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Florante at Laura [a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [2] [3] [4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina [b] GCGH KGCR (UK: / ˈ k eɪ z ɒ n /, US: / ˈ k eɪ s ɒ n,-s ɔː n,-s oʊ n /, Tagalog: [maˈnwel luˈis ˈkɛson], Spanish: [maˈnwel ˈlwis ˈkeson]; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in ...
In honor of the late Ordoñez who's a long time professor in the university, Polytechnic University of the Philippines' College of Arts and Letters together with its Center for Creative Writing organized Tungkulin ng Manunulat, Isang Eksibit alay kay Regelio Ordoñez, an exhibit of Ordoñez's works and awards which runs from August 22–31, 2016.
First Lady of Manuel Quezon and became the first head of the Philippine Red Cross. Aurora Aragon Quezon Ancestral House, Rizal St., Baler: Filipino February 19, 1985 Bayan ng Baler: Town of Baler An old community of Barrio Sabang before the arrival of the Spaniards, established as a Franciscan mission in 1609. Baler Plaza, Baler: Filipino 2009
Originally conceived as the site for the National Capitol in Quezon City, the Quezon Memorial circle was intended to house the Congress of the Philippines.This location was part of a broader plan for a National Government Center (NGC) encompassing Elliptical Road and the Quezon City Quadrangle, which includes the North, South, East, and West Triangles.
Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon replica house (corner of San Luis and Rizal St., Poblacion, Baler, Aurora), owned by her father Pedro Aragón [1] Aurora Aragón was born on February 19, 1888, to Pedro Aragón and Zenaida Molina in the town of Baler, then in the District of El Príncipe, a part of the province of Nueva Ecija (at that time, Baler was the capital of Nueva Ecija).
He was a member of Samahan ng mga Mananagalog, initiated by Felipe Calderon in 1904, whose active members included Lope K. Santos, Rosa Sevilla, Hermenegildo Cruz, Jaime C. de Veyra and Patricio Mariano. [11] He was fluent in Spanish, English, French, German, Ita, Tingian, and Ibalao. He translated Florante and Laura into Castilian. [4]
The Quezon Memorial Shrine (Filipino: Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon, [1] lit. ' National Memorial Shrine of Quezon ') is a monument and national shrine dedicated to former Philippine President Manuel Quezon located within the grounds of Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. It also houses a museum at its base.