Take a quiz, journey back in time

TAKE a quick quiz and trace the steps we took as a nation.

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But first, take a QUICK QUIZ from MoneyPolitics:

Question: Who is the longest serving member of the Senate since the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt?

a. Joker P. Arroyo
b. Edgardo J. Angara
c. Juan Ponce Enrile
d. Franklin M. Drilon

Answer: b
Senator Edgardo J. Angara is the longest serving senator in the post-EDSA Senate. He has been elected to four six-year terms. In 1998, he ran for vice president but lost.

Or, retrace the past in TRACKBACK:

Question: What do Elpidio R. Quirino, Ramon F. Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, Diosdado P. Macapagal, and Ferdinand E. Marcos all have in common?

Answer: All five were elected in the month of November. From 1947 to 1971 — after the recognition of Philippine independence and before the proclamation of Martial Law — Filipinos voted on the second Tuesday of November of the election year.

The 1973 Constitution ruled, however, that the regular election of members of the national assembly was to be held on the second Monday of May. But it was only after the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt when general elections started to be held on the second Monday of May. It continued on in the 1987 Constitution.