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Hailed as "Manila’s Golden Moment of Economic Diplomacy", Amando Doronila, columnist, wrote: "The success of that diplomatic campaign was made possible by two factors: the leadership of Commerce Secretary Cornelio Balmaceda and a diplomatic service infrastructure composed of veteran and competent diplomats, led by Foreign Secretary Mauro Mendez.
George T. Yang is a Filipino businessman, investor, singer, and former diplomat who owns the master franchise of McDonald's in the Philippines through Golden Arches Development Corporation (GADC). He is the founder of McDonald's Philippines through the company GADC and opened the first branch in Morayta (now Nicanor Reyes Street) in 1981, then ...
The San Sebastian Golden Stags and Lady Stags, also known collectively as the SSC-R Stags, are the National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines) varsity teams of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos. Their five consecutive NCAA seniors basketball championships was the longest streak in the NCAA.
In 2005, the company concluded its deal with the American management as the Philippine division of McDonald's became a 100% Filipino-owned company when Golden Arches Corporation teamed up with Alliance Global Group Inc., a company owned by businessman Andrew Tan, to buy the remaining stake owned by McDonald's Corporation in its local division.
Off the heels of the success Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story, its lead star ER Ejercito expressed a desire to do a remake of Iyo ang Tondo, Kanya ang Cavite. [7] The film would have starred Ejercito as Crisanto and his El Presidente co-star Cesar Montano as Bador. [7] The said remake would have been shot after El Presidente wrapped up. [7]
The University of Santo Tomas is a private Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1611 by the Order of Preachers, it is the oldest university in the Philippines and Asia. The university gives numerous awards, honors, prizes, and recognitions to its people and the general public who have substantial accomplishments or ...
Rogelio "Roger" Domingo Roxas (died May 25, 1993) was a former Filipino soldier who had worked as a locksmith before allegedly discovering in a cave north of Manila a hidden chamber full of gold bars and a giant golden Buddha statue – which Roxas estimated to weigh one metric ton – on a plot of state-owned land near Baguio General Hospital, in Baguio on January 24, 1971. [1]
The mayor of Manila at the time, Antonio Villegas, commended the Manila Police District for their "exemplary behavior and courage" and protecting the First Couple long after they had left. The death of the activists was seized by the Lopez controlled Manila Times and Manila Chronicle, blaming Marcos and added fire to the weekly protests. [14]