist Philippines lead by Skylordvoxaco from 2019-2021, which itself was the successor to the Luzon Empire lead by Shirazmates in 2018.
Luzon Empire
The Luzon Empire was the 5th nation created on EarthMC Terra Nova, being formed by the mod Shirazmates on November 5, 2018. Very little documentation of the Luzon Empire was taken, however, the only known footage of the nation being a single YouTube video taken by Shirazmates himself which showed some of the buildings in the nation's capital city, Manila.
Fascist Philippines
In the middle of 2019, Shirazmates gave up his leadership of the Philippines, which was renamed from the Luzon Empire, to Skylordvoxaco. Skylordvoxaco, or Skylord for short, transformed the nation into a self-proclaimed dictatorship with himself as leader.
First Philippine Civil War
In late 2019, angered by Skylordvoxaco's tyranny, SirInfinity, mayor of the town Bacolod, seceded from the Philippines, starting the First Philippine Civil War. During the conflict, the Philippine nation rose to a population of over 200, reaching the first tab of the nation list. SirInfinity and his rebellion surrendered after months, ending the First Philippine Civil War.
Decline of the Philippines
Shortly following the First Philippine Civil War, the Philippines dropped from a population of 200 down to a much smaller 6. Skylordvoxaco was very secretive of his plans to citizens within his own nation, and was in total isolation on the global scene.
New Players
In the later months of 2020 and the earlier months of 2021, the Philippines would gain many players which would become very influential in the nation's future. These are:
-Illidanlestat (joined October 2020)
-Jayisa (joined October 2020)
-Yeti_MC (joined November 2020)
-Phantom1958 (joined November 2020)
-PagongJuice04 (joined January 2021)
-DTK69 (joined January 2021)
-Vippyyy (joined February 2021)
These players would all go on to make their own towns within the Philippines, with Illidanlestat owning Dumaguete, Jayisa owning Naga, Yeti_MC and Phantom1958 owning Greater Manila, PagongJuice04 and DTK69 owning Pagong City, and Vippyyy owning Palawan. These seven players would also all share the same disliking for Skylordvoxaco's dictatorship as SirInfinity.
Second Philippine Civil War
On February 12, 2021, Illidanlestat announced the beginning of the Second Philippine Civil War. He was quickly backed by all but Skylordvoxaco, and, on the same day as the civil war began, eight of the nine Philippine towns seceded from the nation. They formed their own nation, the Philippine Federal Republic, on February 21, 2021. The civil war lasted for four entire months, with the republic beating finally out the dictatorship with Skylordvoxaco's abdication and, days later, Skylord's ban. The Philippine nation was disbanded by Skylord's second in command, Ocurtamemes and the Philippine Federal Republic renamed itself to the Philippines in-game shortly after, although the republic kept its longer name formally.
Philippine Federal Republic
List of Presidents
Throughout the Philippines' 14-month history, the country had seven terms and four presidents, those being:
-Feb. 2021: Yeti_MC
-Apr. 2021: PagongJuice04
-Jun. 2021: PagongJuice04
-Aug. 2021: Yoda2301
-Oct. 2021: Vippyyy
-Dec. 2021: Yeti_MC
-Feb. 2022: Yeti_MC
Policies
Foreign Policy
Compared to Skylordvoxaco's isolationist dictatorship, the Philippines was far more involved in the global scene. The nation quickly gained a reputation for being an imperialist, pro-war, conservative nation after successful and neutral wars with the Omani Sultanate, China, Tanzania, Minnesota, and more. The country had numerous colonies throughout its lifespan as well.
Economic Policy
The Philippines found success in laissez-faire capitalist policies, with many in the nation amassing large sums of wealth. Shop plots were very cheap in the nation, with prices ranging from 10-30 gold for 1-4 chunk large shops.
Terra Aurora
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Government
The Philippine constitution was passed unanimously on 28 May 2022. It will enter effect on 12 June 2022.
Legislative Branch
The legislative branch is split into two houses, the senate and house of representatives.
Senate
The Senate is the first of the two houses of congress.
The senate is comprised of multiple senators, with each in-game city correlating to one senator. The governor of each city is generally the city's senator as well. However, this is not always the case, as the president and vice president cannot hold seats in the Senate whilst holding office. In the event that the president and/or vice president is the governor of a city, that city's senate seat is held by another town resident decided by the president and/or vice president. If there are no eligible citizens to take the position of senator in a town, that town has no representation in the senate.
The Senate is led by the Senate Majority Leader, which accepts proposals to the Senate Floor and establishes the Senate's agenda. The Senate Majority Leader is appointed by the political party with the most Senate seats. The Senate Minority Leader may also submit issues to the Senate agenda. The Senate Minority Leader is appointed by the remaining senators which are not in the leading political party.
Senators may vote three ways during a senate vote; Yay, Nay, or Abstain. Additionally, a senator may decide to not vote entirely. Generally, a bill needs above 50% of senators who voted Yay or Nay to have voted Yay to pass in the Senate. If the number of Nays outweighs the number of Yays, or if over 50% of the senators abstain, the bill fails in the Senate. If the number of Yays and Nays are equal, and if under 50% of senators abstain, the vice president of the Philippines may cast a tie-breaking vote.
In certain situations, a bill requires over 2/3 of senators who voted Yay or Nay to have voted Yay to pass in the senate. This is so if the bill is to change the constitution in any way.
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives, or House for short, is the second of the two houses of congress.
The House of Representatives is comprised of multiple house representatives. The governor of each in-game city divides their city into multiple barangays, or districts, with five citizens per barangay at minimum. Each barangay correlates to one house representative. Each house representative is determined via. city elections which take place every two months. The president and vice president cannot hold seats in the House whilst holding office.
Voting in the House of Representatives is identical to voting in the Senate. A bill must pass in both houses to be enacted as law.
Executive Branch
WIP
Judicial Branch
WIP
Nation Owner
As of May 28th 2022, the owner of the Philippines is Lammchpx, but he doesn't serve as the president. YetI_MC is the current acting president.
Demographics
Population and Towns
As of 5/28/21, the Philippines has 13 towns, 345 chunks, and a population of 41. This gives the nation a population density of 3.16 / town, and an average town size of 26.54 chunks.
Language
Although there is no official language in the Philippines, the dominant languages in the nation are English and Tagalog. English is spoken by almost every citizen in the nation, and Tagalog is spoken by a sizeable percentage as well.
Religion
Catholicism is the largest religion in the Philippines, with Protestantism at a close second.