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Philippe Bunau-Varilla Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla (fēlēp' zhäN bünō'-värēyä') (1859-1940), commonly referred to as simply Philippe Bunau-Varilla, was a French engineer and soldier. Notably with the assistance of American lobbyist and lawyer William Nelson Cromwell, Bunau-Varrilla greatly influenced the United States's decision upon the site of construction for the famed Panama Canal that today provides a vital waterway for trade shipment between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
Philippe Buonarroti Filippo Giuseppe Maria Ludovico Buonarroti more usually referred to under the French version Philippe Buonarroti (1761 - 1837), Italian egalitarian and utopian socialist revolutionary, journalist, writer, agitator, and freemason; he was mainly active in France.
Philippe Busquin Philippe Busquin (born on 6 January 1941 in Feluy) is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the Parti Socialiste, part of the Socialist Group and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Philippe Cardinal Barbarin Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Cardinal Barbarin (born October 17, 1950 in Rabat, Morocco) is the current archbishop of Lyon, France, and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI.
Philippe de Commines Philippe de Commines (or de Commynes or "Philippe de Comines", Latin Philippus Cominaeus) (1447-1511) was a French-speaking Fleming in the courts of Burgundy and France, a diplomat, and a writer, and he has been called "the first truly modern writer" (Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve) and "the first critical and philosophical historian since classical times" (Oxford Companion to English Literature). Neither a chronicler nor a historian in the usual sense of the word, his analyses of the contemporary political scene are what made him virtually unique in his own time.
Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (born 1928) was a Canadian media proprietor, who was chairman and CEO of Telemedia. He founded the company in 1968, and went on to acquire a number of radio stations in Quebec and Ontario, and launched magazines such as Canadian Living, Harrowsmith and the Canadian editions of ELLE and TV Guide.
Philippe de Chérisey Philippe de Chérisey (February 13,1923 – July 17, 1985) was a French writer, radio humorist, and actor (under the name of Amédée). He is best known for his involvement in the creation of fake documents concerning the "history" of the Priory of Sion.
Philippe de La Hire Philippe de La Hire (or Lahire or Phillipe de La Hire) (March 18, 1640 — April 21, 1718), was a French mathematician and astronomer. According to Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle he was an "academy unto himself".
Philippe de Monte Philippe de Monte (1521 – July 4, 1603) was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance. He wrote more madrigals than any other composer of the Renaissance, and was one of the most influential composers of the form.
Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy Philippe, comte de Noailles and later prince de Poix, duc de Mouchy, and duc de Poix à brevêt (27 December 1715 – 27 June 1794), was a younger brother of Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, and a more distinguished soldier than his brother. He served at Minden and in other campaigns, and was made a marshal of France in 1775, on the same day as his brother.
Philippe de Rothschild Baron Philippe de Rothschild (13 April, 1902 - 20 January, 1988) was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became a Grand Prix race-car driver, a scriptwriter, a theatrical producer, a film producer, a poet, and one of the most successful wine growers in the world.
Philippe de Vitry Philippe de Vitry (October 31, 1291 – June 9, 1361) was a French composer, music theorist and poet. He was an accomplished, innovative, and influential composer, and may also have been the author of the Ars Nova treatise.
Philippe Duron Philippe Duron, president of the regional council of Basse-Normandie, was elected on March 28, 2004, the first member of France's Socialist Party to be elected to this office. He defeated the 18-year incumbent, René Garrec.
Philippe Emanuel, Prince of Hornes Philippe Emanuel, Prince of Hornes, Prince of Overisque, Count of Solre-le-Château was born 31 August 1661 in Condé and died on 14 October 1718 in Bailleul. He was the son of Eugene Maximilian, Prince of Hornes and Princess Anne Marie Jeanne of Croÿ.
Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur Philippe Emmanuel of Lorraine-Mercoeur, Duke of Mercoeur (September 9, 1558, Nancy – February 19, 1602, Nürnberg), the eldest surviving son of Nicholas, Duke of Mercoeur and Joanna of Savoy-Nemours, was a French soldier and prominent member of the Catholic League.
Philippe Foriel-Destezet Philippe Foriel-Destezet (born 1936) is one of the world's richest people, according to a 2004 listing by Forbes. He owns 18% of the Swiss employment agency Adecco as well as a significant interest in AKILA Finance.
Philippe Galle Philippe Galle (Haarlem 1537–Antwerp 1612) was best known as a designer and engraver, known for his copperplate engravings reproducing paintings. He was born at Haarlem in the Netherlands, and worked at Antwerp with Hieronymus Cock from 1557.
Philippe Garrel Philippe Garrel (born April 6, 1948 in Paris, France) is a French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival.
Philippe Gaulier Philippe Gaulier (born in Paris, 1943) is founder of L'École Philippe Gauliere, a theatre school located in Paris, France. He is notable for his work in Physical theatre, particularly in the areas of Clown and Bouffon.
Philippe Geluck Philippe Geluck (born May 7, 1954 in Brussels, Belgium) is a comedian, humorist and cartoonist. He studied at the INSAS (Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle, National Higher Institute of the Arts of Spectacle).
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born July 5, 1982 in Verviers) is a Belgian road racing cyclist, known as a Classics specialist (cycling). A professional rider since 2003, Gilbert rides on the 2006 UCI ProTour for the Française des Jeux squad.
Philippe Grandjean Philippe Grandjean (in modern French spelled Grandjon) (1666-1714) was a French type engraver notable for his series of Roman and italic types known as Romain du Roi (French: King's Roman). King Louis XIV, in 1692, directed that a typeface be designed at any necessary expense for the exclusive use of the Royal printer.
Philippe Hériat Philippe Hériat (September 15, 1898 - October 10, 1971) was a multi-talented French novelist, playwright and actor. Born Raymond Gérard Payelle, he studied with film director René Clair and in 1920 made his debut in silent film.
Philippe Hirschhorn Philippe Hirschhorn (1946, Lettorie – 1996, Brussels) won the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 1967 (the year in which Gidon Kremer ended third). He played concerts all over the world (Europe, America and Japan) with the most prestigious orchestras conducted by amongst others von Karajan.
Philippe Charbonneaux Philippe Charbonneaux (1917-1998) was a French product designer, best-known for car and truck design, but also known for other products such as television sets. Many of his works are now exhibits in places such as Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, or Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Philippe I, duc d'Orléans (September 21, 1640 – June 8, 1701), known as Monsieur--as the French King's eldest brother was traditionally called--at the French court from 1660, was the son of Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and younger brother of Louis XIV of France.
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Philippe Charles (August 2, 1674 – December 2, 1723) called Duke of Chartres (1674–1701), and then Duke of Orléans (1701–1723) was Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. His regency during the minority of Louis XV being the last regency in the kingdom of France, he is still commonly referred to as le Régent and his regency as la Régence.
Philippe Jeantot Philippe Jeantot is a French former deep sea diver, who achieved recognition as a sailor for long-distance, single-handed racing and record-setting. He founded the Vendée Globe, a single-handed, round-the-world, non-stop yacht race.
Philippe Jouvion Philippe Jouvion is a professional researcher, freelance reporter and film producer. He worked for several years with the Cité des Sciences de la Villette in Paris producing films, and a number of his documentaries have won awards.
Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952)Darrow is a French-born mathematician, technology innovator and entrepreneur known as the inventor of the camera phoneParks, Maney, Agger, Krey, a pioneer in the wireless industry, and the founder of Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies and Borland. He is currently the CEO of Fullpower Technologies, a company which provides solutions converging life sciences, wireless technology, nanotechnology and MEMS.
Philippe LĂ©onard Philippe LĂ©onard (born February 14, 1974) is a Belgian football left fullback who, as of 2006, is playing for Feyenoord. He started his professional career at Standard and then moved to France where he played for AS Monaco for a while and OGC Nice.
Philippe Magnier Philippe Magnier was a French sculptor (Paris, 1647 - Paris, 1715) in the service of the Sung King's court painter Charles Le Brun when many works of art were required for the new, enormous Versailles castle complex.
Philippe Mahut Philippe Mahut (born March 4, 1956 in Lunery, Cher) is a former football defender from France, who earned nine international caps (no goals) for the French national team during the early 1980s. A player of FC Metz (1978-1982), he was a member of the French team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Philippe Miguet Philippe Miguet (born 1958) is a traditionalist Catholic bishop from Verneuil-sur-Avre, France. He was ordained priest by Jean Laborie and (sub conditione) ordained a priest and (sub conditione) consecrated a bishop on December 2, 1987 by George Musey.
Philippe Morillon Philippe Morillon (born October 24, 1935 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a former French general and a currently a Member of the European Parliament. He was elected on the Union for French Democracy ticket and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group.
Philippe Nicolet Philippe Nicolet, born January 4, 1953, is a Swiss film director of both documentaries and fiction. Journalist and scriptwriter, he was the first editor-in-chief of the Lausanne television station from 1994 to 1999, before embarking on a project tracing the history of relations between Switzerland and the European Union for the Jean Monnet Foundation, of which Professor Henri Rieben was the president.
Philippe Ouédraogo Philippe Ouédraogo (born 15 July 1942, Diapaga, Tapoa province) is a Burkinabé politician and the leader of the African Independence Party (PAI). Ouédraogo was Minister of Equipment and Telecommunication in the first government of Thomas Sankara 1983-1984.
Philippe Pinel Philippe Pinel (April 20, 1745 - October 25, 1826), regarded by many as the father of modern psychiatry, was born in Saint-André, Tarn the son and nephew of physicians. After receiving a degree from the faculty of medicine in Toulouse, he studied an additional four years at the Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier.
Philippe Quint Philippe Quint is a violinist and Grammy Award nominee who frequently performs works by William Schuman, Lukas Foss, Leonard Bernstein, Ned Rorem, John Corigliano, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and Lera Auerbach. His debut album, William Schuman’s Violin Concerto received two Grammy Award nominations including “Best Soloist with an Orchestra.
Philippe Rondot Philippe Rondot (1936 - ) is a French retired general, formerly an important personality of the French intelligence. He worked for both the DST and the DGSE (traditionally rival services) and was councilor to several Defence ministers (either Right or Left-wing).
Philippe Saint-André Philippe Georges Saint-André (born April 19, 1967) is a French rugby union footballer who played 68 times for France between 1990 and 1997, 34 as captain. His preferred position was wing but was also known to have played at Fullback.
Philippe Sauve Philippe Sauve (born. February 27, 1980 in Buffalo, New York) is an American ice hockey goaltender who had recently beeen playing for the Phoenix Coyotes in the NHL, and on November 14, 2006, was acquired by the Boston Bruins.
Philippe Shubik Dr. Philippe Shubik (April 28, 1921-December 20, 2004) was a British born cancer researcher who founded the organization the Toxicology Forum, which facilitates international discussions on the topic of cancer.
Philippe Soupault Philippe Soupault (August 2, 1897 – March 12, 1990) was a French writer and poet, novelist, critic, and political activist. He took an active role in the Dadaist movement and later founded the Surrealist movement with André Breton.
Philippe Starck Philippe Patrick Starck (born January 18, 1949) is a well-known French designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style. His designs range from spectacular interior designs to mass produced consumer goods such as toothbrushes, chairs, and even houses.
Philippe Théaudière Philippe Théaudière (sometimes credited as Phillipe Theodiere) is a French cinematographer most famous for his work on European exploitation films during the 1970s, working on such seminal "Euro sleaze" films as Seven Women for Satan (1976). Early in his career, he also photographed films for French New Wave-associated directors such as Jean Eustache and Luc Moullet.
Philippe Toussaint Philippe Toussaint (born 30 June 1949) was one of Belgium's most successful golfers. As an amateur he won the French Junior Championship, the Italian Amateur Championship, and twice represented Belgium in the Eisenhower Trophy.
Philippe Val Philippe Val (born September 14, 1952 in Paris) is a French journalist who is the editor and director of publication of Charlie Hebdo, a satirical political weekly newspaper. Every week Philippe Val supplies the editorial for Charlie Hebdo.
Philippe Van Parijs Philippe Van Parijs (born 1951) is a Belgian philosopher and political economist, mainly known as a proponent and main defender of the basic income concept. He was also secretary of the Basic Income European Network.
Philippe Vandevelde Philippe Vandevelde, working under the pseudonym Tome or Philippe Tome (born February 24, 1957 in Brussels), is a comic strip script writer. With Janry he works on Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou, and with Luc Warnant and Bruno Gazzotti on Soda.
Philippe Vercruysse Philippe Vercruysse (born January 28, 1962 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire) is a former football midfielder from France, who earned a total number of twelve international caps (one goal) for the French national team during the 1980s. A player of RC Lens (1980-1986), he was a member of the French team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (1464 – 1534) was the scion of a French aristocratic family and a member of the Knights Hospitaller at Rhodes and later Malta. Having risen to the position of Prior of the Langue of Auvergne, he was elected Grand Master of the Order in 1521.
Philippe Wamba Philippe Wamba (June 3, 1971 - September 11, 2002) was African American editor and writer. He went to Harvard University, then to graduate school at Columbia University, before working in a variety of writing and publishing projects, culminating in his serving as editor-in-chief of a now defunct online magazine called Africana.
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai Philippe Antoine, comte Merlin, or Merlin of Douai in short (October 30, 1754—December 26, 1838), was a French politician and lawyer. His son, Antoine François Eugène Merlin (1778-1854), was a well-known general in the French army, and served through most of the Napoleonic Wars.
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla (fēlēp' zhäN bünō'-värēyä') (1859-1940), commonly referred to as simply Philippe Bunau-Varilla, was a French engineer and soldier. Notably with the assistance of American lobbyist and lawyer William Nelson Cromwell, Bunau-Varrilla greatly influenced the United States's decision upon the site of construction for the famed Panama Canal that today provides a vital waterway for trade shipment between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans.
Philippe-Louis-François Badelard Philippe-Louis-François Badelard, (25 May 1728 – 7 February 1802), was an army officer and surgeon from France who came to Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1757. He was the surgeon-major to the troops there and they left that year for Quebec City in New France.
Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine de Noailles, 1st duc de Mouchy Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine, comte de Noailles, prince-duc de Poix, and duc de Mouchy (November 21 or December 21, 1752—February 15 or February 17, 1819), was a French politician of the Revolution, the son of Philippe de Noailles and grandson of Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles. He held the courtesy title of prince de Poix as a child.
Philippe, comte de Paris Louis-Philippe Albert of Orléans, Count of Paris (August 24,1838 – September 8,1894) was the grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French. He became the Prince Royal, heir to the throne, when his father, Prince Ferdinand-Philippe, died in a carriage accident in 1842.
Philippe, duc d'Orléans Louis-Philippe Robert, Duke of Orléans (August 24, 1869 - March 28, 1926) was the son of Philippe, Count of Paris, Orléanist claimant to the throne of France. He was also the great-grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French.
Philippe, Duke of Brabant Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant (Philippe LĂ©opold Louis Marie (French) or Filip Leopold Louis Marie (Dutch)), styled HRH The Duke of Brabant (born 15 April 1960), is the eldest son and heir apparent of Albert II, King of the Belgians. His godparents were King Leopold III of the Belgians and Donna Luisa Ruffo di Calabria.
Philippi Philippi (in Ancient Greek / Philippoi) was a city in eastern Macedonia, founded by Philip II in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. The present municipality Filippoi is located near the ruins.
Philippi Covered Bridge The Philippi Covered Bridge is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA. It was commissioned by the General Assembly of Virginia and constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, a well-known Appalachian bridge builder, to provide a link on an important segment of the vital Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike between Beverly (his hometown) and Fairmont.
Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language The Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language (in Spanish: Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española) is the main Spanish-language regulating body in the Philippines. Its headquarters are located in Makati City.
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) is a private, voluntary, non-profit and non-stock corporation which was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the Philippines on December 2, 1957. It is a service organization which accredits academic programs which meet commonly accepted standards of quality education.
Philippine Airlines Flight 434 Philippine Airlines Flight 434 (PAL434, PR434) was the route designator of a flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Metro Manila, Philippines, to New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport), Narita near Tokyo, Japan, with one stop at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Cebu. On December 11, 1994, the Boeing 747-283B on the route was on its second leg, from Cebu to Tokyo, when a bomb exploded, killing one passenger.
Philippine Airlines Flight 812 Philippine Airlines Flight 812 was a scheduled passenger flight from Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City to Ninoy Aquino International Airport near Manila. On May 25, 2000, an Airbus A330-301 operating on the route was hijacked by a man named Augusto Lacandula just before the airplane was about to land.
Philippine American Women Writers and Artists PAWWA or Philippine American Women Writers and Artists was founded in 1991 by a group of seven Filipina writers in Southern California. Aside from supporting one another, the group wanted to help other Filipina writers and artists, as well as to provide community service.
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Philippine Amusement and Gaming, more popularly known as PAGCOR is the country's leading amusement company, mostly in the form of the casino. It is owned by the state and is the government's third largest source of revenues.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, PAGASA, is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide flood and typhoon warnings, public weather forecasts and advisories, meteorological, astronomical, climatological, and other specialized information and services primarily for the protection of life and property and in support of economic, productivity and sustainable development.
Philippine bare-backed fruit bat The Philippine bare-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia chapmani) lives on Negros Island and Cebu Island in the Philippines. Like other bare-backed fruit bats, its wings met along the midline of their bodies, making it a very agile flier.
Philippine Ballet Theatre The Philippine Ballet Theatre is the pre-eminent classical ballet company in the Philippines. The Philippine Ballet Theatre was founded in 1987 out of an alliance of leading dance groups; it quickly won recognition as a resident ballet company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Philippine Basketball Association All-Defensive Team award The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Defensive Team award is the award given to the five players which exhibited outstanding defensive capabalities in each of basketball's five positions: point guard, shooting guard (off-guard/big guard), small forward, power forward and center.
Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend The Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend is the annual gathering of the best players of the Philippine Basketball Association playing for various events such as the 3-point shootout, skills competition such as Obstacle and Trick-shot challenges, Rookies vs. Sophomores Blitz Game, Slam Dunk competition, Shooting stars, Legends 3-point challenge and culminated by the All-Star Game.
Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference Award The Philippine Basketball Association's Best Player of the Conference Award is given to the best local (Filipino or part-Filipino) player at the end of each conference (tournament). It was first awarded in the 1994 All-Filipino Conference.
Philippine Basketball Association Mythical Team award The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Mythical Team is the award given to the best player in each of the five basketball positions: point guard, shooting guard (offguard or big guard), small forward, power forward and center. A mythical second team was instituted in 1984.
Philippine Coconut Authority The Philippines' Philippine Coconut Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa Niyog), abbreviated as PCA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for developing the coconut industry to its full potential in line with the new vision of a united, globally competitive and efficient industry.
Philippine Commission The Philippine Commission was a body appointed by the President of the United States to exercise legislative and limited executive powers in the Philippines. It was first appointed by President William McKinley in 1900.
Philippine Communist Party Communist Party of the Philippines (in Tagalog: Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas) is a communist party in the Philippines. The party was founded in 1930 and is often called PKP-1930 to separate it from its far more known splinter-group, the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines.
Philippine Congressional Medal The Philippine Congressional Medal was a decoration of the United States Army which was established by the United States Congress on July 9, 1906. The decoration recognized those soldiers who had enlisted in the United States Army for the purpose of the Philippine-American War.
Philippine Constabulary The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was one of two national police forces of the Philippines and was organized in 1901 by the United States appointed administrative authority. It was later replaced by the current Philippine National Police.
Philippine Constitutional Convention election, 1970 The Constitutional Convention of 1971 was called to change the existing Philippine Constitution which was made during the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Special elections for the CON-CON Delegates who will represent the various provinces of the country on November 10, 1970.
Philippine Council of State The Philippine Council of State is an advisory body first established during the American colonial period by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison. It was restored during the Commonwealth of the Philippines by the administration of Manuel L.
Philippine Court of Appeals The Philippine Court of Appeals (Filipino: Hukumang Paghahabol ng Pilipinas) is the country's second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice.
Philippine Court of Tax Appeals The Philippine Court of Tax Appeals (Filipino: Hukumang Paghahabol sa Buwis ng Pilipinas) is the special court of limited jurisdiction, and has the same level with the Court of Appeals. The court consists of 5 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice.
Philippine Cyberservices Corridor The Philippine Cyberservices Corridor is a plan that is being pursued by the government of the Philippines to create interconnected centers of technology-related services, that are spread out all over the country. Services include business process outsourcing, medical transcription, and the like.
Philippine de Rothschild Baroness Philippine Pascale de Rothschild (born 1935 ) is a daughter of the famous vintner, Baron Philippe de Rothschild. When she was just ten she witnessed the Gestapo arrest her mother, who later died at RavensbrĂĽck concentration camp.
Philippine Daily Inquirer The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies (a 52-percent share of total circulation of broadsheets in the country) and an estimated 1.516 million readers in 2005.
Philippine Declaration of Independence The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in the Philippines, where Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo (later to become the Philippines' first Republican President) proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain after the latter was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
Philippine Defense Medal The Philippine Defense Medal is a decoration of the Republic of the Philippines which is awarded to commemorate the initial resistance against Japanese invasion between the dates of December 1941 and June 1942.The decoration was first created as ribbon in December, 1944 and a full sized medal was authorized in July, 1945.
Philippine Democratic Socialist Party The Democratic Socialist Party of the Philippines (Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas) is a left-wing political party in the Philippines. It is one of the member parties that compose the United Nationalists Democratic Organizations that supported the candidacy of Corazon Aquino and Salvador Laurel in the 1986 Snap Elections against President Ferdinand Marcos.
Philippine Department The Philippine Department (Philippine Garrison -- The Battling Bastards of Bataan) was a regular US Army unit, defeated in the Philippines, during World War II. The mission of the Philippine Department was to defend the Philippine Islands and train the Philippine Army.
Philippine Dynasty The Portuguese House of Habsburg commonly known as Philippine Dynasty is the third dynasty of Kings of Portugal named after the three Spanish kings who ruled Portugal between 1580 and 1640. The three kings, all named Philip (Spanish: Felipe; Portuguese: Filipe, pron.
Philippine English Philippine English is the variation of English used in the Philippines by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos. Philippine English, as contrasted to American English, is not officially taught at schools.
Philippine Executive Order 464 Executive Order No. 464 is a controversial executive order issued in the Philippines on September 26, 2005 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that prevents cabinet members, police and military generals, senior national security officials, and "such other officers as may be determined by the President" to attend congressional hearings unless the President gives permission to those who will attend the said proceedings.
Philippine general election, 1941 Presidential and legislative elections were held on November 11, 1941 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Manuel Luis Quezon won an unprecedented second partial term as President of the Philippines via a landslide.
Philippine general election, 1946 Presidential and legislative elections were held on April 23, 1946 in the Philippines. The elections were supposed to happen on November 12, 1945 but was moved due to a major rehabilitiation after the end of World War II.
Philippine general election, 1949 Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 8, 1949 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino won a full term as President of the Philippines after the untimely death of President Manuel Roxas in 1948.
Philippine general election, 1953 Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 10, 1953 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Elpidio Quirino lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to former Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay.
Philippine general election, 1965 Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 19, 1965 in the Philippines. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos.
Philippine general election, 1998 Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 11, 1998. In the presidential election, former Vice President Joseph Estrada won a six-year term as President by landslide.

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