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4 days ago · Joseph Estrada, Filipino actor and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, when he was ousted amid protests over a corruption scandal. He later was convicted of plundering but was pardoned. From 2013 to 2019 he served as mayor of Manila. Learn more about Estrada’s life and career.
23 hours ago · v. t. e. The president of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas, sometimes referred to as Presidente ng Pilipinas) is the head of state, head of government and chief executive of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines .
3 days ago · The dates of Hermano Puli’s birth are still being disputed. He may have been born on July 22 or 23, 1814 or 1815. One of the roots of uncertainty is the burning of the church archives of Lucban which included Puli’s baptismal records. The fire may be just one problem in the study of Puli. Most reports on the Cofradia were written by Spaniards.
1 day ago · Maria Corazon " Cory " Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino [4] CCLH ( Tagalog: [kɔɾaˈsɔn kɔˈhwaŋkɔ aˈkino]; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipino politician who served as the eleventh president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People Power Revolution, which ended the two-decade ...
4 days ago · A great symbol. That was the enigma that was Rene Saguisag. He was, as is a matter of public record, a man whose politics was left of center. I first met the legendary Rene Saguisag in court, and not under the most felicitous of circumstances. We were adversaries; I was a lawyer for the city government of Manila, he was posing a constitutional ...
2 days ago · mabalbal (nababalbal, nabalbal, mababalbal) v., inf. be broken into pieces (glassware, etc.)
2 days ago · Gloria Macapagal Arroyo LIST OF OFFICIALS Chairperson: Aurora J. de Dios (2001-2004)Myrna T. Yao (2004-2010) Executive Director: Ermelita V. Valdeavilla (2001)Emmeline L. Verzosa (2002-2010)Deputy Executive Director: Lorenza A. Umali Government Organization Commissioners Sec. Alberto Romulo, DFASec. Angelo Reyes, DILGSec. Arthur Yap, DADG Romulo L. Neri, NEDASec. Cesar Purisima, DTISec. Manuel ...
