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Harry Gasser
Harry Gasser (December 2, 1936 – April 3, 2014) was a Philippine news presenter GMA News Online, April 3, 2014 Gasser was the face of Philippine evening news at the time of the regime of . Career He started his journalistic career as an anchor of '' Balita Ngayon'' on from 1969 to 1972. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carcar, Cebu
Carcar, officially the City of Carcar ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Carcar; fil, Lungsod ng Carcar), is a 5th class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,453 people. Carcar City is bordered to the north by the town of San Fernando, to the west are the towns of Aloguinsan and Barili, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Sibonga. Carcar lies within Metro Cebu area. History Carcar was known as "Sialo" since before the Spanish colonization. It became a municipality in 1599. Carcar is considered one of the oldest towns in Cebu, with its Spanish influence lasted more than 300 years ago. Cityhood On July 2007, the municipality of Carcar was converted into a component city of the province of Cebu after ratification of Republic Act 9436. On November 18, 2008, Supreme Court ruled that the cityhood charters of Carcar and 15 other cities as unconstitutional as a result of a petition filed by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NewsWatch (Philippine TV Program)
''RPN NewsWatch'' is a Philippine flagship television news program that aired on Radio Philippines Network (RPN) from June 1, 1970, until October 29, 2012. It was the longest-running English-language newscast of RPN. The program had a complicated history, undergoing many name changes, until it was cancelled in 2012 upon Solar Entertainment Corporation's consummation of RPN's majority stake. Its reportorial teams were tasked to gather news from every major beat in the Greater Manila Area as well as nearby provinces. Broadcast chronology Launched on June 1, 1970, it became one of the highly watched English newscasts on Philippine TV alongside ''The World Tonight'' of ABS-CBN and '' The Big News'' of ABC 5 (now TV5). It is dubbed as the "First TV Newspaper" in the Philippines. Prior to 2008, it produced some spin-offs and like: * ''RPN NewsWatch Balita Ngayon,'' a Filipino-language early evening newscast. * ''RPN NewsWatch sa Umaga'', morning spin-off of the newscast. * ''RPN News ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPN News And Public Affairs People (IATA code), Israel
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RPN may refer to: Mathematics *Reverse Polish notation, a.k.a. postfix notation, a mathematical notation *\mathbb\mathrm^n, real projective space Nursing *Registered practical nurse, also referred to as a licensed practical nurse * Registered psychiatric nurse Other uses *Radio Philippines Network, Channel 9, Philippines * (National Housing Programme), a type of public housing in Brunei *Recherche en Prévision Numérique, a numerical weather prediction research center in Canada *Registered Parameter Number, as used in Musical Instrument Digital Interface synthesizers *Risk Priority Number, as used in failure mode and effects analysis *Rosh Pina Airport Rosh Pina Airport ( he, שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה רֹאשׁ פִּינָּה, ar, مطار روش بينا) , sometimes called Mahanayim Airport due to its proximity to Mahanayim, is an Israeli airport located in Rosh Pinna, near the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Television News Anchors
Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of the Philippines or are of Filipino descent. Other uses * Filipinos (snack food), branded cookies manufactured in Europe See also * * * Filipinas (other) Filipinas may refer to: * ''Filipinas, letra para la marcha nacional'', the Spanish poem by José Palma that eventually became the Filipino national anthem. * The original Spanish name, and also used in different Philippines languages including F ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 Births
Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII. * January 28 – Britain's King George V state funeral takes place in London and Windsor. He is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle * February 4 – Radium E (bismuth-210) becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. * February 6 – The 1936 Winter Olympics, IV Olympic Winter Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. * February 10–February 19, 19 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Battle of Amba Aradam – Italian forces gain a decisive tactical victory, effectively neutralizing the army of the Ethiopian Empire. * February 16 – 1936 Spanish general election: The left-wing Popular Front (Spain), Popular Front coalition takes a majority. * February 26 – February 26 Inci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebuano People
The Cebuano people ( ceb, Mga Sugbuanon) are the largest subgroup of the larger ethnolingustic group Visayans, who constitute the largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group in the country. Their primary language is the Cebuano language, an Austronesian language. They originated in the province of Cebu in the region of Central Visayas, but then later spread out to other places in the Philippines, such as Siquijor, Bohol, Negros Oriental, southwestern Leyte, western Samar, Masbate, and large parts of Mindanao. It may also refer to the ethnic group who speak the same language as their native tongue in different parts of the archipelago. The term ''Cebuano'' also refers to the demonym of permanent residents in Cebu island regardless of ethnicity. History The earliest European record of Cebuanos was by Antonio Pigafetta of the Magellan expedition. He provided some descriptions of their customs as well as samples of the Cebuano language. Ferdinand Magellan was killed in Cebu during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loren Legarda
Lorna Regina "Loren" Bautista Legarda (born January 28, 1960) is a Filipina politician, environmentalist, cultural worker, and former journalist who is currently serving as a Senator and the president pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines since 2022. She previously served three terms in the Senate from 1998 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2019. Legarda also held the post of the House Deputy Speaker during her three-year stint as the representative of Antique. She is the longest-serving female Senator in the history of the Senate, and the only female in the Philippines to top two senatorial elections: 1998 and 2007. Currently on her fourth term (tied with the longest-serving ever alongside Tito Sotto, Lorenzo Tanada, Franklin Drilon), Legarda also notably has unsuccessfully sought the position of the vice president twice: In 2004 as the running mate of Fernando Poe Jr., and again in 2010 as the running mate of Manny Villar. Legarda is an advocate of climate change awaren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Patrol
''TV Patrol'' is a Philippine television newscast produced by ABS-CBN News. It premiered on March 2, 1987, at the former ABS-CBN television network, replacing ''Balita Ngayon''. ''TV Patrol'' is the flagship national newscast of the network and is the longest-running Filipino language evening newscast. The newscast is anchored by Bernadette Sembrano, Henry Omaga-Diaz and Karen Davila. Previous anchors include Noli de Castro, Korina Sanchez, Ted Failon, Mel Tiangco, and Julius Babao. The program formerly aired on ABS-CBN until May 5, 2020, when the network was forced to cease and desist its broadcasting operations by orders of the National Telecommunications Commission after its legislative franchise expired on May 4. It was also simulcast through the network's flagship AM station DZMM and on its provincial AM stations. ''TV Patrol'' currently broadcasts on cable and satellite via Kapamilya Channel, TeleRadyo and ANC, on free-to-air television via A2Z, and online through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Veritas
Radio Veritas Asia was the non-commercial Catholic shortwave station broadcasting to Asia. It is based in Quezon City, Philippines, and is owned by the Philippine Radio Educational and Information Center, which previously owned the original Radio Veritas from 1969 to 1991. Its Urdu Service started its broadcast on August 14, 1987, in Lahore, Pakistan. Its mission is to promote justice to the oppressed through programs with specific moral, religious and inspirational content, and to voice peace and harmony among the sects, races, and sexes through sociocultural programs and to promote dialogue among different religions. History In December 1958, the delegates of the Southeast Asian Bishops' Conference unanimously resolved to establish a radio station to serve the countries of Southeast Asia. Eleven years after that, Radio Veritas was inaugurated, on April 11, 1969. The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conference (FABC) was entrusted with the operations of RVA from its beginning in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Philippines Network
Radio Philippines Network, Inc. (RPN) is a Philippine Media of the Philippines, television and radio company based in Quezon City. It is the flagship media property of Nine Media Corporation of the ALC Group of Companies; along with the Presidential Communications Group, Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) and Far East Managers and Investors Inc. (owned by the family of company founder Roberto Benedicto), among others, as major shareholders. The network's main offices and transmitter is located at Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle also in Quezon City. Founded by Roberto Benedicto and prior to its privatization, it was the sister station of current government owned and controlled Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation and formerly an attached agency of the now-Office of the Press Secretary, despite having 20% minority stake in ownership. Radio Philippines Network operates television stations with airtime being leased by its parent Nine Media, serving as primary broadcaste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital and largest city is Cebu City, nicknamed "the Queen City of the South", the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government. The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for business processing services, tourism, shipping, furniture-making, and heavy industry. Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
