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Quirino, Elpidio
(Encyclopedia) Quirino, ElpidioQuirino, Elpidioĕlpēˈᵺyō kērēˈnō [key], 1890–1956, Filipino statesman, b. Ilocos Sur prov., Luzon. After he was admitted (1915) to the bar he became a law clerk in the…oregano
(Encyclopedia) oreganooreganoərĕgˈənō [key], name for several herbs used for flavoring food. A plant of the family Labiatae (mint family), Origanum vulgare, also called Spanish thyme and wild…Gálvez, José de
(Encyclopedia) Gálvez, José deGálvez, José dehōsāˈ dā [key]Gálvez, José de gälˈvāth [key], 1720–87, Spanish colonial administrator. Appointed as a governor in the Philippines in 1750, he later became…boat people
(Encyclopedia) boat people, term used to describe the Indochinese refugees who fled Communist rule after the Vietnam War (1975) in small boats and the many ethnic Chinese who left Vietnam similarly…Visayan Islands
(Encyclopedia) Visayan IslandsVisayan Islandsvĭsīˈən [key], large island group (1990 pop. 13,794,991), c.24,000 sq mi (62,160 sq km), in and around the Visayan Sea, central Philippines. The group…Luzon
(Encyclopedia) LuzonLuzonl&oomacr;zŏnˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 30,797,458), 40,420 sq mi (104,688 sq km), largest, most populous, and most important of the Philippine Islands. As the major…Camilo OSIAS, Congress, PI (1889-1976)
OSIAS Camilo , a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands; born in Balaoan, La Union Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, March 23, 1889; attended schools in Balaoan,…Sabah
(Encyclopedia) SabahSabahsäˈbä [key], state (1991 pop. 1,736,902), 28,417 sq mi (73,600 sq km), Malaysia, N Borneo, on the South China and Sulu seas. It is bordered on the south by Kalimantan (…Estrada, Joseph Marcelo Ejercito
(Encyclopedia) Estrada, Joseph Marcelo Ejercito, 1937–, Filipino actor and politician, b. Jose Marcelo Ejercito. Under the name Erap Estrada, he became a popular action-film star whose roles often…Carlos Peña ROMULO, Congress, PI (1899-1985)
ROMULO Carlos Peña , a Resident Commissioner from the Commonwealth of the Philippines; born in Camiling, Tarlac Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands, January 14, 1899; graduated from the University…Trending
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