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Philippine general election, 2004 Presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. In the presidential election, incumbent president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo successfully won a full six-year term as President, with a margin of just over one million votes over her leading opponent, highly popular movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr..
Philippine general election, 2007 Legislative elections and local elections are to be held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions being contested include half the seats in the Senate, all the seats in the House of Representatives, provincial governors, provincial, city and municipal board members and city and municipal mayors.
Philippine General Hospital The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is a state-owned hospital operated by the University of the Philippines, Manila and is located at Ermita, Manila in the Philippines. It is the biggest hospital in the country with 1100 bed capacity.
Philippine General Order No. 5 General Order Number 5 is the ordinance that implemented Proclamation No. 1017 that placed the Philippine in a "state of national emergency" announced by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 24, 2006 after the alleged foiled coup attempt against the Arroyo administration.
Philippine hill tribes Another minority, the more than 100 upland tribal groups, in 1990 constituted approximately 3 percent of the population. As lowland Filipinos, both Muslim and Christian, grew in numbers and expanded into the interiors of Luzon, Mindoro, Mindanao, and other islands, they isolated upland tribal communities in pockets.
Philippine Christian University The Philippine Christian University (PCU), located along Taft Avenue, Manila, was founded in 1947 via the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College (PCC).
Philippine Christmas traditions The Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, has earned the distinction of celebrating the world's longest Christmas season. Christmas carols are heard as early as September and it is only after Epiphany that the Christmas decorations are removed.
Philippine Independence Day Parade The Philippine Independence Day Parade is a celebration for the Filipino community in the Northeast United States, home to more than half a million Filipinos. Its main purpose is to create awareness of Philippine culture and to raise funds for charity projects in the USA and the Philippines.
Philippine Independence Medal The Philippine Independence Medal is a military decoration of the Republic of the Philippines which was created by order of the Philippine Army Headquarters on July 3, 1946. The Philippine Independence Medal was created to recognize those members of the military who had participated in multiple Philippine military operations during the years of the Second World War.
Philippine Independent Church The Philippine Independent Church, officially the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) in Spanish, is a Christian denomination of the Catholic tradition in the form of a national church. It is better known as the Aglipayan Church after its founder, Gregorio Aglipay.
Philippine International Convention Center The Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) is the most modern convention center the Philippines can offer to the world. Located at the reclaimed area now known as the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex in Pasay City (a Manila suburb), this state-of-the-art facility has been the host of numerous local and foreign conventions, meetings, fairs, and social events.
Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival The Philippine International Jazz & Ethnic Arts Festival is a music festival that takes place in Philippines. The festival is organized by PIJazz who have assembled together jazz and world musicians along with local artists.
Philippine literature in English Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, which had been engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century, to establish in the country a government based on the ideals of "universality, practicality, and democracy." By 1901, public education had been institutionalized in the Philippines, with English serving as the medium of instruction.
Philippine Liberation Medal The Philippine Liberation Medal is a military award of the Republic of the Philippines which was created by an order of Commonwealth of the Philippines Army Headquarters on December 20 1944. The award was presented to any service member, of both Philippine and allied militaries, who participated in the liberation of the Philippine Islands between the dates of October 17, 1944 and September 2, 1945
Philippine mythology Philippine mythology, and folklore includes a collection of tales and superstitions about magical creatures and entities. Some Filipinos, even though heavily Westernized and Christianized, still believe in such entities.
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy The premier maritime institution in the Philippines located in San Narciso, in the province of Zambales. The PMMA is operated by the Philippine Government under the supervision of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
Philippine Military Academy The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is the training school for future officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was established as an Officer's School of the Philippine Constabulary on February 17, 1905 at Intramuros, Manila, but was relocated on September 1, 1908 at Baguio City.
Philippine names In the Philippines, all Filipinos, Spaniards, and Americans follow the conventional American form: First name-Middle name-Surname. For persons of legitimate descent, the mother's surname becomes the legal middle name.
Philippine national amateur boxing athletes The Philippine national amateur boxing athletes represents the Philippines and competes in regional, continental and international matches and tournaments sanctioned by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Philippine nationalism Philippine nationalism is an upsurge of patriotic sentiments and nationalistic ideals in the Philippines of the late 1800s that came as a result of the Filipino Propaganda Movement from 1872 to 1892. It became the main ideology of the first Asian nationalist revolution, the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
Philippine National Construction Corporation The Philippine National Construction Corporation is a government-owned and/or controlled corporation in the Philippines. It is usually tasked with major construction works, especially in the field of infrastructure.
Philippine National Guard The Philippine National Guard was a militia that was created by the Philippine Assembly in 1917 to serve under General John Pershing in Europe during World War I. It had 25,000 soldiers when it was absorbed by the National Army, this outfit, however, was not able to see action.
Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines.
Philippine National Railways Philippine National Railways, also known by its acronym, PNR, is a state-owned railway system in the Philippines, organized under the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) as an attached agency. Established during the Spanish colonial period, the modern PNR was developed only in 1984.
Philippine orders and decorations The orders and decorations conferred upon civilians and military personnel in the Republic of the Philippines, are listed by order of precedence. The first list is of civilian awards, which take precedence over and above military awards.
Philippine peso bills Philippine peso bills are issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) for circulation in the Philippines. The smallest amount of legal tender in wide circulation is twenty pesos and the largest is 1000 pesos.
Philippine presidential election, 1935 The first Presidential election of the Commonwealth of the Philippines was held on September 16, 1935 in the Philippines. This was the first election since the enactment of the Tydings-McDuffie Act that paved the way for a transitory government.
Philippine Parity Rights plebiscite, 1947 A plebiscite on the amendment to the Constitution pursuant to resolution of Congress dated September 18, 1946, granting United States Citizens right to the disposition and utilization of Philippine natural resources or the Parity Rights. This occured on March 11, 1947.
Philippine Ports Authority The Philippines' Philippine Ports Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa mga Daungan), abbreviated as PPA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation and Communications responsible for financing, management and operations of public ports throughout the Philippines.
Philippine Postal Corporation The Philippine Postal Corporation, (Filipino: Korporasyong Pilipino sa Koreo), abbreviated as Philpost, is a government-owned and operated corporation responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. It has a total of 18,000 employees and runs more than 2,000 post offices.
Philippine Proclamation 1017 Proclamation Number 1017 was delivered by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 24, 2006 in the Philippines, after an alleged coup attempt was foiled in the morning of the same day, thus, placing the country under a "State of National Emergency". This was later revoked by Philippine Proclamation 1021.
Philippine revolts against Spain During the Spanish colonization of the Philippines, several revolts against Spain were undertaken for various reasons. However, it can be agreed upon that the common underlying cause of these revolts were the generally repressive policies of the Spanish colonial government against the native Filipinos.
Philippine Refugee Processing Center The Philippine Refugee Processing Center (PRPC) was a large facility in Morong, Bataan, The Philippines, which was used as the final stop for Indochinese refugees making their way to permanent resettlement in other nations.
Philippine Revolutionary Army The Philippine Revolutionary Army (Filipino Hukbong Pilipinong Mapanghimagsik; Spanish Ejército Revolucionario Filipino) was founded on March 22, 1897 in Cavite. General Artemio Ricarte was the first Captain General.
Philippine Rice Research Institute The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is the Philippines' only rice institute. It plays a key role in building and sustaining a competitive rice economy through research into such things as farming systems, technology, and policy-making.
Philippine Savings Bank 3%) (2004) Philippine Savings Bank (), commonly known as PSBank or PSB, is a savings bank] based in the [[Philippines. It is a subsidiary of Metrobank and is the second-largest savings bank in the Philippines.
Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus Philippine Science High School Bicol Region Campus is a campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a special public high school in the Philippines. Founded in 1998, it caters to scientifically- and mathematically-gifted high school students of the Bicol Region.
Philippine Science High School Eastern Visayas Campus The Philippine Science High School - Eastern Visayas Campus is the Philippine Science High School System's campus in Region 8. It is currently located at Pawing, Palo, Leyte under the governance of the present OIC Director Dr.
Philippine Science High School Main Campus Philippine Science High School Main Campus is a campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a special public high school in the Philippines. It caters to scientifically- and mathematically-gifted high school students from all over the country.
Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus is a campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a special public high school in the Philippines. It caters to scientifically- and mathematically-gifted high school students from all over the country.
Philippine Science High School System The Philippine Science High School System, commonly known as Philippine Science, Phil Sci, or Pisay, is a special public high school in the Philippines, with a system fully separate from high schools operated under the Philippine Department of Education (it is an attached agency of the Philippine Department of Science and Technology).
Philippine School of Business Administration The Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) is one of the Philippines' top accounting and business colleges, and is known for yielding CPA board top-notchers and board passers every year, the number of which consistently surpasses the county's national passing percentage.
Philippine Spotted Deer The Philippine Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi) is a species of deer that is native to the forests on Panay Island, part of the Visayas (island group) in Central Philippines. It is one of three species of deer native to the Philippines.
Philippine SQL Server Users Group The Philippine SQL Server Users Group (PHISSUG) is a non-profit local community of Microsoft SQL Server DBAs, developers and enthusiasts coming together to share and learn from each other on the topics related to SQL Server.
Philippine Standard Time Philippine Standard Time (PST) or unofficially, Philippine Time (PHT), is the name used in the Philippines to describe its location among the world's time zones. Geographically, the Philippines lies within 116° 40' and 126° 34' east of the Prime Meridian, and as such is physically located within the UTC+8 time zone.
Philippine Stock Exchange The Philippine Stock Exchange () is the only stock exchange in the Philippines and is also one of the major stock exchanges in Southeast Asia. The PSE is also the first stock exchange in Asia and the longest one operating since 1927.
Philippine Touring Car Championship The Philippine Touring Car Championships (PTCC), formerly the Philippine National Touring Car Championships, is the only touring car series running under the banner of the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP).
Philippine Tourism Authority The Philippines' Philippine Tourism Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaang Pilipino sa Turismo), abbreviated as PTA, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Tourism responsible for implementing policies and *programs of the department pertaining to the development, promotion, and supervision of tourism projects in the Philippines.
Philippine Trench The Philippine Trench is a submarine trench to the east of the Philippine Islands. It stretches with a length of approximately 1,320 kilometers and a width of round about 30 kilometers from the northeast top of the Philippine island of Luzon southeast to the northern Maluku island of Halmahera in Indonesia.
Philippine Veterans Affairs Office The Philippines' Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Suliranin ng mga Beterano), abbreviated as PVAO, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of National Defense responsible for administering veteran's benefits, implementing programs and projects to enhance their general welfare, and instituting measures to memorialize their patriotism and heroism.
Philippine Veterans Bank 35%) (2005) Philippine Veterans Bank, also known by its acronym], PVB, is a medium-sized [[commercial bank in the Philippines. PVB is owned by its shareholders the World War II war veterans and their families, and caters to both corporate & retail financial markets.
Philippine-Japanese relations Philippine-Japanese relations were smooth and successful in the early 1990s, despite bitter memories of the cruelty of the Japanese during their occupation of the Philippines in World War II (cf. History of the Philippines).
Philippines at the 1924 Summer Olympics The Philippines competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Sprinter David Nepomuceno, accompanied by his coach Regino Ylanan, was the only Filipino athlete in that Olympics.
Philippines at the 1951 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the first ever Asian Games held in New Delhi, India. With 3 gold medals, this country is ranked 5th in the medal tally and tied in 3rd place with Iran in the over-all medal count.
Philippines at the 1962 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia from August_24 to September_4, 1962. Ranked 4th with 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 16 bronze medals with a total of 27 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1966 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December_9 to December_20, 1966. Ranked 10th with 2 gold medals, 15 silver medals and 25 bronze medals with a total of 42 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1970 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from August_24 to September_4, 1970. Ranked 11th with 1 gold medal, 9 silver medals and 12 bronze medals with a total of 22 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1974 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran from September_1 to September_16, 1974. Ranked 15th with no gold medals, 2 silver medals and 10 bronze medals with a total of 12 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1976 Summer Olympics The Philippines competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. The Asian nation sent only eleven athletes to Montreal, its smallest delegation since 1932, to compete in track and field, boxing, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
Philippines at the 1978 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December_9 to December_20, 1978. Ranked 9th with 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals with a total of 14 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1982 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India from November_19 to December_4, 1982. Ranked 10th with 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 9 bronze medals with a total of 14 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1986 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea from September_20 to October_5, 1986. Ranked 6th with 4 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 9 bronze medals with a total of 18 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1990 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China from September_22 to October_7, 1990. Ranked 13th with 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 7 bronze medals with a total of 10 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1994 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan from October_2 to October_16, 1994. Ranked 14th with 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 8 bronze medals with a total of 13 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics The Philippines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 12-athlete delegation to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, shooting and swimming.
Philippines at the 1998 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December_6 to December_20, 1998. Ranked 21st with 1 gold medal, 5 silver medals and 12 bronze medals with a total of 18 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 2002 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea from September_29 to October_14, 2002. Ranked 18th with 3 gold medals, 7 silver medals and 16 bronze medals with a total of 26 over-all medals.
Philippines at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games The Philippines hosted the 2005 Southeast Asian Games under the IOC country code PHI. This is the third time the country has hosted the biennial meet and finally, winning the overall championship stilt, 26 golds ahead of Thailand.
Philippines at the 2006 Asian Games The Philippines participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar; for the 15th straight time in the same number of stagings of the Games. The country did not participate in Men's and Women's Basketball for the first time due to the continuing suspension by International Basketball Federation (Fédération Internationale de Basketball or FIBA).
Philippines At-large congressional district In the early 20th century, the Philippines was a territory of the United States. A representative, known as a "Resident Commissioner" had non-voting delegate status in the United States House of Representatives, much like Resident Commissioners from Puerto Rico do today.
Philippines Dream Team The basketball league in the Philippines, the Philippine Basketball Association, and its basketball governing body formed their own "dream team" by establishing a team of PBA players who went on to represent the country in the 1990 Asian Games basketball tournament which was held in Beijing, China. The all-pro national team won the silver medal after being demolished by China.
Philippines national baseball team The Philippines national baseball team is the national team of the Philippines and competes in international matches and tournaments. They have recently participated in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, and the 2006 Asian Games.
Philippines national basketball team The official national basketball team of the Philippines is a team currently under suspension by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) after a series of disagrements between the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) which is still going on as of this writing.
Philippines women's national football team The Philippine women's national football team is the women's national team of the Philippines, and is controlled by the Philippines Football Federation (PFF). The women's team is ranked 84th in the world as of 2006.
Philippson Philippson (is a German] [[Jewish family made distinguished by Ludwig Philippson, the founder of the "Allgemeine Zeitung des Judenthums*"; it traces its descent back to Jacob Joshua, author of "Pene Yehoshua'", 1754.
Philips 68070 The 68070 was a Philips-branded 68000-based Microcontroller with built in DMA controller, minimal MMU, I²C bus controller and other enhancements. Not all the differences were enhancements: it had one less arithmetic unit than the 68000, so that, for example, operations involving an operand in memory requiring address calculation took longer on the 68070 than the 68000, since the same ALU had to do first the effective address calculation and then the operation.
Philips Design Philips Design is a global design agency of Dutch Philips Electronics . Headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, the agency also has offices in Paris, London, Vienna, Amersfoort, Seattle, Atlanta, Pune, Hong-Kong, Singapore, and Taipei.
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company Philips Lumileds is the world's leading manufacturer of high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a pioneer in the use of solid-state lighting solutions for everyday purposes. Its focus, based on its patented LUXEON Power Light Sources, is to bring the many benefits of solid-state illumination to general and specialist lighting applications.
Philips PM5544 The Philips PM5544 is a television pattern generator, most commonly used to provide a television station with a complex test card. It has been in use since the dawn of colour television, and is the most commonly used test card generator, with only the SMPTE bars and the BBC Test Card F coming close to its usage.
Philips van der Aa Philips van der Aa (born in Mechelen, died after 1586), was a politician in the Seventeen Provinces and a statesman of the Dutch Republic during its struggle for independence, the Eighty Years' War. He had been mayor of the city of Mechelen in 1564, but was banished by the Duke of Alva.
Philipsburg Manor Philipsburg Manor is a historic house, water mill, and trading site located on Route 9 in Sleepy Hollow, New York. It is now operated as a non-profit museum by Historic Hudson Valley; an admission fee is charged.
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is a historic house museum located in Yonkers, New York. It is Westchester County’s oldest standing building, and is currently owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Philistines The historic Philistines (Hebrew פְּלְשְׁתִּים, plishtim ) (see "other uses" below) were a people who inhabited the southern coast of Canaan around the time of the arrival of the Israelites, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. Their origin has been debated among scholars, but modern archaeology has suggested early cultural links with the Mycenean world in mainland Greece.
Philistinism Philistinism is a derogatory term used to describe a particular attitude or set of values. When a person is called a Philistine (in the relevant sense), she or he is said to despise or undervalue art, beauty, intellectual content, and/or spiritual values.
Philium Benedict Phillium Benedict is a character in the movie Recess: School's Out, and the main antagonist in the movie. He hopes to eliminate summer vacation in hopes of raising the test scores in America, but due to the efforts of TJ Detweiler and company, his plans failed and he was captured by the FBI and sent to jail.
Phillack Phillack is a settlement in Cornwall, UK which since 1935 has fallen within boundaries of the Hayle civil parish. The legendary origins of Phillack can be traced to the Irish Saint Felicitas who is said to have founded Phillack church in the 6th Century AD.
Phillie Phanatic The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. A furry green creature with a cylindrical beak containing a tongue that sticks out, he was created by Jim Henson and the team's marketing and promotions department during the winter after the 1977 season.
Phillies Annual Franchise Awards Since 2004, the Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America has awarded honors to four franchise members for "season-ending achievements." The awards were created by Bucks County Courier Times employee Randy Miller, who also serves as the Chairman of the BBWAA's Philadelphia chapter.
Phillip Adams Phillip Adams AO (born 26 July, 1939) is an Australian broadcaster on the Radio National network of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), film producer, author,controversialist, Humanist, social commentator and satirist. He is the author or editor of over 20 books, including The Unspeakable Adams, Adams Versus God, The Penguin Book of Australian Jokes, Retreat from Tolerance, Talkback and A Billion Voices and Adams Ark (published in 2004).
Phillip Arantz Phillip Arantz was a member of the New South Wales Police. In 1971, while working on a computerisation program, NSW police computer expert Phillip Arantz discovered that the NSW police service had been systematically under-reporting crime statistics for years.
Phillip Aspinall The Most Revd Phillip Aspinall (born 1959) has been the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia since February 2002, and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia since July 2005. His term will be up sometime in 2007.
Phillip Blancher Phillip Blancher ran in the 1995 Ontario general election as an independent candidate while attending high school at age 18 in the riding of Leeds-Grenville. To this date, he is the youngest person in Ontario history to run for provincial office.
Phillip Burrows Phillip Ross Burrows (born April 25, 1980 in Wellington) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in January 2000. The striker is New Zealand's top field goal scorer and was named 2003 New Zealand Player of the Year.
Phillip Campbell Phillip Campbell is the former head women’s tennis coach at Louisiana State University. Campbell succeeded Betty Sue Hagerman in 1984 and recorded an overall record of 79-49 in five seasons as head coach of the Lady Tigers.
Phillip DeFreitas Phillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas (born 18 February 1966 in Scotts Head, Dominica) was an England cricketer. One of a number of his generation saddled with the tag "the next Ian Botham", he failed to live up to the hype, certainly with the bat where his performances often disappointed when set alongside his sometimes impressive domestic form (he made ten first-class hundreds), but he nevertheless had a reasonably successful career as a seam bowler and was a superb fielder.
Phillip Frederick Meusch Phillip Frederick Meusch, a minister who came to the United States from Germany in 1850, built the Proseminary's faculty and student body as its second inspector. By1879, enrollment had swelled more than seven-fold from the initial fourteen students who had arrived at the instituition which would later come to be known as Elmhurst College.
Phillip Fulmer Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee), is an American college football coach, former player and the current head coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1992. Fulmer is the 20th head football coach in the history of the school.
Phillip Glasser Phillip Glasser (born October 4, 1978 in Tarzana, California) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Fievel Mousekewitz in the animated films, An American Tail and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, and the television series Fievel's American Tails.
Phillip Goldson Phillip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson (July 25, 1923-October 3, 2001) was a much-respected and beloved newspaper editor, activist and politician. He served in the House of Representatives of Belize as member for the Albert Division from 1961 to 1998 and twice as a Minister.
Phillip Griffiths Phillip Griffiths (born 1938) is a American mathematician, known for his work in the field of geometry, and in particular for the complex manifold approach to algebraic geometry. He was a major developer in particular of the theory of variation of Hodge structure in Hodge theory and moduli theory.

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