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Tsao responded that he was merely being sarcastic and provocative, repeating themes which were often discussed in Chinese media, and accused his critics themselves of being racist and lacking the ability to "read between the lines". [12] On 27 March 2009, an article of Tsao's entitled "The War at Home" was published in the free HK Magazine. [13]
He claimed that the Philippines alleged her sovereignty of Spratly Islands and he described the Philippines as the 'nation of servants'. [20] Chip Tsao’s essay had caused discontentment among many Filipino organisations. Some Filipino NGOs e.g. UNFIL-HK organised a march with over 2000 Filipinos participated, protesting against Tsao’s essay ...
Corazon Aquino (1986-1992) was the Philippines' first female President, assuming power after the Marcos Administration was deposed in the 1986 EDSA Revolution. Fidel Ramos (1992-1998) was previously the Vice Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under the Marcos Administration and Chief of Staff under Corazon Aquino's ...
The Hukbalahap rebellion began in 1942 when the Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas of 1930 (PKP-1930) formed an armed group called the Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon (People's Army against the Japanese) to fight against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II.
Wounded Japanese troops surrender to US and Filipino soldiers in Manila, 1945. The military history of the Philippines is characterized by wars between Philippine kingdoms [1] and its neighbors in the precolonial era and then a period of struggle against colonial powers such as Spain and the United States, occupation by the Empire of Japan during World War II and participation in Asian ...
The Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in exile (Spanish: Gobierno de la Commonwealth de Filipinas en el exilio, Tagalog: Pámahalaáng Kómonwélt ng Pilipinas sa pagpapatapón) was a continuation of the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines after they had been evacuated from the country during World War II. The ...
Philippines (and allies) [b] Opponents [c] Results Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942–1954) Philippines: Hukbalahap: Philippine government victory: Korean War (1950–1953) [2] South Korea United States North Korea China Soviet Union: Stalemate. The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states Philippines (combat support) [2] Vietnam War (1964 ...
The Mamasapano clash was a shootout that took place during a police operation by the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on January 25, 2015, in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, then-undivided Maguindanao (which is now Maguindanao del Sur).