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Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on June 12th 1920 Big Red sets record at Belmont Stakes On June 12, 1920, Man O’ War wins the 52nd Belmont Stakes, and sets the record for the fastest mile ever run by a...
As a provincial city mayor, Duterte successfully ran as Marcos' running mate in the 2022 race. But soon rifts appeared, including Duterte's opposition to congressional inquiries led by Marcos' allies into the thousands of deaths in the crackdown on drugs during R...
But Duterte has also said he is not breaking any laws, insisting that police are killing only in self-defence and many of the other deaths are a result of gang violence. He has rejected international criticism by calling US President Barack Obama a“son of a whore”and telling him to “g...
The feast recalls the legend of Mayon Volcano which came about from the tragic love story of the legend of Daragang Magayon and Panganoron whose fatal deaths gave birth to the volcano. The festival is filled with activities such as beauty contests, fireworks display, trade fair, street dancing...
26 -- The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines ordered the troops on Sunday to crush the leftist rebels that continue to wage war against the government. "My directive to the troops is to intensify our focused military operations to destroy the New People's Army (NPA), ...
The deaths of the two Canadians triggered strong words from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who doubled-down on Canada’s policy against paying ransoms to terrorists — a policy the US also holds publicly. US troops are currently aiding the Philippine military in the Mindanao region — Abu Say...