Filipino Food
This dish involves meat, seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and black peppercorns
Adobo
The oldest city in the Philippines
Cebu City
Actor who played the lead in John and Marsha
Dolphy
Earliest European expedition to the Philippines was led by this man
Ferdinand Magellan
Won a Tony Award for Miss Saigon
Lea Salonga
This type of food is derived from a Filipino word that literally means “to pick something up”
pulutan
Known as the “Shoe Capital of the Philippines”
Marikina
This actress first became popular with the song “Mr. DJ” and was previously married to Gabby Concepcion
Sharon Cuneta
The Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain
June 12, 1898
This singer rose to fame with the help of Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey
Charice Pempengco
These are hard-boiled quail eggs dipped in orange-dyed batter then deep-fried
kwek-kwek
This island is also known as “The Rock” or “Island Fortress” and it is strategically located at the mouth of Manila Bay
Corregidor
This actor played Tony Falcon/Agent X-44 in 1960's spy films
Tony Ferrer
Called “The Father of the Philippine Revolution” and was one of the founders of Katipunan
Andres Bonifacio
This singer was born Peter Gene Hernandez who topped the music charts with “Just The Way You Are”
Bruno Mars
The first Jollibee outlet was created in this year.
1975
This island is about 315 kilometers south of Manila, and is part of the province of Aklan. It is a favourite tourist destination of both locals and foreigners.
Boracay
This actor played Sid Lucero in the movie Batch '81
Mark Gil
Year Jose Rizal was executed by the Spanish colonial government
1896
This actress who grew up with an American dad and Filipino mom portrayed Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series
Vanessa Hudgens
Known as the Sisig Queen for reinventing sisig by using a sizzling plate
Lucia Cunanan/Aling Lucing
The only surviving Spanish colonial city in the Philippines
Vigan City
Won the 1954 FAMAS Best Actress award for Dalagang Ilocana
Gloria Romero
This battle is sometimes referred to as the Philippine Thermopylae where a 60-man Filipino rear guard succumbed to a force of 500 American soldiers
Battle of Tirad Pass
The fifth governor of Hawaii and the first Filipino-American governor in the US
Ben Cayetano