Although its origin can be traced as far back as 500 B.C.

, the “yoyo” as a toy only achieved

mainstream success in the US in the 1920s, all thanks to a Filipino immigrant named Pedro
Flores, who introduced the toy among American kids while working as a bellboy in Los
Angeles.

The silhouette of Big J dribbling a ball has been part of the PBA logo, which originally
featured two generic players in mid-air.
Leandro Alejandro was a well-known student leader
during martial law.

Leandro, or Lean, participated in campus protests against

martial law, joining open as well as clandestine groups in
the University of the Philippines (UP). Soon he was a
leader in these campus organizations, and by the early
1980s, was a key figure in the national anti-dictatorship
movement.

Lean was secretary-general of the multisectoral group

BAYAN when he was assassinated in 1987. He had just
left a press conference in Intramuros, Manila, and was
driving back to the Bayan office in Cubao, Quezon City
when his vehicle was ambushed near the Bayan
headquarters. Two of his three companions
were wounded. Lean was 27 years old.