214 Quezon province, 62, 65 Quezon City, 181 Quezon, Manuel, 96 Quimpo, Nathan Gilbert, 23, 100, 156, 179 Quirino province, 69, 87 Quirino, Elpidio, President, 48, 96, 120 Quiros, Judy, 56 R R.A. 6657, 150 See also Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law R.A. 7160, 161 See also Local Government Code (LGC) R.A. 7166, 77 R.A. 7279, 150 See also Urban Development and Housing Act R.A. 7640, 127 See also An Act Constituting the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC), 127 R.A. 8353, 150 See also Anti-Rape Law R.A. 8371, 150 See also Indigenous Peoples Rights Act R.A. 9344, 150 See also Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act R.A. 9369, 56 R.A. 9700, 150 See also Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program R.I.O. (Resign, Impeach, Oust), 158 Rabusa, George, Retired Lt. Col., 111 Racelis, Mary, 181 RAM See Reform the Armed Forces Movement Ramos, Fidel V., President, 31-32, 98-99, 116, 125, 178-179 Random Manual Audit, 57 Rebellion(s), 26 “Rebellion” at the Peninsula Hotel (2007), 98 Rebullida, Maria Lourdes G., 113 Recall, 10, 17 Referenda, 10, 17 Reform the Armed Forces Movement (RAM), 97-98 Reforms, grand reforms, 129 incremental reforms, 129-130 Chasing the Wind: Assessing Philippine Democracy “Reforms that don't transform,” 124 Region 1, 70 Region 4-B, 70 See also Mimaropa Region 5, 71 Region 11, 53 Region 13, 70 See also CARAGA Regions with biggest number of political families, 63, 65 with smallest number of political families, 64 Reid, Ben, 157 Representation, 105 Representative government, 6 Representatives, 70 turnover rates of, (1987-2010), 92-94 Reproductive health, v Republic of the Philippines, 96 Research and Advocacy NGO, 57 Resign, Impeach, Oust See R.I.O. Revised Administrative Code, 115 Reyes, Leonor G., 72-73, 88 Reynolds, Andrew, 104 Rimban, Luz R., 52 Ringen, Stein, 11 Rivera, Temario C., iv, vii, 59, 88, 100, 138, 200 Rizal, 62, 72-73 Road Users Tax Fund, 115 Robinson, James, 183 Rocamora, Joel, Chair of the National AntiPoverty Commission (NAPC), 23, 48, 151, 157, 181, 183 Rokkan, S., 74 Romblon, 70, 72-73, 87 Romulo, Ricardo, 151 Ronas, Malaya C., v, vii, 185-186, 188-190, 200 Rosales, Loreta Ann P., vi Rosenblum, Nancy L, 191, 199 Rotation, 85 Rousseau, 4 Roxas, Manuel, 48, 96 Roxas, Manuel “Mar,” Senator, 87, 155 Rule, idea of, 8 Rule of law, 4, 9, 15, 18, 114, 159, 183, 197 Russia, viii S SAHI Technology, Inc., 56 Sakdal Party, 75 Samar, 54 San Carlos City (Negros Occidental), 166