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Stonehill controversy – involving American businessman Harry Stonehill with a $50-million business empire in the Philippines; 1968. Jabidah massacre – the murder of an estimated 28 to 68 Moro Muslims, who were clandestinely being trained on the island of Corregidor to instigate a rebellion in Sabah, Malaysia .
The Hello Garci scandal (or just Hello Garci ), also known as Gloriagate, [ 1][ 2][ 3] was a political scandal and electoral crisis in the Philippines involving 14th president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who allegedly rigged the 2004 national election in her favor. The official results of the election gave Arroyo and Noli de Castro the presidency ...
Pepsi Number Fever. The logo for the sales promotion. Market share of Pepsi in the Philippines initially increased from 19.4% to 24.9%. Mistake in ₱1 million grand prize winning bottle cap distribution led to riots and deaths. The Pepsi Number Fever, [ 1] also known as the 349 incident, [ 2] was a promotion held by PepsiCo in the Philippines ...
Alex Lasker. Updated November 15, 2019 at 2:27 PM. Tourist fined for wearing nearly non-existent bikini: 'It was literally a string'. A Taiwanese woman was slapped with a fine over her tiny bikini ...
Janet Lim-Napoles[ nb 1] (born Janet Luy Lim; January 15, 1964) is a Filipina businesswoman who is believed to have masterminded the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) Scam. She was convicted of plunder for her involvement in the PDAF Scam and is facing charges for alleged involvement in the misuse of the Malampaya fund for disaster ...
Hayden dela Santa Kho Jr. was born in the Philippines to parents Hayden Kho Sr., a Chinese doctor, and Irene dela Santa, a Spanish-Filipina businesswoman, on May 20, 1980. [citation needed] He spent his early years at Grace Christian High School (now Grace Christian College) in Quezon City. [ 1] Kho pursued his education at the University of ...
Double murder. On December 20, 2020, a shooting incident occurred in Paniqui, Tarlac, Philippines, when a police officer, Jonel Nuezca, fatally shot two of his neighbors, Sonia and Frank Gregorio, after a heated argument over an improvised noisemaker ( boga ). The victims' relatives and the perpetrator's underage daughter were present at the ...
2019. 10,000,000 subscribers. 2020. Last updated: July 7, 2023. Mariam Sayed Sameer Marbella Al-Alawi (born December 25, 1996), known professionally as Ivana Alawi ( Tagalog: [ɪˈbanɐ ɐˈlaʊɪ] ), is a Filipino actress, model, and YouTuber. She is also the CEO of her own skincare brand called Ivana Skin. [ 4][ 5]