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Francis Michael Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009), also known as Francis M., was a Filipino rapper, singer, songwriter, television personality, actor, and entrepreneur. He is regarded as an influential figure in Pinoy hip hop. Magalona was a son of actors Pancho Magalona and Tita Duran. He started as a breakdancer and ...
A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
Melchora Aquino (January 6, 1812 – February 19, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary. She became known as " Tandang Sora " ("tandang" meaning "old") because of her age during the Philippine Revolution . She was known as the "Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak" for her contributions.
The wreckage was found on April 14. [ 22] 17 May 2010 – A Robinson R44 helicopter carrying Quezon Province Governor Rafael Nantes crashed into a residential area of Lucena, Quezon, killing all four people on board and two people on the ground. [ 23] 10 December 2011 – 2011 Manila Beechcraft Queen Air crash.
A death certificate is either a legal document issued by a medical practitioner which states when a person died, or a document issued by a government civil registration office, that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death, as entered in an official register of deaths. An official death certificate is usually required to be ...
Ildefonso Paez Santos Jr. (September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014), popularly known simply as " IP Santos ", was a Filipino architect who was known for being the "Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture." He was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Architecture in 2006. [ 1]
The first recorded hazing-related death in the Philippines. Died from a burst appendix during an operation. President Ramon Magsaysay created the Castro Committee to investigate the death. The committee found hazing not to be the cause of Albert's death but added that the mauling he received prior to the operation weakened him physically. [2 ...
Apolinario Mabini y Maranan [a] (Tagalog: [apolɪˈnaɾ.jo maˈbinɪ]; July 23, 1864 – May 13, 1903) was a Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.