Who is the greatest Filipino Basketball Player?

Carlos Loyzaga 
Position: Center 
Nickname: The Great Difference 
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 
Weight: unknown 
Nationality: Philippines 
Born: August 29, 1930
Birth Place: San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines 
College: San Beda College Red Lions 
Pro career 1951 – 1964 
Former teams: Yco Painters (MICAA) 
Awards: FIBA World All-Star Mythical Five member (1954) 

CareerHe played college basketball for the San Beda Red Lions in the NCAA before leading the Yco Painters into 49 consecutive victories in the now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) on 1954-1956.

Loyzaga, a two-time Olympian, was a many time member of the Philippine national basketball team in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. He steered the national team into one of the best in the world, winning four consecutive Asian Games gold medal and two consecutive FIBA Asia Championships.

Loyzaga’s finest moment is the 1954 FIBA World Championship, when he led the Philippines to a third place finished, 67-63 victory over France, and captured the bronze medal. It was the best finished by an Asian country in the world championships and since then the Philippines remained as the only Asian medallists in the world championship.

Loyzaga finished as the tournament’s third best leading scorer and was named in the tournament All-Star mythical five selections. He retired in 1964 following a distinguished 15-year career.

Achievements

College
1951 NCAA Basketball Champions 
1952 NCAA Basketball Champions 

MICAA
1954 National Basketball Champions 
1955 National Basketball Champions 
1956 National Basketball Champions 
1957 National Basketball Champions 
1958 National Basketball Champions 
1959 National Basketball Champions 
1960 National Basketball Champions 
1954 MICAA Champions 

International career highlights

1951 Asian Games champions 
1952 Olympic Games, ninth place 
1954 Asian Games champions 
1954 FIBA World Championship bronze medallist 
FIBA World All-Star Mythical Five member (1954) 
1956 Olympic Games, seventh place 
1958 Asian Games champions 
1959 FIBA World Championship, eighth place 
1960 FIBA Asia Championship champions 
1962 Asian Games champions 
1963 FIBA Asia Championship champions 
1967 FIBA Asia Championship champions, head coach 
1968 Olympic Games, 13th place, head coach 
Other achievements
Philippine National Basketball Hall of Fame (1999) 
Philippine Sportswriter Association Athletes of the 20th Century award (2000)


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The Largest City in the Philippines

It is no longer trivial for Filipinos if someone ask about the capital city of the Philippines or even the oldest city in that case. Even the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines is not but a piece of cake that even students from grade schools can answer (I am not that sure though). But guess what! I found something interesting.

What makes it interesting is that this city is that its size. Do you know that its size is three times the size of Metro Manila??Learn more about Davao City!

Davao City (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Dabaw, Filipino: Lungsod ng Dabaw) is a city in Mindanao, Philippines which is the center of Metro Davao, the third most populous (as of 2010 Census with a population of 2.26 million, after Metro Manila's 11.86 million and Metro Cebu's 2.55 million) and third most significant metropolitan area in the country . The city serves as the main trade, commerce, and industry hub of Mindanao and the regional center for Davao Region. Davao City is the largest city in the Philippines by land area. As of the 2010 NSO Census, it had a population of 1,449,296, making it the fourth-most-populous city in the Philippines and the most populous city in Mindanao. Davao is home to Mount Apo, the highest mountain in the country. (source Wikipedia)

The region's name is derived from its Bagobo origins. The word davao came from the phonetic blending of three Bagobo subgroups' names for the Davao River, a major waterway emptying into the Davao Gulf near the city. Theaboriginal Obos, who inhabit the hinterlands of the region, called the river Davah(with a gentle vowel ending, although later pronunciation is with a hard v or b); the Clatta (or Giangan/Diangan) called it Dawaw, and the Tagabawa called itDabo. To the Obos, davah also means "a place beyond the high grounds" (alluding to settlements at the mouth of the river surrounded by high, rolling hills). When asked where they were going, the usual reply was davah (pointing towards the town). Dawaw also refers to a trading settlement, where forest goods are bartered for salt and other commodities.(source Wikipedia)

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Philippine President with the most Children

José Paciano Laurel y García was born on March 9, 1891 in the town of Tanauan, Batangas. His parents were Sotero Laurel, Sr. and Jacoba García. His father had been an official in the revolutionary government of Emilio Aguinaldo and a signatory to the 1898 Malolos Constitution.

While a teen, Laurel was indicted for attempted murder when he almost killed a rival suitor of his girlfriend with a Batangas fan knife. While studying and finishing law school, he argued for and received an acquittal.^[1]

Laurel received his law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1915, where he studied under Dean George A. Malcolm, whom he would later succeed on the Supreme Court. He then obtained a Master of Laws degree from University of Santo Tomas in 1919. Laurel then attended Yale Law School, where he obtained a Doctorate of Law.

Laurel began his life in public service while a student, as a messenger in the Bureau of Forestry then as a clerk in the Code Committee tasked with the codification of Philippine laws. During his work for the Code Committee, he was introduced to its head, Thomas A. Street, a future Supreme Court Justice who would be a mentor to the young Laurel.

Upon his return from Yale, Laurel was appointed first as Undersecretary of the Interior Department, then promoted as Secretary of the Interior in 1922. In that post, he would frequently clash with the American Governor-General Leonard Wood, and eventually, in 1923, resign from his position together with other Cabinet members in protest of Wood's administration. His clashes with Wood solidified Laurel's nationalist credentials. (source: Wikipedia)

Interesting to note, that Jose Laurel is the only president with utmost children? He has 9 offspring. Their names listed below:

• Jose Laurel, Jr.
• Jose Laurel lll
• Natividad Laurel
• Sotero Laurel
• Mariano Antonio Laurel
• Rosenda Pacencia Laurel
• Potenciana Laurel Yupangco
• Salvador Laurel
• Arsenio Laurel

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The First Mass in the Philippines

Philippines is rich in culture as well as its religious historical origins. In history subjects, students were taught that it was Spaniards who established Catholicism in the Philippines and brought Christianity to every Filipino. Led by the Augustinian missionaries, their mission of evangelization was not easy. From Filipinos old ways of marriage and worshipping Gods, the missionaries held greater responsibility in transforming mind set and belief.

The symbol of many Filipinos conversion to Roman Catholicism was held in Limasawa, an island in Southern Leyte,  on March 31, 1521. The first mass held marks a significant event not only in Philippine history but also in the history of how Christianity spread in the nation. Filipinos are indebted to martyrs and missionaries who had spent their lives preaching and evangelizing and living in the word of God.

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A Rebel Turned Senator?

A native of Baguio City whose parents was a teacher and a military colonel. Meet Sen. Gringo Honasan, a rebel turned senator.

Honasan spent his elementary days at San Beda College from Kindergarten to Grade 6. After which, he went to Taiwan and studied at the Dominican School, Taipei, Taiwan. He then returned to the Philippines and finished his high school at Don Bosco Technical College.He attained his Bachelor of Science degree at the Philippine Military Academy, where he received the title of "Class Baron", the academy's highest leadership award.^[1]

After graduating in 1971, he joined the Philippine Army and went into combat duty against separatist and communist insurgents in Luzon and Mindanao. He was wounded in action at battles in Lebak and Jolo.^[1] Making his way up through the armed forces, he became aide-de-camp to Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile in 1974, and later became the department's Chief of Security.

Concurrent with his position as security chief, he was a board member of the Northern Mindanao Development Bank and president of the Beatriz Marketing Company.^{[2] (source wikipedia)}

Did you know that P5 million was the highest prize offered for the capture of then - rebel-now- turned- Senator?

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A Croc Bigger than Lolong?

Philippines has been known for its tranquil ambiance and magnificent green looking nature. A lot of tourist spots are widely known locally and internationally as well. Most of the tourist would route their ways to beaches and even to some historical spots in the country. One of the things that is very rare to see foreigners are those capturing images of wild in the Philippines like that of 'Lolong'. Last year, a 20.24 feet (6.17 meters) long, salt water crocodile also known as 'Lolong' was held in captive and made a history when it was awarded as the longest salt water crocodile ever lived.

Interesting to note though that it was not 'Lolong', though it really created a buzz around the web and the world, who badge the longest croc ever captured in the Philippines. Meet Lolong's great grandfather. 

"In 1823, a huge saltwater crocodile was killed near the town of Jalajala in Laguna de Bay. It measured 27 feet from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail.

Approximately weighing 2 tonnes, this giant croc was said to be as heavy as a bull hippo. Too big was its size that it actually required the help of 40 men to bring its body ashore. Upon dissecting, people were shocked to discover a body of a horse cut in 7 pieces."(source http://www.filipiknow.net)

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What to Know about August 22?

On August 22, 1977, President Ferdinand Marcos announced that he was lifting the nightly curfew and the travel ban as his first step towards relaxing the restrictions imposed under martial law.

When Marcos declared martial law on September 21, 1972 by virtue of Proclamation No. 1081, it curtailed press freedom and other civil liberties, closed down Congress and media establishments, and effected the arrest of opposition leaders and militant activists.

The declaration of martial law was initially well received, given the social turmoil the Philippines was then experiencing, including the re-emergence of the communist movement.

Among its desirable results was the significant reduction of the crime rate after a nightly curfew was implemented nationwide.

Marcos eventually lifted martial law on January 17, 1981.

(source: http://kahimyang.info)

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