The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It is the world's twelfth-most-populous country, with diverse ethnicities and cultures. Manila is the country's capital, and its most populated city is Quezon City. Both are within Metro Manila.
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least by 134,000 years ago.
There have been many cases of sexual abuse of children by priests, nuns, and other members of religious life in the Catholic Church. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the cases have involved many allegations, investigations, trials, convictions, acknowledgement and apologies by Church authorities, and revelations about decades of instances of abuse and attempts by Church officials to cover them up. The abused include mostly boys but also girls, some as young as three years old, with the majority between the ages of 11 and 14. Criminal cases for the most part do not cover sexual harassment of adults. The accusations of abuse and cover-ups began to receive public attention during the late 1980s. Many of these cases allege decades of abuse, frequently made by adults or older youths years after the abuse occurred. Cases have also been brought against members of the Catholic hierarchy who covered up sex abuse allegations and moved abusive priests to other parishes, where abuse continued.
Laguna, officially the Province of Laguna, is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. As of the 2020 census, the total population of Laguna is 3,382,193. Among all 82 provinces in the Philippines, Laguna accounted for the largest share (5%) of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a total of Php 990.69 billion in 2022.
The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila or colloquially as Ustê, is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel de Benavides, third Archbishop of Manila, it has the oldest extant university charter in Asia and is one of the world's largest Catholic universities in terms of enrollment found on one campus. It is the main campus of the University of Santo Tomas System that is run by the Order of Preachers.
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The Cinema of the Philippines began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere Cinematograph. While most early filmmakers and producers in the country were mostly wealthy enterprising foreigners and expatriates, on September 12, 1919, Dalagang Bukid, a film based on a popular zarzuela, was the first movie made and shown by Filipino filmmaker José Nepomuceno. Dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Cinema," his work marked the start of cinema as an art form in the Philippines.
ASAP 30 is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. Originally hosted by Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, Ariel Rivera and Dayanara Torres, it premiered on February 5, 1995 on the network's Sunday noontime line up replacing Sa Linggo nAPO Sila. Nievera, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Gary Valenciano, Sarah Geronimo, Erik Santos, Kim Chiu, Enchong Dee, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez, and Janine Gutierrez currently serve as the hosts. It is the longest-running Sunday noontime variety show on Philippine television.
Romeo "John" Gonzales-Arcilla is a Filipino actor. He won Volpi Cup for Best Actor award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival and the Gawad Urian Awards, for his performance in On the Job: The Missing 8. He is the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. He played the role of Antonio Luna in the historical drama film Heneral Luna, Hagorn in the fantasy drama television series Encantadia, Renato Hipolito in the action drama television series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano, Carlos Fiero in the drama revenge television series Dirty Linen, and President Eleazar Sagrado in the drama thriller television series Pamilya Sagrado.
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2015. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
The Greatest Love is a Philippine television drama melodrama series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Dado C. Lumibao, Jeffrey R. Jeturian, Mervyn B. Brondial and Paco A. Sta. Maria, it stars Sylvia Sanchez, Nonie Buencamino, Andi Eigenmann, Dimples Romana, Arron Villaflor, Matt Evans, Joshua Garcia, and Ruby Ruiz. It aired on the network's Kapamilya Gold line up and worldwide on TFC from September 5, 2016 to April 21, 2017, replacing Tubig at Langis and was replaced by Pusong Ligaw in The Better Half's timeslot.
The General's Daughter is a 2019 Philippine television drama action series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Emmanuel Q. Palo, Mervyn B. Brondial and Darnel Joy R. Villaflor, it stars Angel Locsin. It aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up and worldwide on TFC from January 21 to October 4, 2019, replacing Ngayon at Kailanman and was replaced by Starla.
Events of 2019 in Mexico. The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels and includes a brief year-end summary of major social and economic issues.
This article lists events occurring in Mexico during 2020. 2020 is the "Year of Leona Vicario, Benemérita (Praiseworthy) Mother of the Fatherland". The article also lists the most important political leaders during the year at both federal and state levels and will include a brief year-end summary of major social and economic issues.
Tag-init is a 2023 erotic drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes and starring Franki Russell, Yen Durano and Clifford Pusing. About a 17-year-old kid (Pusing) who joins his older brother on a beach vacation with friends and meets a woman (Russell) sheltered by a politician, the film was produced by Viva Films and LargaVista Entertainment and released on the streaming platform Vivamax on January 20, 2023.
Patikim-Tikim is a 2023 Filipino romance sex comedy film produced and distributed by Viva Films. It features Yen Durano, Apple Dy, Chloe Jenna, Aerol Carmelo, Jaggy Lejano, Joey Reyes, and Enzo Santiago. The film premiered on September 14, 2023, on Vivamax.
Atascha Chloe "Ataska" Mercado is a Filipino actress. In 2009, she was crowned as Lil' Earth Angel-Eco Tourism during Miss Lil' Earth Angels 2009 at Miss Philippines Earth 2009. She joined The Voice Kids and got a three-chair turn. She was a theater actress for plays such as Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan and Annie where she played as Pepper. She is Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission Ambassador from 2018 to the present. She is a member of the girl group, SNTA, managed by Viva Artists Agency.
