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^5 Named after the wife of Philippine President Manuel Luis Quezon, Maria Aurora Aragon-Quezon, the province was separated from the province of Quezon on August 13, 1979. Prior to that, it became a sub-province of Quezon after Aurora's death in 1951.
Presidential, legislative, and local elections were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of late President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the ...
The 1949 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on November 8, 1949. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948. His running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez, won as Vice President. Despite factions created in the administration ...
Candidate Party Votes % Elpidio Quirino: Liberal Party (Quirino wing): 1,803,808: 50.93: Jose P. Laurel: Nacionalista Party: 1,318,320: 37.22: José Avelino: Liberal ...
Elections for the members of the Senate were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines.. While President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948, and his running mate, Senator Fernando Lopez won as Vice President, their Liberal Party won all of the contested seats in the Senate.
Metro Manila has four major English-language daily papers: the Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and The Philippine Star. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Broadsheets
The Philippines currently celebrates its Independence Day on June 12, the anniversary of Emilio Aguinaldo's declaration of independence from Spain in 1898. The declaration was not recognised by the United States which, after defeating the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay in May that year, acquired the Philippine Islands via the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish–American War.
Philippine Daily Inquirer comes in second at 38%, followed by Philippine Star at 14%. Results from the global survey 2020 Digital News Report , an annual project of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University , revealed that Manila Bulletin, together with The Philippine Star and TV5 , was the second most trusted brand ...