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Before departing Hong Kong, Aguinaldo had arranged with U.S. Consul General Edwin Wildman for securing of arms, financing that with MXN$117,000 [c] from the funds on deposit in Hong Kong. [43] According to Aguinaldo, an initial shipment of 2,000 Mauser rifles and 200 000 cartridges was received in the Philippines, but a promised second shipment ...
The Patriots played their home games at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. During its first season, some games were held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan. Both are located in Metro Manila. The Patriots were the first ABL champions, winning the 2010 ABL playoffs (playing as the Philippine Patriots).
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee helps to pour out votes from the ballot box at a polling station in Hong Kong on Dec. 10, 2023. Credit - Vernon Yuen—NurPhoto/Getty Images
According to the Philippine Department of Tourism, arrivals from Hong Kong to the Philippines amounted to 118,666 on 2013, a 2.78 percent rise from 2011 figures. Hong Kong is the 9th largest source of visitors visiting the Philippines. Hong Kong saw 659,829 visitors from the Philippines in 2010. [5]
Fewer than 5,000 Hong Kong people from mostly pro-establishment circles vote on Sunday for candidates vetted as loyal to Beijing, who will pick the city's next China-backed leader. Pro-democracy ...
Solving Hong Kong's shortage of housing and increasing land supply will be key priorities for authorities under the new, "patriots only" political system imposed by Beijing, Chief Executive Carrie ...
Raly Lofamia Tejada (February 1, 1971 – August 20, 2024) was a Filipino diplomat and lawyer who served as the Consul General of the Philippines in Hong Kong. After graduating from the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Law in 1996, Tejada began his career with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, with multiple postings in various countries, including Hong Kong, Canada ...
Hong Kongers on Sunday delivered an apparent snub to China’s “patriots only” overhaul of the city’s electoral system, as local polls that barred the opposition from standing drew the ...