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April 6 – The Philippines finishes in the round of 16 at the Smart Asian Volleyball Confederation Beach Tour Nuvali Open in Santa Rosa, Laguna after the women’s team loses 16–21, 15–21 to Australia while the men’s team loses 20–22, 15–21 to Iran. [129] April 14 – The Philippine men's team wins silver in the FIVB Volleyball World ...
As of 2023, no one had ever been officially recognized as a Philippine national hero. [ 2 ] The reformist writer Jose Rizal , today considered as the quintessential national hero, has never been explicitly proclaimed as such by the Philippine government . [ 2 ]
This is because of the controversial events on which Bonifacio was executed by his fellow revolutionaries during the time of the Philippine Revolution. [6] In 2023, Bonifacio Day was commemorated on November 27, as part of the "holiday economics" strategy that shifts the observance of the holiday to the nearest Monday for a longer weekend by ...
The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. [31] In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund.
March 27 – Major networks GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation issued a joint statement regarding their differences related to their news reports on the latter's AM radio station DZMM during the Pacquiao-Mosley fight In 2011 based on their news on the former network's live TV broadcast (which is leased their airtime to the network by Solar Entertainment for this fight at that time) with ...
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 on one of its final flight to Mactan–Cebu International Airport in 2006. Cebu Pacific was established on August 26, 1988. Republic Act No. 7151, which grants a legislative franchise to Cebu Air, Inc. to operate, was approved on August 30, 1991. [14]
On January 7, 2023, GMA Network announced its series lineup for 2023, which included The Voice Generations, a spin-off of the The Voice franchise that first aired in Australia a year prior. [1] The series is the third spin-off of The Voice of the Philippines. [2]
November 7–21 – The Iloilo and Bacolod Hosting the 1999 AFC Women's Championship was held from 7 to 21 November 1999 in the Philippines. December 8 – The Manila Metrostars rout the Cebu Gems , 101–83 in Game Six, before a hometown crowd at the Mail & More Sports Complex in San Andres and crowned themselves the 1999 MBA national champions.