Philippine heroes and heroines biography of alberta
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By Fr. Nilo Belvis Macapinlac
Dear Christian friends and people of good will,
Prayerful greetings on this special month of our Philippine Independence and of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus!
June is the month of our Philippine Independence. This year, we celebrate 120 years of freedom from Spanish occupation, and that occupation ended on a day we should not forget, June 12, 1898. We were under Spanish rule for 333 years. God looked down with mercy upon our nation and bestowed our freedom and independence. What a gift and blessing to celebrate and to guard that gift of freedom and independence! God loves us so dearly and has chosen us to be the first Christian nation in the south east of Asia.
We need to look back and be grateful and move forward for a bright tomorrow. Those who do not learn from the history of our past are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. This is evident in how many EDSA People Power revolutions have occurred in the midst of political crisis, crisis o
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Karylle
Filipino singer
In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Padilla, the birth surname or paternal family name is Tatlonghari, and the marital name is Yuzon.
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| Born | Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari (1981-03-22) March 22, 1981 (age 43) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | Ateneo de Manila University, (BS) |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | Yael Yuzon (m. 2014) |
| Mother | Zsa Zsa Padilla |
| Family | Padilla family |
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Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari-Yuzon (born March 22, 1981), known mononymously as Karylle, is a Filipino singer and actress.[1] Having achieved mainstream success
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HISTORY
UNITED STATES
Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation and the third-largest ethnic group in California, after Latinas/os and African Americans.
The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora dem Esperanza and landed at what fryst vatten now Morro Bay, California. During this time the Philippines were part of New Spain.
In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States. Various states, counties, and cities in the U.S. have established proclamations and resolutions declaring observance of Filipino American History Month.
The late Dr. Fred Cordova, along with his wife, FANHS Founder Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova, first introduced October as Filipino American History Month in 1992 with a reso