Duterte War
What year was Duterte elected?
2016
What religion are the Filipinos(80% of the population)
Christianity
How long did the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines last?
1521-1898 so 377 years
What was San Pedro Cebu originally made of?
Wood and mud
How many waves of Filipino immigration were there?
4 major waves of immigration
Who won the Nobel prize?
Maria Ressa
What is one of the most popular folk dances in the Philippines?
Tinikling.
how long was the encomienda system used for?
1568 to the end of the 17th century
What was the first date that Filipinos came to america.
1587
What were the first Filipinos called?
Manillas
When was the Anti-Terrorism bill passed?
What is one of the most important Holidays?
Christmas
What were Jose Rizal's two books called? English is fine.
Noli me tangere (1887; Touch Me Not) and El filibusterismo (1891; The Reign of Greed)
What date is the Filipino Independence day?
June 12
Which president signed the Tydings-McDuffie Act?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is one pro of the drug war?
Any pro
What are the three main forms of music introduced to the Filipinos?
Harana
Kundiman
Rondalla.
Which Pact ended the fighting between the revolutionaries and the government in 1897?
Pact of Biak-na-Bato.
What date was Ferdinand Marcos the Senate President?
1963-1965
What was the big factor of the second wave of Filipino immigration?
High unemployment
What is the most famous filipino dish?
Adobo.
By the end of the sixteenth century, the population of the natives had declined by? percentage
36 to 40 percent
What was the name of the oldest triangular bastion forts in the Philippines.
Fort San Pedro Cebu
Name 3 out of 5 Metropolitan areas of Filipinos in 2019
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
- New York
- Honolulu
- San Diego