the answer is NOTHING
1945
Short history on Philippine metrication: Pre-1858 Measurement systems in Philippines reflects diversity of regional inhabitants. ~1858 Spain adopts metric system and introduces the metric system to the Philippines. ~1865 Philippine monetary system shifts to decimal. ~1905 Philippines lightly shifts to English system introduced by USA. 8/29/1916 Philippines adopts metric system after Philippine Autonomy Act signed. 1916-1975 Various measurement systems employed with metric system being prominent. 1/1/1975 Date set for sole metric system use via Presidential Decree No. 187. 7/16/1975 Presidential Decree No. 748 amends PD No. 187 to extend metrication efforts. 1/1/1983 Philippines officially adopts the metric system via Batas Pambansa Bilang 8. 4/13/1992 Philippine use of metric system reinforced via Republic Act 7394.
President Ferdinand Marcos
metric...everywhere but America (we so speshul!)
See the related link for History of the Metric System
Yes, its the base unit for measuring mass.
Like most countries in the world, the Philippines uses the metric system, also called the SI (abbreviation of the French for International System)
THE METRIC SYSTEM WONDERLAND or THE WONDERS OF THE METRIC SYSTEM
Metric system
Most of the world uses the metric system for measurement. The main units used outside of the U.S.A. is the metric system or SI (System Internationale).
in the metric system's hospital
The Philippines has a social security system very much like that of the United States, and its benefits are extensive. It did not firmly begin until the mid-1950s.