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Governor Taft negotiates with Pope Leo XIII the sale of the friar lands in the Philippines May 2 Macario Sakay establishes a second Tagalog Republic. June Mindoro and Lubang islands are annexed to Marinduque province. [36] July 1 The Philippine Organic Act was enacted. [18] Cooper Act is passed by the US Senate. Philippine Assembly is ...
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
A crush triggered by a wall that collapsed after fans escaping a confrontation between competing fan groups were pressed against it in the stadium before the start of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus. 600 were injured, and the disaster was later described as "the darkest hour in the history of the UEFA competitions".
When the Philippines had the death penalty, male inmates condemned to death were held at New Bilibid Prison, and female inmates condemned to death were held at Correctional Institution for Women (Mandaluyong). [35] The death chamber for inmates to be electrocuted was in Building 14, within the Maximum Security Compound of New Bilibid.
Historically documented states/polities (north to south) Pangasinan (historical polity) Caboloan; Cainta; Tondo; Namayan; Maynila; Kumintang; Ibalon; Ma-i; Pulilu
The Manili massacre refers to the mass murder of 70 Moro Muslims, including women and children, committed in a mosque in Manili, Carmen, North Cotabato, Philippines on June 19, 1971.
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A negrito fishing boat in 1899. Fisheries in the Philippines have played an important role in the livelihoods of people in the archipelago throughout recorded history. Fishing is present within traditional folklore and continues to play an important role in modern livelihoods in the Philippines, both for sustenance and for commercial activities.