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Kingdom of Luzon. The Kingdom of Luzon was described as one of the more powerful and wealthier kingdoms in the archipelago. It was noted for its commerce, literacy, diplomacy, navy, and use of artillery. Its influence ranged at least from Mindoro to Kapampangan lordships, with possibilities of greater extent suggested by the name of the kingdom.
The Filipino given name Dranreb was invented by reversing the spelling of the English name Bernard, and someone calling himself Nosrac bears the legal name Carson. Joseph Ejército Estrada , the 13th president of the Philippines , began as a movie actor and received his nickname Erap as an adult; it comes from Pare spelled backwards (from ...
Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and ' Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.
Ramon Bagatsing – 17th and the longest-serving Mayor of Manila. Isko Moreno – 27th Mayor of Manila, former Manila City councilor from the 1st district, actor and vlogger. Larry Silva – 21st Vice Mayor of Manila, former Manila City councilor from the 3rd district, actor and comedian.
The following is a list of notable Chinese Filipinos (Filipinos of Chinese descent). [1] [2]López family of Iloilo, is a wealthy and influential Filipino family of business magnates, media proprietors, politicians, and philanthropists descended from Filipino-Chinese merchant Basílio López (c. 1800–c. 1875).
List of Filipino actresses is a list of present and past notable Filipino actresses on stage, television, and motion pictures, arranged in alphabetical order by first name. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Catálogo alfabético de apellidos (English: Alphabetical Catalogue of Surnames; Filipino: Alpabetikong Katalogo ng mga apelyido) is a book of surnames in the Philippines and other islands of Spanish East Indies published in the mid-19th century. That was in response to a Spanish colonial decree establishing the distribution of Spanish ...
Amado Cortez (December 14, 1927–March 22, 2003) Ambet Nabus (born February 12, 1970) Andoy Balunbalunan (January 18, 1909–September 8, 1999) Andre Garcia (born October 23, 1999) Andre Paras (born November 1, 1995) Andrei Felix (unknown born) Andres Centenera (March 15, 1914–July 7, 1984) Andrew E. (born July 30, 1967) Andy Poe (May 14 ...