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Antony de Zuñiga who worked primarily under the name Tony DeZuniga,was a Filipino comics artist and illustrator best known for his works for DC Comics. He co-created the fictional characters Jonah Hex and Black Orchid.
Shirley Geok-lin Lim is an American writer of poetry,fiction,and criticism. She was both the first woman and the first Asian person to be awarded Commonwealth Poetry Prize for her first poetry collection,Crossing The Peninsula,which she published in 1980. In 1997,she received the American Book Award for her memoir,Among the White Moon Faces.
Ibong Adarna,also known as The Adarna Bird,is an early 19th century Filipino epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the Spanish era,the longer form of the story's title was Korrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya'. Some researchers suggest that the tale may have been influenced by similar European stories.
Avelino "Samboy" Borromeo Lim Jr.,nicknamed "The Skywalker",was a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and many-time national player in the 1980s and 1990s.
Michael Vincent Lee is a Filipino actor,model,host from Manila,Philippines. He was a runner up in the reality television series,Pinoy Big Brother:Teen Edition 1 behind the big winner Kim Chiu.
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Vicente Podico Lim was a Filipino brigadier general and World War II hero. Lim was the first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Prior to the establishment of the Philippine Army,he served as an officer in the Philippine Scouts. During the Battle of Bataan,Lim was the Commanding General of the 41st Division,Philippine Army (USAFFE). After the fall of the Philippines he contributed to the Filipino resistance movement until his capture and subsequent execution.
Lin is the Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written 林,which has many variations depending on the language and is also used in Taiwan,Singapore,Malaysia,Philippines,Indonesia,Japan,Korea,Myanmar,Vietnam,Thailand,Cambodia.
The 14th Congress of the Philippines,composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives,met from July 23,2007,until June 9,2010,during the last three years of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's presidency. The convening of the 14th Congress followed the 2007 general elections,which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. It celebrated the centennial year of the Philippine legislature.
Estefanía Aldaba Lim was the first female secretary of any Cabinet of the Philippines,serving as Secretary of Social Services and Development from 1971 to 1977. She was also the first Filipina clinical psychologist.
Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? is a 1976 Philippine period drama film set in the end of Spanish colonization and the start of American colonization in the Philippines. Directed by Eddie Romero and written by Romero and Roy C. Iglesias,it stars Christopher de Leon and Gloria Diaz in the lead roles. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards,but was not accepted as a nominee.
The earliest recorded History ofManila,the capital of the Philippines,dates back to the year 900 AD,as documented in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. By the thirteenth century,the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River,which bisects the city into the north and south.
Alexander Xian Cruz Lim-Uy is a Filipino actor. He is currently an exclusive actor of GMA Network.
The King Archaeological Site (9FL5) is a protohistoric Native American archaeological site located on the Coosa River in Floyd County,Georgia. It is one of 5 large contemporaneous village sites located in a 20 kilometres (12 mi) section of the river. The site was a satellite village associated with the Coosa chiefdom centered on the Little Egypt Site located upstream.
Janet Lim-Napoles is a Filipina businesswoman who is believed to have masterminded the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) Scam. She was convicted of plunder for her involvement in the PDAF Scam and is facing charges for alleged involvement in the misuse of the Malampaya fund for disaster response operations.
The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1989. Events listed include television show debuts,finales,cancellations,and channel launches,closures and rebrandings,as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
John Marvin "Yul Servo" Cruz Nieto is a Filipino actor and politician who has served as the 28th Vice Mayor of Manila since 2022.
The 2022 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won re-election to a second term. Raffensperger emerged as a major national figure in early January,2021 when he faced significant pressure from then-President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump had been taped in a phone call asking Raffensperger to "find 11,780 votes," the exact number needed for Trump to carry the state. The party primary elections took place on May 24,with runoffs scheduled for June 21.
