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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office ( PCSO, Filipino: Tanggapan sa Charity Sweepstakes ng Pilipinas [2]) is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines under direct supervision of the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is mandated to do fund raising and provide funds for health programs, medical assistance ...
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag ( Filipino: Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat ng Pilipinas ), or simply the Pledge to the Philippine Flag ( Filipino: Panunumpa sa Watawat ), is the pledge to the flag of the Philippines. It is one of two national pledges, the other being the Patriotic Oath, which is the Philippine national pledge.
The first documented Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521, Easter Sunday. It was conducted by Father Pedro de Valderrama of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition along the shores of what was referred to in the journals of Antonio Pigafetta as "Mazaua". Today, this site is widely believed by many historians and the government to ...
October 5 – Rommel Amatong, Filipino politician. October 3 - Rio Locsin, Filipino actress. October 11 – Willie Marcial, 10th PBA commissioner. October 26 : Eduardo Año, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government. Joey Salceda, Filipino politician. December 2 – Rodrigo Abellanosa, Filipino politician.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps ). The President of the Philippines is the Commander-in-Chief of the AFP and forms military policy with ...
Light Network/ZOE TV: On March 1, 2017, ZOE Broadcasting Network made history in Philippine TV broadcasting as it switched to digital-only broadcasting, using DZOZ-TV Channel 33 (587.143 MHz). Light Network was the first TV network in the country to fully abandon its analog transmissions and shift to digital television, as network engineers ...
The Pan-Philippine Highway is a 3,517 kilometres (2,185 mi) network of roads, bridges, and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon, Samar, Leyte, and Mindanao, serving as the Philippines' principal transport backbone. The northern terminus of the highway is in Laoag, and the southern terminus is at Zamboanga City .
The Citizen was an English-language newspaper based in Juba, the national capital of South Sudan and the state capital of Central Equatoria. The newspaper was first founded during the second period of autonomy for what was then known as Southern Sudan, the ten states in the deep south of the Republic of the Sudan , in 2006. [1]