Eugenia Apóstol
Eugenia "Eggie" Apostol (born September 29, 1925) is a Filipino publisher who played pivotal roles in the peaceful overthrow of two Philippine presidents: Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and Joseph Estrada in 2001. She was awarded the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature & Creative Communication Arts.The 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts (Retrieved on November 28, 2007) Early life Apostol was born on September 29, 1925, the second child and second daughter among eight children of Fernando Ballesteros Duran, a doctor and member of the National Assembly, and Vicenta Obsum. In 1936, when her father was re-elected to the National Assembly, ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sorsogon City
Sorsogon City, officially the City of Sorsogon (Southern Sorsogon language, Waray Sorsogon: ''Syudad san Sorsogon''; bcl, Siyudad nin Sorsogon; fil, Lungsod ng Sorsogon), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Sorsogon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 182,237 people. The component city was established on the year of 2000, from the merger of Bacon and Sorsogon municipalities. The city's total population spread across List of barangays in Sorsogon City, 64 barangays. It serves a trans-shipment point from the Visayas and Mindanao provinces and is dubbed as the "Gateway to Southern Philippines". Sorsogon City is one of the region's leading cities in urbanization and the most promising city in terms of development. History Evidence of human habitation come from 3,000-year-old remains in a cave in Bacon and ancient burial sites dug upstream of Sorsog ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jose W
Jose is the English language, English transliteration of the Hebrew language, Hebrew and Aramaic language, Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean *Jose ben Halafta *Jose ben Jochanan *Jose ben Joezer of Zeredah *Jose ben Saul Given name Male * Jose (actor), Indian actor * Jose C. Abriol (1918–2003), Filipino priest * Jose Advincula (born 1952), Filipino Catholic Archbishop * Jose Agerre (1889–1962), Spanish writer * Jose Vasquez Aguilar (1900–1980), Filipino educator * Jose Rene Almendras (born 1960), Filipino businessman * Jose T. Almonte (born 1931), Filipino military personnel * Jose Roberto Antonio (born 1977), Filipino developer * Jose Aquino II (born 1956), Filipino politician * Jose Argumedo (born 1988), Mexican professional boxer * Jose Aristimuño, American political strategist * Jose Miguel Arroyo (born 1945), Ph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raul Locsin
Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may refer to the: * Raoul (founder of Vaucelles Abbey) (d. 1152), also known as Saint Raul * Raúl Acosta (born 1962), Colombian road cyclist * Raúl Alfonsín (1927–2009), former President of Argentina (1983–89) * Raúl Albiol (born 1985), Spanish footballer * Raul Amaya (born 1986), American mixed martial artist * Raúl Baena (born 1989), Spanish association football player * Raul Boesel (born 1957), Brazilian race car driver * Raúl Castañeda (born 1982), Mexican boxer * Raúl Castro (born 1931), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, brother of Fidel Castro * Raúl Correia (born 1993), Angolan footballer * Raúl Diago (born 1965), Cuban volleyball player * Raúl de Tomás (born 1994), Spanish footballer * Raul Di Blasio (bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philippines Free Press
The ''Philippines Free Press'' is a weekly English language news magazine which was founded in 1908, which makes it the Philippines' oldest weekly English language periodical currently still in print. It is known for being one of the few publications that dared to criticize the administration of Ferdinand Marcos in the years before the declaration of Martial Law, and for being one of the first publications shuttered once Martial Law was put into effect. It has been revived after Marcos was ousted. The magazine was known for featuring the outstanding legislators every year. Only Jose W. Diokno has held the title for four consecutive years, which is the most in the magazine's award giving history. Juan dela Cruz, the male national personification A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political cartoons and propaganda. Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manife ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teodoro Locsin, Jr
The name ''Teodoro'' is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Theodore. People Given name * Teodoro Alcalde (1913–1995) * Teodoro Ardemans (died 1726) * Teodoro Borlongan (1955–2005) * Teodoro Buontempo (1946–2013) * Teodoro Cano García (born 1932) * Teodoro Celli (1917–1989), music critic * (born 1996), actor * Teodoro Correr (1750–1830) * Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) * Teodoro Cuñado (born 1970) * Teodoro de Croix (1730–1792) * Teodoro Fernandes Sampaio (1855–1937), Brazilian engineer, geographer and historiographer * Teodoro Fernández (1913–1996) * Teodoro García Simental (born 1974) * Teodoro Ghisi (1536–1601) * Teodoro Goliardi (born 1927) * Teodoro Kalaw (1884–1940) * Teodoro Kalaw (sport shooter) * Teodoro Lechi (1778–1866) * Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948) * Teodoro Lonfernini (born 1976) * Teodoro Maniaci * Teodoro Matos Santana (1946–2013) * Teodoro Mauri (1904–1960) * Teodoro Moscoso (1932–1992) * Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teodoro Locsin, Sr
The name ''Teodoro'' is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Theodore. People Given name * Teodoro Alcalde (1913–1995) * Teodoro Ardemans (died 1726) * Teodoro Borlongan (1955–2005) * Teodoro Buontempo (1946–2013) * Teodoro Cano García (born 1932) * Teodoro Celli (1917–1989), music critic * (born 1996), actor * Teodoro Correr (1750–1830) * Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) * Teodoro Cuñado (born 1970) * Teodoro de Croix (1730–1792) * Teodoro Fernandes Sampaio (1855–1937), Brazilian engineer, geographer and historiographer * Teodoro Fernández (1913–1996) * Teodoro García Simental (born 1974) * Teodoro Ghisi (1536–1601) * Teodoro Goliardi (born 1927) * Teodoro Kalaw (1884–1940) * Teodoro Kalaw (sport shooter) * Teodoro Lechi (1778–1866) * Teodoro Locsin Jr. (born 1948) * Teodoro Lonfernini (born 1976) * Teodoro Maniaci * Teodoro Matos Santana (1946–2013) * Teodoro Mauri (1904–1960) * Teodoro Moscoso (1932–1992) * Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manila Times
''The Manila Times'' is the oldest extant English-language newspaper in the Philippines. It is published daily by The Manila Times Publishing Corp. (formerly La Vanguardia Publishing Corporation) with editorial and administrative offices at 2/F Sitio Grande Building, 409 A. Soriano Avenue, Intramuros, Manila. It was founded on October 11, 1898, shortly after news that the Treaty of Paris would be signed, ending the Spanish–American War and transferring the Philippines from Spanish to American sovereignty. It presently bills itself as having the fourth-largest circulation of the newspapers in the Philippines, beating the ''Manila Standard'', but still behind the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', the ''Manila Bulletin'' and ''The Philippine Star''. The current president and chief executive officer (CEO) and executive editor is Dante Francis "Klink" Ang II. On May 1, 2017, its chairman emeritus Dante Ang was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as special envoy of the President ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chino Roces
Joaquin "Chino" Roces (June 29, 1913 – September 30, 1988) was the founder of Associated Broadcasting Corporation (now known as TV5) and a former owner of ''The Manila Times''. Early life Roces was born on June 29, 1913, to Alejandro "Moy" Roces and Antonia "Nena" Pardo from San Miguel, Manila. He had seven siblings: Ramón Roces, Filomena "''Nenita'' " Roces de Verzosa, Isabel "''Bebeng''" Roces, Mercedes Roces, Rafael "''Tuti''" Roces, Antonia "''Chucha''" Roces de Prieto and Marcos "''Taling''" Roces. He started his publishing career at his father's newspaper chain TVT (''Tribune'' - ''La Vanguardia'' - ''Taliba'') before World War II. Don Chino later headed the Roces family media empire composed of newspapers ''The Manila Times'', ''Daily Mirror'', ''Sunday Times'', ''Taliba'', ''Women's Magazine Variety'', and the Associated Broadcasting Corporation, which first consisted of radio stations DZMT-AM, DZTM-AM, and DZWS-AM and the television station DZTM-TV. He also or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Candy Gourlay
Candy Gourlay (formerly Candy Quimpo) is a Filipino author based in the United Kingdom who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. Biography Candy Gourlay was born and raised in the Philippines. Career Author Her debut novel ''Tall Story'' (2010) won the National Children's Book Award of the Philippines in 2012 and the Crystal Kite Award for Europe in 2011. ''Tall Story'' was shortlisted for 13 prizes, notably: the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the UKLA Children's Book Prize. It was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her second novel ''Shine'' (2013) was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and won the Crystal Kite Award for the British Isles in 2014. ''Bone Talk'' (2018) was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the CILIP Carnegie Medal. Journalist From 1984 to 1989, she worked as a journalist in the Philippines, notably as a staffwriter and later associate editor of the weekly opposition ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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People Power Revolution
The People Power Revolution, also known as the EDSA Revolution or the February Revolution, was a series of popular Demonstration (people), demonstrations in the Philippines, mostly in Metro Manila, from February 22 to 25, 1986. There was a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. The nonviolent revolution led to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the end of his 20-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the Philippines. It is also referred to as the Yellow Revolution due to the presence of yellow ribbons during demonstrations (in reference to the Tony Orlando and Dawn song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree") as a symbol of protest following the Assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr., assassination of Filipino senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. in August 1983 upon his return to the Philippines from exile. It was widely seen as a victory of the people against two decades of presidential rule by President Marcos, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Letty Jimenez Magsanoc
Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc (September 13, 1941 – December 24, 2015) was a Filipino journalist and editor, notable for her role in overthrowing the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. She was an icon of democracy. Magsanoc was editor of the crusading weekly opposition tabloid ''Mr & Ms Special Edition''. She was editor in chief of the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer''. Magsanoc is among three journalists whose names were added to the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of Heroes) Wall of Remembrance in 2016. Bantayog ng mga Bayani cited her for "speaking truth to power without fear." Magasanoc was recognized "for testing the limits of press freedom as writer and editor, for defying media restrictions and censorship under martial rule and for facing up to the wrath of the dictatorship." The Senate of the Philippines, in a resolution filed shortly after her death, recognized Magsanoc for her contribution to the restoration of freedom in the Philippines. Personal life Jimenez-Magsanoc was the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Time International
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United States. The two had ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |