On January 9‚ 1945‚ 850 US ships of the 6th US Army began a round-about to Lingayen Gulf attempting to mislead the Japanese. Manila was taken and Corregidor was liberated‚ finally‚ real medical facilities were made available to the Philippines which include the 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army. The said laboratory was located at 208 Quiricada Street‚ Sta. Cruz‚ Manila‚ but now known as the Public Health Laboratory; a division of the Manila Health Department. As early as February of that
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Philippine History Early History -The Negritos are believed to have migrated to the Philippines some 30‚000 years ago from Borneo‚ Sumatra‚ and Malaya. The Malayans followed in successive waves. These people belonged to a primitive epoch of Malayan culture‚ which has apparently survived to this day among certain groups such as the Igorots. The Malayan tribes that came later had more highly developed material cultures. In the 14th cent. Arab traders from Malay and Borneo introduced Islam into the
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Natural Landmarks * Ambuklao Dam‚ Bokod‚ Benguet * Anilao Dive spots‚ Bgy. Anilao‚ Mabini‚ Batangas * Apo Island‚ cited as one of the best diving spots in the world.[1] * Baguio City‚ Benguet (summer capital of the Philippines) * Banaue Rice Terraces‚ Banaue‚ Ifugao * Boracay Island‚ Balabag‚ Malay‚ Aklan * Bulusan‚ Sorsogon * Calamian group of islands‚ Palawan * Chocolate Hills‚ Carmen‚ Bohol * El Nido‚ Palawan * Hundred Islands National Park‚ Alaminos
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History of the Philippines The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans using rafts or primitive boats‚ at least 67‚000 years ago as the 2007 discovery of Callao Man showed. Spanish colonization and settlement began with the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s expedition on February 13‚ 1565 who established the first permanent settlement of San Miguel on the island of Cebu. The expedition continued northward reaching the bay of Manila on the island
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On December 8‚ 1941‚ the Japanese made an unexpected attack on the Philippines about ten hours after their attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had sent bombs and ground troops coming from both north and south of the Manila. In this battle‚ commander General Douglas MacArthur was in charge and command of defending the Philippine and the United States troops because he was sent by President Franklin Roosevelt. General Douglas MacArthur had majored in military academics and was also the commander of
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submarine. February 22‚ 1942 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General MacArthur out of the Philippines. March 18‚ 1942 - Gen. MacArthur appointed commander of the Southwest Pacific Theater by President Roosevelt. May 6‚ 1942 - Japanese take Corregidor as Gen. Wainwright unconditionally surrenders all U.S. And Filipino forces in the Philippines. May 7-8‚ 1942 - Japan suffers its first defeat of the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea off New Guinea - the first time in history that two opposing
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SECTION 1 Before the Incas were colonised by the Spanish‚ they lived a simple life and followed their own structure of society. • Pyramid of Power • Religious beliefs • Housing • Food The Sapa Inca was at the top of the Incan Society. Sapa Inca meant ‘unique Lord’. The Incas believed the Sapa Inca descended from the sun god Inti. He was also treated with high respect. The ten royal family groups were below the Sapa Inca. They were one of the highest rankings in the Incan Society. The
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Caribbean. 3. The first Signal units to actually face the enemy were in the Pacific. After the Pearl Harbor bombing‚ the Japanese began invading the Philippine Islands. They forced General McArthur to retreat to the Bataan Peninsula and finally Corregidor. Not all of the soldiers could get away. Lt. Gen. Wainwright was in command of the garrison and eventually moved his headquarters underground into the Malinta Tunnel. Col. Theodore Teague was commanding signal officer and once the Japanese invaded
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EMILIO AGUINALDO Aguinaldo‚ Emilio (1869-1964)‚ Filipino leader and independence fighter‚ born near Cavite‚ Luzon‚ and educated at the College of San Juan de Letran‚ Manila. Aguinaldo led a Filipino insurrection against Spanish rule in 1896‚ and two years later‚ during the Spanish-American War‚ he aided the American attack on the Philippine Islands. He was nominated president of the new republic after the Filipino declaration of independence in 1898. As head of the Filipino provisional government
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Calamian Islands - land of Calamian deer Calauit Island‚ Palawan - animal sanctuary Camiguin - land of volcanoes Capiz - seafood capital Catanduanes - land of howling winds Cebu City - premiere city in the south Central Luzon - rice bowl Corregidor Island - island fortress; the rock Crisologo Street‚ Vigan - kamestizoan district Davao City- world’s largest city; durian capital Davao Oriental - easternmost province Divisoria - bargain capital Donsol‚ Sorsogon - sanctuary of whale sharks
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