Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila SECOND DIVISION G.R. No. 138033 February 22‚ 2006 RENATO BALEROS‚ JR.‚ Petitioner‚ vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES‚ Respondent. D E C I S I O N GARCIA‚ J.: In this petition for review on certiorari‚ petitioner Renato Baleros‚ Jr. assails and seeks the reversal of the January 13‚ 1999 decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 17271 as reiterated in its March 31‚ 1999 resolution2 denying petitioner’s motion for reconsideration
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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born 11 September 1917‚ in the town of Sarrat‚ Ilocos Norte to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin.[2] He was baptized into the Philippine Independent Church.[3] According to the family’s oral history‚ the original surname was Quidit‚ and their Ilokano stock had some Han Chinese and Japanese admixture.[citation needed] Marcos once claimed that one of his forefathers was a "15th century Chinese pirate." This pirate is the well-known Limahong or Lin Feng in China. Rumors
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Carlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada is considered the most beloved of the Spanish Governors-General ever assigned in the Philippines (1869–1871). He was the assigned Governor-General after the La Gloriosa revolution. ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Governor General of the Philippines A Carlist army officer‚ he was sent from Spain by Francisco Serrano after the ouster ofIsabel II as result of the La Gloriosa revolution. He was considered a liberal Spaniard who practiced
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Commonwealth Period -Tyding Mcduffie Law; granted independence and commonwealth to the Philippines -Conditions: -Framing of the constitution; july 1934‚ election of delegates once the constitution is completed it is passed to American president and senate for approval -once approved; plebiscite for the approval by the Filipinos -once the plebiscite was approved‚ the commonwealth was to be inaugurated 40 committees -draft the framework of the constitution July 10‚ 1934 -election of delegates
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE FLAG The First KKK Flag (1892). Three big white KKK letters arranged horizontally at the center of a rectangular piece of red cloth (locally called "kundiman"). The color red symbolized the courage of the Katipuneros who stood ready to fight for freedom and shed their blood if need be. This was the flag which was unfurled during the "First Cry of Nationhood" at the vicinity of North Manila in August 1896. Early Katipunan One-K Flag. In some localities
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Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino‚ (National Organization of Filipino Psychology) a field he established in 1975. Enriquez’ initial proposal that a Filipino concept of personhood centered on the core value expressed in the word Kapwa‚ a Tagalog word that covers the concepts of both "self" and "others‚" has been expanded by those who studied under him‚ resulting in an entire system that seeks to describe the Filipino’s sense of being a person‚ and an entire field of study that differentiates
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people have the right to overthrow their government by withdrawing their support from them. ii. US Declaration of Independence- (July 4‚ 1776) -Britain recognized the independence of the colonies iii. French Revolution-(1789-1792) 1. Liberty‚ Fraternity and Equality 2. Fall of the French Monarchy- Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette iv. Latin American War of Independence (1804-1824) -Impact of the Enlightenment ideas in Latin America -Independence of Latin American countries from Spain- Haiti‚ Mexico
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Herbosa de Natividad‚ and Lorenza‚ the daughter of Dona Marcela‚ sowed by hand the flag. Representing Justice‚ peace and truth is the blue field. Patriotism and Valor are represented by the red field. The white equilateral triangle represents fraternity and equality. The eight rays of the sun stand for the original eight provinces. The three geographical divisions of the Philippines‚ Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ and Visayas‚ are represented by the three small stars. In times of war the flag is flipped to
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poem for children? By Ambeth R. Ocampo Philippine Daily Inquirer IN 1892‚ Jose Rizal began a new novel in Tagalog. He realized that in order to reach a wider readership in his country‚ he had to write in his native tongue. During this time of exile in Hong Kong‚ his elder brother‚ Paciano‚ had completed a translation of the “Noli Me Tangere” from the original Spanish into Tagalog that was corrected and finalized by Rizal. Envisioned as a popular edition with illustrations by Juan Luna‚ this
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