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November 7 – 21 – The Iloilo and Bacolod Hosting the 1999 AFC Women's Championship was held from 7 to 21 November 1999 in the Philippines. December 8 – The Manila Metrostars rout the Cebu Gems, 101–83 in Game Six, before a hometown crowd at the Mail & More Sports Complex in San Andres and crowned themselves the 1999 MBA national champions.
November 20 – December 2. Cyclones Muifa ( Unding), Merbok ( Violeta ), Winnie and Nanmadol ( Yoyong) hit the country, affecting million people, causing massive fatalities and damages. In November, a tropical depression ( Winnie) kills more than 1,500 people, causes damages of estimated ₱679 million (US$15.8 million).
Archaeology. Architecture. Literature. Music. Philosophy. Science. +... The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 1999. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
The Philippines is archipelagic country in Southeast Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It consists of 7,641 islands. It consists of 7,641 islands. The country is known to be "the most exposed country in the world to tropical storms", with about twenty tropical cyclones entering the Philippine area of responsibility each year.
Mount Apo, the tallest peak in the Philippines. The tallest mountain: Mount Apo, Mindanao, 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) [2] The largest lake: Laguna de Bay, Luzon, 911–949 square kilometers (352–366 sq mi) surface area [3] The largest island: Luzon, 109,965 square kilometers (42,458 sq mi) [4]
1998 in the Philippines. 1998 in the Philippines details events of note that happened in the Philippines in the year 1998. The year was also designated for the country's year-long 100th centennial anniversary of the Philippine Independence, as known by its theme, "100 Kalayaan: Kayamanan ng Bayan (1898-1998)".
1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1999th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 999th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1990s decade.
The 25th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.. Once again, GMA Films received most of the awards for the film Muro-Ami, which won thirteen awards in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards and Best Director for second consecutive time winner Marilou Diaz-Abaya among others.