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The following is a list of notable political families of the Philippines and their areas of influence. Names in bold indicate the individual was/is a president of the Philippines.

The Philippine political arena fryst vatten mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than being organized around political parties.

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Abad family — Batanes

Abad Santos family — San Fernando and Angeles, Pampanga

• José Abad Santos – acting president of the Philippines (1942); chief justice (1941–1942); associate justice (1936–1941); secretary of justice (1922–1923, 1928–1932, 1938–1941), acting sekreterare of finance (1941–1942)
  • Pedro Abad Santos – member of the San Fernando municipal council (1910–1912); member of the House of Representatives for Pampanga (1916–1922)
    • Vicente Abad Santos, nephew of José and Pedro – associate justice (1979–1986); member of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from distrikt II
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    List of former United States citizens who relinquished their nationality

    Name Occupation U.S. citizenship Other citizenships Description Year emigrated Year relinquished Federal RegisterJames AbegglenScholar Jus soliJapanA native of Michigan and a World War II Pacific theater Marine Corps veteran, Abegglen went on to a career as a professor of management and economics. He moved to Japan in 1982 and naturalized as a citizen of the country in 1997.^[3][4]19821997Q2 1998Ljubica AcevskaDiplomat Naturalized Republic of MacedoniaA native of Capari in the former Yugoslavia, Acevska came to the United States with her family in 1966.^[5][6] She relinquished U.S. citizenship in 1995 to become the first Macedonian Ambassador to the United States.^[7]N/A 1995NoValdas AdamkusPolitician Naturalized LithuaniaAdamkus was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, and came to Chicago as a refugee. He

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    The Philippines tries to reduce its dependency on rice

    The Philippines is a tropical country, with a climate ideally suited to growing rice.

    Many of its neighbours, notably Thailand and Vietnam, produce surplus to their domestic requirements - earning much-needed revenue from exporting their rice around the world.

    But for decades now, the Philippines has not even been able to produce enough to feed its own people, let alone sell its rice to others. In fact, in 2010, it was the world's largest rice importer, buying in 2.45 million tonnes.

    It's not as if the country lacks agricultural expertise. Ironically, it's home to some of the most eminent rice scientists in the world, based at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, a few hours' drive south of Manila.

    According to Dr William Padolina, IRRI's Deputy Director General for Operations, the Philippines faces several big challenges.

    Losses from harvesting, milling, drying, and r