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Individuals pardoned by Manuel Roxas.Among them are beneficiaries of Proclamation No. 51 which is a general amnesty for people charged for collaborating with Imperial Japan during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
His father eventually passed on January 16, 2002. Dr. Jose Zamora Rivero wanted his children to visit his hometown of Tacloban. Jon Jon was able to fulfill this promise by touring the Philippines with Filipino-Canadian Saranay Association in 2006. [7] He was filled with a sense of service that he returned in 2007 to begin the Balikbayan Project.
Dismissed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and former Special Action Force (SAF) commander Getulio Napeñas for graft and usurpation of powers in connection with the 2015 Mamasapano incident, which led to the deaths of 44 Special Action Force members, who were dubbed as the SAF 44. January 2017. [35]
The balikbayan box is a modern manifestation of the Philippine custom of pasalubong, where domestic or foreign travelers are expected to bring gifts for family, friends and colleagues. [citation needed] Balikbayan boxes provide connection between family in the Philippines and those abroad, and provide goods for the family in the Philippines. [7]
Conrado Balweg (December 29, 1942 – December 31, 1999) was a former Filipino Catholic priest and rebel who was the founder of the Cordillera People's Liberation Army, a militant group which advocated autonomy for the Cordillera region in the Philippines. He was also known by the nom-de-guerre Ka Ambo. [2]
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).
Such organization include the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), a private entity. The POC in 2011 declared former Philippine Karatedo Federation (PKF) president Go Teng Kok as persona non grata for violating the Olympic body's constitution and by-laws by taking legal action to prevent the recognition of then-newly installed PKF Enrico Vasquez ...
Santanina Rasul was married to former Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Abraham A. Rasul (1922–2002), a Tausūg. [4] [5] They had six children. Rasul played the gambang. [6] Rasul died on November 28, 2024, at the age of 94. [7]