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For how many days did Ninoy conduct a fasting?
✓ Ninoy Aquino, a prominent Filipino politician,
conducted a fast for 40 days in 1975. On the
40th day of his fast, his family and several
priests and friends begged him to end his fast,
pointing out that even Christ fasted only for 40
days. He acquiesced, confident that he had
made a symbolic gesture.
This is the total Philippine foreign debt.
✓ External Debt in Philippines increased to
111268.17 USD Million in 2022 from 106428.26
USD Million in 2021.
✓ The national debt of the Philippines is the total
debt, or unpaid borrowed funds, carried by the
national government of the Philippines.
✓ The country’s outstanding debt inched up to
reach a fresh record of P14.24 trillion as of end-
July 2023
The first human right charter.
✓ Known today as the Cyrus Cylinder, this ancient
record has now been recognized as the world’s
first charter of human rights.
✓ It is translated into all six official languages of
the United Nations and its provisions parallel
the first four Articles of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
Edsa people power revolution is considered as the
bloodless revolution that was praised around the
world.
✓ The Philippines was praised worldwide in 1986,
when the so-called bloodless revolution
erupted, called EDSA People Power’s
Revolution.
✓ February 25, 1986 marked a significant national
event that has been engraved in the hearts and
minds of every Filipino
New members in the Katipunan are called what?
✓ New members started out as “katipon,” then
moved up to “kawal” and eventually to
“bayani.”
What are the significant characteristics of the
Philippine flag during 1898 to 1901.
✓ The Philippine flag was sewn by the
revolutionary junta in Hong Kong and first
displayed in battle on May 28, 1898. It was
formally unfurled during the proclamation of
Philippine independence on June 12, 1898, by
President Emilio Aguinaldo.
The only surviving ship to return to Spain.
✓ Victoria, the only surviving ship, arrived in
Seville three years later without the body of
Magellan (who was killed on April 27, 1521, by
Lapu-Lapu’s warriors).
The date that Magellan landed on Cebu.
✓ Magellan learned there that there is a rich
island called Cebu, and navigated to the west.
✓ Magellan reached Cebu on April 8, 1521.
Magellan told his Malay slave, Enrique, to
assure the people of Cebu that they came as
friends not as enemies.
President Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines for
how many years?
✓ Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ruled the Philippines for
21 years from 1965 until 1986.
This person composed the Lupang Hinirang.
✓ "Lupang Hinirang", originally known in Spanish
as "Marcha Nacional Filipina", is the national
anthem of the Philippines. Its music was
composed by Julián Felipe in 1898, and the
lyrics were adapted from the Spanish poem
Filipinas, which was written by Filipino soldier
José Palma y Velásquez a year later.
He read the act of the declaration of independence in
Spanish.
✓ The Act of the Declaration of Independence was
prepared, written, and read by Ambrosio
Rianzares Bautista in Spanish.
✓ The Declaration was signed by 98 people,
among them a United States Army officer who
witnessed the proclamation.
The national song of praise.
✓ An anthem defined as "a song, as of praise,
devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are
either marches or hymns in style.
✓ Lupang Hinirang
❖ Marcos’s regime won the election against cory
and what type of government is the result of
this event?
❖ The assassination of Ninoy is an important
historical event that fuels people's anger and
condemnation of the dictator Ferdinand
Marcos.
❖ In the speech cory mentioned that she wants
to make peace with the insurgents.