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Leoncio Rudy Santos (1953 - December 2022 [1]), also known by his stage name Octoman, was a Filipino with a parasitic twin.He was the oldest person ever recorded with this condition.
Salvador Ponce Lopez (May 27, 1911 – October 18, 1993) was a Filipino writer, journalist, educator, diplomat and statesman.. He studied at the University of the Philippines (UP) and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1931 and a Master of Arts degree in Philosophy in 1933.
Compared to the more rigid literature of the Spanish era, the American period saw the popularity of the "free verse" in the Philippines, allowing for flexible poetry, prose, and other wordcraft. [8] The introduction of the English language was also of equal importance, as it became one of the most common languages that Filipino writers would ...
This is an annotated list of records of the Philippines organized by category. Finance. Wealthiest individual person (Forbes' The World's Billionaires list): ...
Junrey Balawing (/ dʒ uː n ˈ r iː / joon-REE; Tagalog pronunciation: [dʒunˈrɪ bɐˈlawɪŋ] ⓘ; born June 12, 1993 – July 28, 2020) was a Filipino record holder at the Guinness World Records for the world's shortest man alive measuring at 60.00 centimetres (23.62 in) tall. [3] The declaration came during Balawing's 18th birthday ...
Lapulapu [2] [3] [4] (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, [5] was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines.Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.
Biag ni Lam-ang (lit. ' The Life of Lam-ang ') is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines.It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.
He was subsequently listed as a free black (1806), free mulatto (1809–1811), "man of color" (1813, Monongalia County), free black (1815, Monongalia County) and "colored" (1817, Randolph County). Wilmore Sr. had five sons with Nancy, who were all recorded as free blacks, free mulattoes or free colored people: Wilmore Male Jr.; William Male ...