* Araw ng Kagitingan, also known as " Bataan Day " ( Philippines ) – April 9

* 1949 – Former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, 61, is assassinated while en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband ; her daughter and 10 others are also killed.

* Day of Valour, also known as the " Bataan Day " ( the Philippines )

Abu Sayyaf (;, ASG, ) also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several military Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern Philippines, in Bangsamoro ( Jolo and Basilan ), where for almost 30 years various Muslim groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country.

This was also seen in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Pacific, Scandinavia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Philippines and Mexico.

Japan also invades Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies at the same time ( December 8 in Asia ).

This show also aired in the Philippines in the middle of 2000 on ABS-CBN.

It also caused heavy rains over Malaysia, Philippines, and Indonesia.

In the Philippines, ivory was also used to craft the faces and hands of Catholic icons and images of saints.

The madh ' hab he observed was Imam Al-Shafi ‘ i, with similar customs as he had seen in coastal India especially among the Mappila Muslim, who were also the followers of Imam Al-Shafi ‘ i. Ibn Battuta then sailed to Malacca, Vietnam, the Philippines and finally Quanzhou in Fujian province, China.

Japanese emigrants can also be found in Peru, Argentina, Australia ( especially in the eastern states ), Canada ( especially in Vancouver where 1. 4 % of the population has Japanese ancestry ), the United States ( notably California, where 1. 2 % of the population has Japanese ancestry, and Hawaii ), and the Philippines ( particularly in Davao and Laguna ).

ICJ awarded Ligitan and Sipadan islands, also claimed by Indonesia and Philippines, to Malaysia but left the maritime boundary in the hydrocarbon-rich Celebes Sea in dispute, culminating in hostile confrontations in March 2005 over concessions to the Ambalat oil block.

There are also evangelical Protestant churches in the country with Methodist and Wesleyan tradition like The Wesleyan Church of the Philippines, Inc. Free Methodist Church of the Philippines, and the Church of the Nazarene in the Philippines.

There are also the IEMELIF Reform Movement ( IRM ), The Wesleyan ( Pilgrim Holiness ) Church of the Philippines, the Philippine Bible Methodist Church, Inc., the Pentecostal Free Methodist Church, Inc., the Fundamental Christian Methodist Church, The Reformed Methodist Church, Inc., The Methodist Church of the Living Bread, Inc., and the Wesley Evangelical Methodist Church & Mission, Inc.

The DPRK also expanded its bilateral diplomatic ties in that year, establishing diplomatic relations with Italy, Australia, and the Philippines.

Oregano is also used by chefs in the southern Philippines to eliminate the odor of carabao or water buffalo when boiling it, while simultaneously imparting flavor.

International trade was also expanded beyond China and the Korean peninsula, while nanban ( southern barbarian ) trade with Europe, the Philippines, Siam, and Indonesia was also started.

Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino ; Tana ' nak Cagayan in the Ibanag language ; Tanap ti Cagayan in the Ilocano language ) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02.

Orthodox Christians also live in Philippines.

Some groups also sprang up including the National Union for Liberation led by John Osmena and Diosdado Macapagal, the Mindanao Alliance, the Muslim Federal Party, the Pusyon Bisaya, and the Young Philippines.

The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit ( EAS ), an active player in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ), the Latin Union and a member of the Group of 24.

Some countries, such as the Philippines, have devised means to " reacquire " or retain former citizens who lost their citizenship upon accession to another country, particularly to recover the contributions and potential investment opportunities of former citizens abroad.

Caballo Island ( which means in Spanish: Horse island ) is a bluff, rocky island located at the entrance to Manila Bay in the Philippines.

They were imported from the Philippines in the late 17th century during the Spanish colonial administration of Guam as a beast of burden and as a means of transportation.

Water buffalo have been domesticated in the Philippines as far back as pre-Hispanic times and are often used by farmers in the Philippines to plow the fields and as a means of transportation.

The Reagan administration gave varying degrees of support to anti-Communist dictatorships, including those in Guatemala ( to 1985 ), the Philippines ( to 1986 ), and Argentina ( to 1983 ), and armed the mujahideen in the Soviet war in Afghanistan, UNITA during the Angolan Civil War, and the Contras during the Nicaraguan Revolution as a means of ending ( or preventing ) Communist rule in those countries.

* In ancient Sanskrit, the area we now call Southeast Asia ( including both mainland Southeast Asia and the area now known as Maritime Asia ( i. e., Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines )) was referred to by the people of ancient India as Suvarnadvipa, which means Golden island ( suvarna = golden ; dvipa = island ).

In the Philippines, it is referred to as KKB ; an acronym for " Kanya-kanyang bayad " which means " pay for your own self ".

In the Philippines, the term means any written literature in a language other than Filipino ( or Tagalog ) or English.

* Bungo ( Philippines ) means skull in Filipino

The name of the medieval Spanish sueldo and Portuguese soldo ( which also means salary ) was derived from solidus, which is also used in the Philippines as Suweldo.

* In the Philippines ( a former Spanish colony ), " che " is used as a means of dismissing another person or interrupting another person's speech, similar in context to the English expression " Shut up!

In the Philippines, a tenant-owner's association is often used as a means to buy new flats.

Jeepneys are the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines.

Being the most popular means of transportation in the Philippines, tricycle is also dominating the major thoroughfares and streets in Kalibo.

Sin appealed to Filipinos of all religions to follow the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels and use peaceful means to change the political situation in the Philippines.

The ship sailed in April 1618 for a fourth trans-Pacific travel, and arrived in the Philippines, where she was bought by the local Spanish government in order to " reinforce defenses against Holland forces by all means possible ".

Chinese mestizo men and women were encouraged to marry Spanish and Malay women and men, by means of dowries, in a policy to mix the races of the Philippines so it would be impossible to expel the Spanish.

Philippines was formerly only tied to Mexico from 1565 when galleon trade become the prominent means of economy.

Ilog means river in Filipino, and is the name of two places in the Philippines:

In Taiwan and China, karaoke box establishments are commonly known as KTV ( an abbreviation of karaoke television ), videoke in the Philippines, noraebang ( 노래방 ) in South Korea ( literally meaning singing room ), and phòng karaoke in Vietnam ( which means karaoke room ).

In spite of the yearly ban on firecrackers, many Filipinos in the Philippines still see these as the traditional means to greet the New Year.

* Motorized tricycle ( Philippines ), a common means of passenger transport in the Philippines