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Timeline: Philippines History, Part II

Part II: Marcos, People Power, Estrada, and Arroyo by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross 1965 1972 1983 1996 2000 2001 2002 2005 2008 2010 2012 2014 Back: Part I 1965…

Philippines Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Philippines Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe majority of Philippine people are descendants…

Francisco Afan DELGADO, Congress, PI (1886-1964)

DELGADO, Francisco Afan, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Bulacan Province, Philippine Islands, January 25, 1886; studied at San Juan de Letran, Ateneo de Manila,…

Manuel Luis QUEZON, Congress, PI (1878-1944)

QUEZON, Manuel Luis, a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands; born in Baler, Province of Tayabas, Philippine Islands, August 19, 1878; attended the public schools and the College…

banana

(Encyclopedia) banana, name for several species of the genus Musa and for the fruits these produce. The banana plant—one of the largest herbaceous plants—is native to tropical Asia but now cultivated…

hemp

(Encyclopedia) hemp, common name for a tall annual herb (Cannabis sativa) of the family Cannabinaceae, native to Asia but now widespread because of its formerly large-scale cultivation for the bast…

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Biography

Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoPresident of the PhilippinesBorn: April 5, 1947 Daughter of the late Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal, Macapagal-Arroyo graduated from Assumption College in the…

Joe Frazier Biography

Joe FrazierBorn: Jan. 12, 1944Boxer 1964 Olympic heavyweight champion; world heavyweight champ (1970-73); decisioned former champ Muhammad Ali in March 1971 in one of the most anticipated…