Here are some more Interesting Filipino Facts and History
Do you know that:
1. In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to the English language in 1762 by British invaders, not Americans.
2. 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.
3. The one-chip video camera was first made by Marc Loinaz a Filipino inventor from New Jersey.
4. 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.
5. 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!")
6. Mayon volcano has the world's most perfect cone.
7. "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.
8. Pure Filipinos who made success in minor charts were Jocelyn Enriquez aka Oriental Madonna, Buffy, Pinay and (Ella May) Saison.
9. 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.
10. The first female president of the Philippines sworn into 0ffice in 1986 was Corazon Cojuangco Aquino.
Those are the things that most of the Filipino youth doesn’t know about the Philippines.
Please check out for the next facts I will post about the Philippines.
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