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President Corazon C. Aquino (25 January 1933 - 1 August 2009), the 11th President of the
Philippines, is the first woman head of state. She assumed office following the historic non-violent People
Power Revolution that toppled a dictatorship. Her major accomplishments were the restoration of democracy
and the crafting of a new Constitution that limited presidential powers, established a bicameral legislature, and
gave strong emphasis to civil liberties and human rights. She was married to former Senator Benigno Aquino,
Jr.
Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. (27 November 1932 - 21 August 1983), stood against President Ferdinand
Marcos who had declared martial law. His seven-year imprisonment under the dictatorship and assassination
upon his return from exile galvanized the Filipinos to unite and oppose the dictatorship. This culminated in the
peaceful People Power Revolution. The bronze memorial is in his honor in Makati City is a popular venue for
holding mass movements.

The funeral processions of both President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno Aquino were an outpouring of
national grief. Millions of people stayed on the roads for hours to pay their respects and to express their deep
gratitude to the couple who dedicated their lives for the country and the Filipinos. On 30 June 2010, their only
son Benigno S. Aquino III became the country's 15th President.

The eight-kilometer Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park in Palawan winds through a cave
that has major formations of staltactites and stalagmites that fascinate and mesmerize. Declared as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site, the pleace has a full mountain-to-the-sea ecosystem that is also home to rare
animals such as the Philippine cockatoo and the Palawan mouse deer.

The rare Blue-naped Parrot thrives in the lush forests of Palawan and Mindoro. Parrots are known to be
friendly, gentle, and intelligent.

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Kilala si Abad Santos bilang Punong Hukom ng bansa noong panahon ng pananakop ng mga Hapon. Bagaman
nadakip ng mga Hapones, hindi siya pumayag na itatwa ang kanyang katapatan sa Estados Unidos at sa Pilipinas.
Binantaan siyang magiging katumbas nito ang kanyang buhay. Mas pinili ni Abad Santos na mamatay.

Isa si Abad Santos sa mga unang iskolar ng mga Amerikano na pinag-aral sa Estados Unidos.

Si Brigadier General Vicente Lim naman ang unang Pilipinong nagtapos sa West Point, ang primerong akademyang
pang-militar ng Estados Unidos. Tubong Calamba, Laguna, siya ang pinakamataas na Pilipinong miyembro ng militar
na naiwan sa Pilipinas noong pananakop ng mga Hapon. Nakaligtas siya sa Martsa ng Kamatayan ngunit naglaon ay
nadakip at pinugutan ng ulo ng mga Hapon dahil sa pamumuno ng mga gerilya.

Ang natatanging babae ay si Josefa Llanes Escoda na tulad ni Abad Santos, ay ipinadala sa Estados Unidos upang
simulan ang pagsasanay ng mga kababaihan sa scouting. Taong 1940, sa kanyang ikalawang balik mula Amerika,
sinimulan ni Escoda ang pagsasanay sa mga guro sa mga pampublikong pampaaralan. Sa bisa ng
Commonwealth Act. No. 542, kinilala ang samahang itinatag ni Escoda: ang Girl Scouts of the Philippines.