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1898 in the Philippines

May 28 - The modern Flag of the Philippines was first carried after Filipino victory at the Battle of Alapan.

1990 Presto Tivolis season

Presto Tivolis won its fourth All-Filipino title and Sixth Crown overall, the fourth winningest ballclub in the PBA, coach Jimmy Mariano won his first title, while Arnie Tuadles become the first player to win two championships with two different teams in one season, having earlier won a title for Shell when he moved to Presto in the middle of the Second Conference.

Aguiluz

Tikoy Aguiluz, Filipino film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer

Alkitrang dugo

A group of young Filipino athletes find themselves stranded on an uninhabited island after their plane crashes, claiming the lives of both their pilot and coach.

Aman Futures Group

NBI has said that there is about 8,000 complaints filed against the company and over 100,000 Filipino families were victimized.

Babang Luksa

Babang Luksa is a 2011 Filipino independent suspense-thriller film produced by Creative Minds Productions starring Precious Lara Quigaman, Luis Alandy and Angelika dela Cruz written and directed by Yuan Santiago.

Bob dela Cruz

Bob dela Cruz (born Jun Bob Dela Cruz on August 10, 1977 in Marilao, Bulacan) is a Filipino politician and was the first forcibly evicted housemate on his 50th day in Pinoy Big Brother's house.

Boyet

Boyet Fernandez (21st century), Filipino champion basketball head coach

Bruce Baron

He starred in several Asian movies, playing over a dozen lead roles in Hong Kong and Manila productions, including among others, in Godfrey Ho's "Ninja" features and Filipino low-budget action films for producer K.Y. Lim, such as Fireback, directed by Teddy Page.

Cedie

Cedie also known as Cedie: Ang Munting Prinsipe (means Cedie: The Little Prince) is a 1996 Filipino family film loosely based on the popular anime Little Lord Fauntleroy which in turn based on the children's novel of the same name by English playwright and author Frances Hodgson Burnett.

Dasmariñas City Council

The City Council of Dasmariñas (Filipino: Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Dasmariñas) is the legislature of the city of Dasmariñas, Cavite.

Elmer Espiritu

Elmer Torres Espiritu (born November 23, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player who plays for Barako Bull Energy Cola in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental

The municipality is named after Enrique B. Magalona, former Senator of the Philippines and the grandfather of the late Filipino rap icon Francis Magalona.

Fight Batman Fight!

Fight Batman Fight! is an unauthorized 1973 Filipino Batman action-fantasy film produced by Pacific Films (Philippines).

Gonzalo Puyat II

Gonzalo "Lito" G. Puyat II (May 21, 1933 – January 7, 2013) was a Filipino sport administrator and politician.

Ilustración Filipina

Simon Flores y de la Rosa, one of the most celebrated Filipino painters in the last quarter of the 19th century and uncle of Fabián de la Rosa, contributed several of his graphic works to Ilustración Filipina.

Impenitent thief

Among Filipino Catholics, the name is popularly exclaimed as Hudas, Barabas, Hestas!, a term invoked as an exclamation of disappointment or chastisement, mentioning Gestas along with two other individuals Judas Iscariot and Barabbas, which gained prominence in the 1980 Filipino television series John En Marsha (1973-1990), starring actor Dolphy and actress Nida Blanca.

Ipe Salvador

Felipe Salvador, Filipino revolutionary during the American occupation of the Philippines

Jew's harp

The bamboo jaw harp, known as kubing or kumbing is used by various Filipino peoples throughout the Philippine archipelago, and features in various neo-folk songs by artists like Joey Ayala and Grace Nono.

Jhoneil Centeno

Jhoneil M. Centeno (born July 1, 1969 in Metro Manila) is a Filipino/American artist best known for his fantasy cover paintings of several d20 books.

Jiaomei

Both are members of the influential Chinese-Filipino Cojuangco clan, and thus are direct descendants of Hongjian native Co Yu Hwan (Christian name: José Cojuangco), who emigrated to Spanish Philippines in 1861.

John Lloyd Cruz's awards and recognitions

John Lloyd Estadilla Cruz is a multi award-winning Filipino actor, model and occasional TV host.

Josh Alcala

Joshua Vincent "Josh" Alcala (born January 5, 1984 in Austin, Texas) is an American–born soccer player of Filipino and Hispanic descent.

Joshua Kadison

It peaked at #19 on the U.S. Billboard charts, and Filipino actor/singer Jericho Rosales recorded and released a version of it on his own 2009 album Change. Painted Desert Serenade went platinum in the US and Germany, and went multi-platinum in Australia and New Zealand.

Limay, Bataan

In Lamao, Limay, Major General Edward P. King capitulated to the Japanese forces, after the last stand of the American and Filipino forces faltered along the banks of the Alangan River.

Luis Sánchez de Tagle, 1st Marquis of Altamira

He wielded the greatest influence in the realm as well as outside it as branch members of his family also held great influence in other Spanish colonies such as Peru, Guatemala, Chile leading all the way to the Philippines (the Tagle family AND the Perez de Tagle family whose descendants include Don Fausto Preysler Perez de Tagle of Banco Español-Filipino and his daughter Isabel Preysler), where Manila was one of the greatest commercial hubs of the Spanish Empire.

Manuel Yan

(January 24, 1920 – December 5, 2008) was a Filipino soldier, World War II veteran and Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 1968 until 1972.

Marielle

Marielle (singer) (born 1977), Filipino singer and actress (alternate name's Lilet)

Matthew Hartmann

Matthew James Calibjo "Matt" Hartmann was born on August 19, 1989, is an EnglishFilipino footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder for Loyola Meralco Sparks.

Mus Sema

Muslimin Gampong Sema (born April 27, 1949), also known as Mus or The Peacemaker, is a Filipino politician who has been the current Vice Mayor of Cotabato City since June 2010.

My Favorite Year

In Benjy's case, it's his Jewish mother (Lainie Kazan), who is married to a Filipino former bantamweight boxer, Rookie Carroca (Ramon Sison), and Benjy's embarrassing relatives, such as uncouth Uncle Morty (Lou Jacobi).

One Oclarit

One Oclarit (born Onecimo Oclarit in 1951), usually known as One, is a blind Filipino lyricist, pianist, composer and hymnist best known for his Cebuano Christian hymns.

Pablo Gómez

Pablo S. Gomez (1929–2010), Filipino fantasy writer who wrote famous fantasy stories in the Philippines such as Machete, Mutya and etc.

Pacquiao: The Movie

Pacquiao: The Movie is a 2006 action-drama film based on a true story of Filipino boxer Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, co-produced by Star Cinema and FLT Films.

Paolo Manalo

Paolo Manalo is a Filipino poet who teaches at the College of Arts and Letters, University of the Philippines.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Ragay

Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Ragay Extension or PUP Ragay (Filipino: Politeknikong Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Sudlong ng Ragay ) is a PUP campus located in Municipality of Ragay, Camarines Sur, Bicol Region, Philippines.

Presumptive and confirmatory tests

In March 2010, Australian Customs and Border Protection Service arrested and held for 5 days, a Filipino national at Melbourne Airport as the result of a presumptive test.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres

The Archbishop Leonard Legaspi O.P., who was also the first Filipino Rector Magnificus of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, and the first Vicar of the Dominican Province of the Philippines.

Ruben Reyes

On August 30, 2007, Reyes urged judges, lawyers and court officials to follow the example set by 3 Bulacan court salas (Branches 6, 80 and 81) using Filipino in proceedings (at the program commemorating the 157th birth anniversary of Marcelo H. del Pilar at the Bulacan State University.

Sampagitang Walang Bango

Sampagitang Walang Bango ("Jasmine Without Fragrance"), also rendered as Sampaguitang Walang Bango, was a 1921 Tagalog-language novel written by notable Filipino novelist Iñigo Ed. Regalado.

Santos Sambajon

Santos Sambajon (born September 10, 1960) is a Filipino professional pool player.

Taguba

Antonio Taguba (b. 1950), a Filipino-American United States Army general

Tawi-Tawi

A sea connection to other parts of the Filipino archipelago as well as an international route to Semporna, Malaysia also available from Bongao.

The King of Comedy

Dolphy (1928–2012), Filipino actor known as "Comedy King"

The Speaks

The Speaks is a popular five-member band composed of Filipinos and Filipino-Americans.

Tino Ceberano

His father was a Filipino migrant who came to Hawaii as a professional boxer.

Valencia, Negros Oriental

It stands at the foot of Mount Talinis and marks the spot where the combined Filipino and American troops including the Negrosanon guerrilla units fought the Japanese Imperial Army toward the end of World War II.

Vina Panduwinata

On 8 November 2001, Panduwinata performed at the Divas of Southeast Asia concert held in Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta together with Indonesian singers Krisdayanti and Titi DJ, Filipino singer Kuh Ledesma, and Malaysian singers Siti Nurhaliza, Fauziah Latiff, and Sheila Majid.

What I Do Best

Sabihin Mo Sa Akin was the theme song of Anne Curtis' Kampanerang Kuba, and finally, Dahil Nagmamahal became the theme song of ABS-CBN's show for Filipino workers abroad entitled Nagmamahal, Kapamilya hosted by Bernadette Sembrano.

Yatco

Oscar Yatco (born 1931), Filipino violinist, conductor laureate, and concertmaster


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