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27-467: Established in the thirteenth century, the town’s name had been acquired by accident. Thinking that the Spaniards came to ask the route along the river, the native answered “Makato” which meant “that way”. The Spaniards recorded the name Makato in 1800, thinking it was the name of the town. In 1901, the town merged with Tangalan to form the new municipality of Taft, named after the then Governor-General of

54-800: A division of the US War Department . On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated as a transitional government to prepare the country for independence. The office of President of the Philippine Commonwealth replaced the Governor-General as the country's chief executive . The Governor-General became the High Commissioner of the Philippines with Frank Murphy ,

81-536: A location in Western Visayas region is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Governor-General of the Philippines The governor-general of the Philippines ( Filipino : Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas / Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas ; Spanish : Gobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas ; Japanese : フィリピン総督 , romanized :  Firipin sōtoku ) was the title of

108-501: A sixteen-year-old daughter. Since the relinquishment of Malacañang, there had been no official residence for the High Commissioner, so (Paul) McNutt moved into El Nido, the sumptuous Dewey Boulevard residence of Attorney E.A. Perkins...". On January 2, 1942, as Japanese forces entered the city of Manila , four members of the high commissioner's staff, Elise Flahaven, George Gray, Virginia Hewlett and Margaret Pierce, lowered

135-525: Is 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) from Kalibo , the provincial capital. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 64.60 square kilometers (24.94 sq mi)   constituting 3.55% of the 1,821.42-square-kilometer (703.25 sq mi) total area of Aklan. Makato is politically subdivided into 18 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In

162-652: The American flag that flew at the high commissioner's headquarters, burned it and buried its ashes to prevent its capture by the Japanese. On February 22, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur , supreme commander of the Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area , again raised the flag at the high commissioner's headquarters after recapturing Manila. The high commissioner's headquarters today houses

189-527: The Holy Child . Mayor: Ramon Anselmo Martin D. Legaspi III Vice Mayor: Leoncito Y. Mationg Sangguniang Bayan Members: Liga ng Barangay (LnB): Shirly M. Lagradante Sangguniang Kabataan Federation: Dina Mae Taladro The Aklan Sports Complex , opened in 2010, is located here in Makato. It hosted the 2010 Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet. This article about

216-594: The Sixth Coalition . After the 1821 Mexican War of Independence , Mexico became independent and was no longer part of the Spanish Empire. The Viceroyalty of New Spain ceased to exist. The Philippines, as a result, was directly governed from Madrid , under the Spanish Crown. The city of Manila was captured by American expeditionary forces on August 13, 1898. On August 14, 1898, the terms of

243-648: The Spanish Empire . The Philippines, along with the rest of the Spanish Empire, became part of the First French Empire in 1808 after Napoleon overthrew Ferdinand VII and installed Joseph Bonaparte as king until his abdication in 1813, as part of a disastrous consequence of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign , the Peninsular Wars , particularly the Battle of Vitoria , and of forming

270-542: The government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines , governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and the United States (1898–1946) , and briefly by Great Britain (1762–1764) and Japan (1942–1945) . They were also the representative of the executive of the ruling power. On November 15, 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established as a transitional government to prepare

297-474: The 2020 census, Makato had a population of 29,717. The population density was 460 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,200/sq mi). Poverty incidence of Makato Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Domicile of the Santo Niño and Ati-atihan Festival known throughout the province and a week ahead of Kalibo, Makato has been celebrating the “Mother of all Philippine Festivals” in admiration of

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324-478: The Philippine Commonwealth, Malacañang Palace was turned over to the president of the Philippines , necessitating a new home for the highest American government official in the Philippines. A new location was found along now- Roxas Boulevard and a High Commissioner's Residence was built. According to the book titled Manila Americans by Lewis Gleeck. "On April 1, 1937, McNutt arrived (in Manila) with Mrs. McNutt and

351-514: The Philippines and future United States President , William Howard Taft . But in 1917, it was reverted to its former name. In 1948, the arrabal of Tangalan, comprising the barrio s of Tondog, Jawili, Dumatad, Afga, Baybay, Dapdap, Pudyot, Tagas, Tamalagon, Panayakan, Vivo, Lanipga, Napatag and Tamoko, was separated from Makato to form the municipality of Tangalan . Makato is located at 11°42′43″N 122°17′32″E  /  11.712°N 122.2922°E  / 11.712; 122.2922 . It

378-587: The President of the United States to act as the Governor-General (known at that time as the Civil Governor) in case of illness or temporary absence. High Commissioner to the Philippines The high commissioner to the Philippines was the personal representative of the president of the United States to the Commonwealth of the Philippines during the period 1935–1946. The office

405-653: The Spanish capitulation were signed. From this date, American government in the Philippines begins. General Wesley Merritt, in accordance with the instructions of the United States President, issued a proclamation announcing the establishment of United States military rule. During the transition period, executive authority in all civil affairs in the Philippine government was exercised by the military governor. On July 4, 1901, executive authority over

432-437: The country for independence from American control. The governor-general was replaced by an elected Filipino president of the Philippine Commonwealth , as the chief executive of the Philippines, taking over many of the duties of the governor-general. The former American governor-general then became known as the high commissioner to the Philippines . From 1565 to 1898, the Philippines was under Spanish rule. From 1565 to 1821,

459-582: The country was no longer under the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico) and administrative affairs formerly handled by New Spain were transferred to Madrid and placed directly under the Spanish Crown. After the Spanish defeat at the Battle of Manila in 1762, the Philippines was briefly governed simultaneously by two Governors-General, one of the Spanish Empire and one of the British Empire . Great Britain shortly occupied Manila and

486-694: The governor and captain-general was appointed by the viceroy of New Spain upon recommendation of the Spanish Cortes and governed on behalf of the monarch of Spain to govern the Captaincy General of the Philippines . When there was a vacancy (e.g. death, or during the transitional period between governors), the Real Audiencia in Manila appointed a temporary governor from among its members. After Mexico won its independence in 1821,

513-478: The high designation used during the last period of Spanish rule and placing the office on a parity of dignity with that of other colonial empires of first importance". The term "insular" (from insula , the Latin word for island ) refers to U.S. island territories that are not incorporated into either a state or a federal district. All insular areas were under the authority of the U.S. Bureau of Insular Affairs ,

540-686: The islands was transferred to the president of the Second Philippine Commission who had the title of Civil Governor , a position appointed by the President of the United States and approved by the United States Senate . For the first year, a Military Governor , Adna Chaffee, ruled parts of the country still resisting the American rule, concurrent with Civil Governor, William Howard Taft. Disagreements between

567-461: The last High Commissioner, Paul McNutt , became the first United States Ambassador to the Philippines . In December 1941, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was invaded by Imperial Japan as part of World War II . The next year, the Japanese sent a military governor to control the country during the wartime period , followed by the formal establishment of the puppet Second Philippine Republic under Jose P. Laurel . On September 2, 1945,

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594-599: The last governor-general, as the first high commissioner. The High Commissioner exercised no executive power but rather represented the colonial power, the United States Government, in the Philippines. The high commissioner moved from Malacañang Palace to the newly built High Commissioner's Residence, now the Embassy of the United States in Manila . After the Philippine independence on July 4, 1946,

621-865: The naval port of Cavite as part of the Seven Years' War , while the Spanish Governor-General set up a provisional government in Bacolor, Pampanga to continue administering the rest of the archipelago. After the British returned Manila to the Spanish in 1764, the Spanish Governor-General Francisco Javier de la Torre resumed administration of the Philippines under the authority of the Viceroy of New Spain in modern-day Mexico ( New Spain ) as part of

648-531: The position of Governor-General of the Philippines was abolished. The Philippines' independence from the United States was proclaimed by the Treaty of Manila on July 4, 1946, installing Manuel Roxas as the fifth President of the Philippines and ushering in the Third Philippine Republic . On October 29, 1901, the position of Vice-Governor was created. The Vice-Governor was appointed by

675-552: The two were not uncommon. The following year, on July 4, 1902, Taft became the sole executive authority. Chaffee remained commander of the Philippine Division until September 30, 1902. After his retirement as Civil Governor, Governor Taft was appointed Secretary of War and he secured for his successor the adoption by Congress of the title Governor-General of the Philippine Islands thereby "reviving

702-470: Was created by the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934, which provided for a period of transition from direct American rule to the complete independence of the islands on July 4, 1946. It replaced the office of governor-general of the Philippines , who had direct executive authority. Under the commonwealth, executive power was held by an elected Filipino president. The executive power of the high commissioner

729-467: Was largely ceremonial, and its office is similar to that of an ambassador. The office of high commissioner was held by: Murphy had previously served as governor-general. Sayre's tenure was interrupted by the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. McNutt became the first United States ambassador to the Philippines after Philippine independence in 1946. With the inauguration of

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