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During the "New Society Movement" (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan) era in the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos used the word maharlika to promote an authoritarian view of Filipino nationalism under martial law, claiming that it referred to the ancient Filipino nobility and included the kings and princes of ancient Philippine society. Marcos was ...
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
The Maharlika Nation is a registered entity under the Philippine government's Securities and Exchange Commission. [7] According to the Socorro Mayor Felizardo Galameda, the group had unsuccessfully attempted to get registered as a people's organization. [8] The Maharlika Nation claims itself to be self-governing under the IPRA law.
During the martial law period in the Philippines, Marcos attempted to produce a film entitled Maharlika to present his "war exploits". [8] One of the results of this trend was the distortion of the original meaning of maharlika. Maharlika does not actually refer to the "royalty" class as is claimed, but refers to the vassal warrior class.
Also, before being proven false in 1985 by the United States Military, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos claimed that he had commanded a 9,000-strong guerrilla force known as the Maharlika Unit. [29] Marcos also used maharlika as his personal pseudonym; depicting himself as a bemedalled anti-Japanese Filipino guerrilla fighter during World ...
The Kalayaan Hall (Filipino: Bulwagang Kalayaan) [1] is a government building within the Malacañang Palace complex in Manila, Philippines. It houses the Presidential Museum and Library. It houses the Presidential Museum and Library.
Maharlika Village, officially Barangay Maharlika and simply known as Maharlika, is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. As of the 2020 census , the population was 23,470. The barangay, which was created from the land that was excluded out of AFP Enlisted Men's Village on January 3, 1974, has the largest Muslim community ...
Maharlika Pilipinas is a name used by multiple grassroots-based sports leagues in the Philippines founded by Manny Pacquiao, including: Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League for men's basketball; founded in 2017 Junior Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League for youth men's basketball; founded in 2023