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Miguel Lopez de Legaspi
Miguel López de Legaspi , d. 1572, Spanish navigator, conqueror of the Philippines. In 1545 he went to Mexico and was later chosen by the viceroy to head an expedition for the conquest of the Philippines. He sailed in 1563, occupied the Ladrone Islands (the present-day Northern Mariana... Read more |
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Vichy government
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Cavite
Cavite , city (1990 pop. 91,641), Cavite prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. The city, situated on a small peninsula in Manila Bay, has been important as a naval base and trade center since the days of the Spanish. In the Spanish-American War it was captured by Dewey on May 1, 1898. The United States... Read more |
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Quezon City
Quezon City city (1990 pop. 1,669,776), former capital of the Republic of the Philippines, central Luzon, a part of the Manila metropolitan area. A suburb of Manila, taken separately it would be the most populous city in the Philippines. It is chiefly residential but has some diversified light... Read more |
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Government computer systems
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industrial policy
industrial policy government-sponsored economic program in which the public and private sectors coordinate their efforts to develop new technologies and industries. Government provides the financial support and capital to the private sector by direct subsidies, tax credits, or government-run... Read more |
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Manila
Manila , city (1990 pop. 1,601,234), capital of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, its chief port, and the focus of all governmental, commercial, industrial, and cultural activities. In addition to its extensive and superb port... Read more |
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Daniel Hudson Burnham
Daniel Hudson Burnham , 1846-1912, American architect and city planner b. Henderson, N.Y. He was trained in architects' offices in Chicago. In that city he established (1873) a partnership with John W. Root and soon gained many of the most important architectural commissions of the day. Their... Read more |
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Ferdinand Edralin Marcos
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos , 1917-89, Philippine political leader. A lawyer and aide to Manuel Roxas (1946-47), he was elected to congress in 1949, serving in the House of Representatives (1949-59) and Senate (1959-65). Formerly a Liberal, he broke with the party in 1965 and won the presidential... Read more |
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Ross and Cromarty
Ross and Cromarty former county, N Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Ross and Cromarty was divided between the new Highland and Western Isles regions (now council areas).... Read more |
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PAL: Biggest corporate miracle in Asia
...Biggest corporate miracle in Asia.As Philippine Airlines, Asia...the renascent Philippine flag carrier...in terms in new aircraft orders...saviour Tan, the Philippine business tycoon...changes in the governments, which ... |
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Philippine Rescue Teams Find More Bodies
...Sunday at a Philippine village engulfed...hoping for a miracle in the search...provoked. The New People's...miles south of Manila, he said...the capital, Manila. Philippine Lt. Col...efforts of our ... |
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PHILIPPINE NEWSPAPER HIGHLIGHTS - OCT 11, 2005.
...to give local government units more economic...telling them at the Manila Hotel launching...according to Philippine economic officials...has granted the Philippine government a...has opened a new global services...Water ... |
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Arroyo arrested over voter fraud; Philippines; Former president in hospital...
...Associated Press MANILA, Philippines...photographed former Philippine President...second ex-Philippine president...together create a new country where...her. The government rushed the...a "minor miracle" in the ... |
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137 Dead in Philippine Collapse
...137 Dead in Philippine Collapse MANILA, Philippines...days, only a miracle can keep them...several years, Manila has faced a...construction of new dumps. A Clean...said the government is trying to...metropolitan ... |
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Philippine Economy Reviving; President Ramos's Tough-Love Liberalization...
...recently installed a million new lines -- more than had...and adding cash to the government's depleted coffers...into the system." The Philippine economic miracle, as it's being called...President Clinton, gather in Manila and nearby Subic ... |
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Filipino police fingerprint arrested ex-leader
MANILA, Philippines...photographed former Philippine President...second ex-Philippine president...together create a new country where...against her. The government rushed the...was a "minor miracle" in the ... |
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GMA seeks business support; Exhorts businessmen at Manila Hotel meeting.(Main...
...competitive edge of Philippine business to enable...speech at the 31st Philippine Business Conference at the Manila Hotel yesterday...working on opening new horizons for...restoring the Philippine reputation and...PCCI has been ... |
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Balikbayan tells of Philippine gains
...08-15-2002 MANILA--Is the Philippines...with the inept government and the prevalentcorruption...gains in Metro Manila (though themetropolis...bordering Metro Manila are the microcosm...thegreat economic miracle that has transformed...trains ... |
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'NEW-STYLE' PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS OWE MUCH TO OLD-FASHIONED WAY
MANILA - Issues of land...Don't expect miracles from this crowd...majority in the new Congress. Conservative...mechanics of electing a new Legislature in...calm." Despite government appeals for voters...political machine, the ... |
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