In 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established with U.S. approval, and Manuel Quezon was elected the country’s first president. On July 4, 1946, full independence was granted to the Republic of the Philippines by the United States. By: History.com Editors HISTORY.com works wi...
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading airline, offers its trademark PISO seat sale on this very special holiday! PROMO ALERT PROMO PERIOD:June 12-15, 2023 TRAVEL PERIOD:November 1, 2023-May 31, 2024 DOMESTIC SEAT SALE PISO FARE(one-way base fare) –Manila to Bacolod, Bohol, Boracay (Cat...
From then on, formerly enslaved people began organizing independence day celebrations, which slowly grew into an annual tradition shared by black and white communities across America. In 1980, Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas before gradually being recognized by other states nationw...
On this day in history: the Lionheart reached the Holy Land, Siege of Acre On June 8, 1191, King Richard I of England arrived at the port of Acre in modern-day Israel to take part in the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade. By ALEX WINSTON \ 6/9/2020 11:38:33 AM High schoo...
For this independence of the Congo, even as it is celebrated today with Belgium, a friendly country with whom we deal as equal to equal, no Congolese worthy of the name will ever be able to forget that is was by fighting that it has been won [applause], a day-to-day fight, an ar...
Dusit Thani Residence has 168 full-service units designed to provide residence for long-staying business travelers. This is the first of its kind in the Philippines from Dusit Thani. Other Dusit Thani Residences are located in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. ...
Birthplace:Philippines, Marikina Willis Reed Dec. at 80 (1942-2023) Willis Reed Jr. (June 25, 1942 – March 21, 2023) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and general manager. He spent his entire professional playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks. In 1982...
On the other hand, we are a long way away – New Zealand is just a great deal less important to China than, say, the issues around Korea, Mongolia, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines. And in aggregate we just aren’t that exposed to specific Chinese markets (even allowing for the ...
Independence Day 2024: Live updates Bangladesh PM flees country Congress to construct 100 houses in landslide-hit Wayanad Actor Mohanlal to donate 3 crore for Wayanad rehab Boche to donate plot for constructing 100 homes in Wayanad CM Pinarayi Vijayan,Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadhra...
“The Philippines used to be entirely forested, but now only 35% of the trees remain”“Ghana’s forests once covered two-thirds of the country, but now only 10% remains… Ghana has seen a 28% decline in forest cover since 1990” Clearing of forests for biofuel production doesn’t help...