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My Way killings. The " My Way " killings was a social phenomenon in the Philippines, referring to a number of fatal disputes which arose from the singing of the song "My Way", popularized by Frank Sinatra, [ 1] in karaoke bars (more commonly known as "videoke" in the Philippines). A New York Times article estimated the number of killings to be ...
A person singing karaoke in Hong Kong ("Run Away from Home" by Janice Vidal). Karaoke (/ ˌ k ær i ˈ oʊ k i /; [1] Japanese: ⓘ; カラオケ, clipped compound of Japanese kara 空 "empty" and ōkesutora オーケストラ "orchestra") is a type of interactive entertainment system usually offered in clubs and bars, where people sing along to pre-recorded accompaniment using a microphone.
Roberto Legaspi del Rosario (June 7, 1919 – July 30, 2003) was a Filipino entrepreneur; best known as the patentholder of the Sing-Along System, a type of karaoke appliance he developed in 1975. From his entrepreneurial initiative to patent a karaoke system first, he frequently, albeit arguably, became referred to as "the inventor of Karaoke".
Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY. August 8, 2024 at 1:18 PM. Six men a part of a "drug empire" hid millions of dollars worth of meth and cocaine inside Bluetooth karaoke speakers and smuggled the ...
Martin Romualdez. Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez[ 1] ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈgɔmɛs ɾoˈmwɐldɛs], born November 14, 1963) is a Filipino businessman, lawyer and politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Representatives since July 25, 2022. He is also serving as the representative for the 1st district of Leyte since 2019 and ...
2020 election. 186 members of the House of Representatives gathered on October 12, 2020, at Celebrity Sports Complex in Quezon City to elect Lord Allan Velasco as the new speaker ousting then incumbent Alan Peter Cayetano. This was initially disputed by Cayetano until October 13, 2020, when the same number of representatives ratified Velasco's ...
FOX 7 Austin Digital Team. August 5, 2024 at 9:30 AM. AUSTIN, Texas - Popular South Congress karaoke spot Ego's Bar has set a tentative date for its closing after more than 40 years. In a post on ...
Jose Claveria de Venecia Jr. ( Tagalog pronunciation: [vɛˈnɛʃa] ), also known as JDV, Joe De V or Manong Joe (born December 26, 1936), is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, serving from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2008. As Speaker, he was the fourth highest-ranking official of the Philippines.