.... FILIPINO INTERESTING FACTS
In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced
to the English language in 1762 by British invaders,
not Americans.
What is the world's 3rd largest English-speaking nation,
next to the USA and the UK? The Philippines.
The USA bought the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam
from Spain in 1898.
The Filipino-American Independence War
from 1898 to 1902 ensued,
killing 4,234 Americans and killing how many Filipinos?
16,000 were killed in action and 200,000 died
from famine and pestilence.
(The Philippines lost and was colonized until 1946.)
Los Angeles, California was co-founded in 1781
by a Filipino named Antonio Miranda Rodriguez,
along with 43 Latinos from Mexico
sent by the Spanish government.
What antibiotic did ! Filipino doctor Abelardo Aguilar
co-discover? Hint: Brand is Ilosone,
named after Iloilo. Erythromycin.
The one-chip video camera was first made by
Marc Loinaz a Filipino inventor from New Jersey.
The first ever international Grandmaster from Asia
was Eugenio Torre who won
at the Chess Olympiad in Nice, France in 1974.
This son of two Filipino physicians scored over 700
on the verbal portion of the
Standardized Achievement Test (SAT)
before age 13 -
Kiwi Danao Camara of Punahou School,Hawaii...
Edward Sanchez, a Mensa member,
bagged the grand prize in the first Philippine Search
for Product Excellence in Information Technology.
Who was the Filipino-American dancer
who scored a perfect 1600 on the SAT?
Joyce Monteverde of California.
Who invented the fluorescent lamp?
Thomas Edison discovered the electric light bulb
and the fluorescent lighting
was thought up by Nikola Tesla.
But the fluorescent lamp we use today
was invented by Agapito Flores
(a Cebu native named Benigno Flores
of Bantayan Island, according to the Philippine Daily inquirer),
a Filipino scientist.
Americans helped then-Philippine leader
Ramon Magsaysay to develop it
for worldwide commerce.
(Yes! Many foreigners have noted
that the Filipino population has Asia's highest rates
of inventors and international beauty queens.)
Two Filipina beauties, Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran,
chosen as Miss Universe in 1969 and 1973.
Pure- or part-Filipino celebrities in American showbiz
include Von Flores, Tia Carrere, Paolo Montalban,
Lea Salonga, Ernie Reyes Jr., Nia Peeples,
Julio Iglesias Jr., Enrique Iglesias Lou Diamond Phillips,
Phoebe Cates and Rob Schneider.
The first Filipino act to land a top hit
on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart
in the 1960s was the group Rocky Fellers of Manila.
Sugar Pie deSanto (father was from the Philippines),
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
(according to the October 1984 article
"Prince in Exile" by Scott Isler in the magazine Musician), Jaya,Foxy Brown and Enrique Iglesias followed.
Pure Filipinos who made success in minor charts were
Jocelyn Enriquez aka Oriental Madonna,
Buffy, Pinay and (Ella May) Saison.
Latina-American pop star Christina Aguilera
lost to Filipina vocalist Josephine Roberto aka Banig
during the International Star Search years ago.
In a mid-1999 MTV chat,
she said that competing against someone
of Banig's age was "not fair".
"Besides gracing fashion magazine covers,
this international supermodel from Manila
had walked the runways since the 1970s
for all the major designers, like Calvin Klein,
Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix,
Donna Karan,Gianni Versace and
Yves Saint Laurent - Anna Bayle.
Who is the personal physician of United States Pres.
William Clinton? Eleanor "Connie" Concepcion Mariano,
a Filipina doctor who was the youngest captain
in the US Navy.
The first Filipino-American in US Congress
was Virginia Rep. Robert Cortez-Scott, a Harvard alumnus.
Distinguished British traveler-writer
A. Henry Savage Landor,
thrilled upon seeing a Bicol landmark in 1903,
wrote: "Mayon is the most beautiful mountain
I have ever seen, the world-renowned Fujiyama
(Mt.Fuji) of Japan sinking into perfect insignificance
by comparison.
"Mayon volcano has the world's most perfect cone.
Filipinos had their first taste of Mexican chili and corn
during the Manila-Acapulco galleon trade (1564-1815).
In return, Mexico's people had their initial taste of
tamarind, Manila mango and a Filipino banana
called racatan or lakatan.
Founded in 1595 by Spaniards,
the University of San Carlos in Cebu City,
Philippines is older than Harvard
and is the oldest university in Asia.
University of Santo Tom! as in Manila,
established in 1611, is Asia's second oldest.
Who's the Filipina senator
popular for her colorful jargon,
delivered in a mile-a-minute speed
and in a weird Harvard-meets-Ilonggo accent?
Atty. Miriam Defensor-Santiago.
The first female president of the Philippines
sworn into 0ffice in 1986
was Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.
In a March 31, 1997 article,
The New York Times reported that the CIA
manipulated Philippine elections:
"(CIA operative Col. Edward Lansdale)
essentially ran the successful presidential campaign
of Defense Minister Ramon Magsaysay
in the Philippines in 1953.
"Who was the first Asian
and/or Filipino to snatch America's Pulitzer Prize?
Philippines Herald war journalist
Carlos P. Romulo in 1941.
(He was also the first Asian to become UN President.)
The first two Filipino-Americans
to garner the same award 56 years later
were Seattle Times' Alex Tizon and Byron Acohido,
who is part-Korean.
Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read and write at age 2,
and grew up to speak more than 20 languages,
including Latin, Greek, German, French and Chinese.
What were his last words? "Consummatumsst!
"("It is done!")"
What's still most impressive to me
about the Philippines is the friendliness of the people,
their sense of humor...,"
wrote Honolulu journalist John Griffin in a 1998 visit to Manila.
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