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Born in 1931 in Fort de l’Eau (today's Bordj El Kiffan), she was orphaned by the age of five.When Baya was eleven, Marguerite Caminat, a French woman residing in Algiers, stepped in as her protector, [5] though the relationship is subject to dispute, with some sources stating that Baya was responsible for completing household duties for Caminat, much like a servant. [6]
Peque Gallaga — multi-awarded filmmaker; Ronnie Lazaro — a Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino film and television actor, producer and casting and art director; Susan Roces — award-winning actress, nicknamed Queen of Philippine Movies, widow of Fernando Poe Jr., adoptive mother of Grace Poe
Florenz Regalado – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and record holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%; Francis Jardeleza – former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Solicitor General of the Philippines
On October 14, 2020, after learning that Brenda Biya was staying at the luxury hotel Plaza Athénée in Paris, activist Calibri Calibro, the Anti-Sardinard Brigade, and the "Bobi Tanap" (the Brigade's women's wing), went there to demand her eviction from the hotel's management. [24] [25] Brenda Biya retired from the hotel the following day. [26]
The Order of National Artists of the Philippines (Tagalog: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas) is an order bestowed by the President of the Philippines on Philippine nationals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Members of the order are known as National Artists.
List of Filipino actresses is a list of present and past notable Filipino actresses on stage, television, and motion pictures, arranged in alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Salvacion Lim-Higgins was born on January 28, 1920, to Luis Samson Lim Katiam and Margarita Navera Diaz. [2] Her father was a Chinese immigrant who was involved in the ship chandler industry while her mother was a housewife. [3]
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who is the second president of Cameroon since 1982, having previously been the fifth prime minister from 1975 to 1982.