Now officially the first Asian to win three world titles in three divisions in Boxing, Manny Pacquiao’s ascent to the WBC Superfeatherweight throne has become the pride of a larger group of nations.
It is very tempting to recount the details of the bloody battle dubbed “Pacquiao-Marquez II: Unfinished Business,” but let’s leave this to [...]
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Pacquiao-Marquez II: Boxing Politics
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Catholicism Reaches the Philippine Islands
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16 March 1521. After an 18-month voyage, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan lands in Homonhon (Eastern Samar) and claims the islands for King Philip II of Spain. 15 days later, he would hold the first Catholic Mass in the island of Cebu.
Reference: Dr. Sonia M. Zaide, The Philippines: A Unique Nation (Manila: ALL-NATIONS Publishing [...]
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