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How President Quezon Saved Holocaust Jews

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Pinoy “Schindler’s List”: How President Quezon Saved Over a Thousand Holocaust Jews

02/27/201902/27/2019 FilipiKnow "open door" policy, adolf hitler, facts about manuel quezon, Herbert Frieder, holocaut, jews, life of manuel l. quezon, manuel luis quezon, manuel quezon, manuel quezon contributions, Oskar Schindler, philippine history, pinoy trivia, president manuel quezon, schindler's list, US Colonel Dwight Eisenhower, US High Commissioner Paul McNutt

It was an inspiring story of courage only being retold lately. But how did President Quezon become a key part of this historic moment?

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6 Astonishing Facts About Ms. Universe and the Philippines

12/17/201812/21/2018 FilipiKnow 1973 Miss Universe, 1974 Miss Universe, 5 astonishing facts about ms. universe, anna theresa licaros, Armi Helena Kuusela, beauty pageant, elpidio quirino, Eulogio Rodriguez, first miss universe married to a filipino, first Miss Universe winner, Folk Arts Theater, gloria diaz, Imelda Marcos, Lizbeth de Padua, lloyd lee, margie moran, miss universe, miss universe 2012, miss universe facts, miss universe trivia, miss universe winners, photogenic awards, Richard Nixon, shamcey supsup, UP curse, Virgilio Gil Hilario, Watergate Scandal

As home to only three stunning Miss Universe winners, Philippines has a long history of struggle to get that much-coveted crown. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and relive those memorable moments we had on the pageant.

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World's Fastest Reader

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This Filipina Is The World’s Fastest Reader

12/02/201812/02/2018 FilipiKnow Maria Teresa Calderon, The Fastest Reader in the World, World's Fastest Reader

Meet Maria Teresa Calderon, the Filipina who could read a 214-page book in minutes–with 100% comprehension!

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The Lottery Winner Who Changed Philippine History (Nope, It’s Not Rizal)

10/10/201804/15/2019 FilipiKnow 19 martyrs of aklan, candido iban, Francisco Castillo, Kalayaan, Kartilla of the Katipunan, procopio bonifacio

He was a 19th-century laborer who should have died in obscurity. But with a bit of luck and a touch of patriotism, he made a decision that ultimately placed his name in the annals of history

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Oldest Photos of the Philippines

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The Oldest Known Photos of the Philippines Ever Taken

08/07/201810/07/2018 FilipiKnow Caroline Barcella, Charles Massa, Daguerreotype, Daguerreotypy, First Daguerreotype in History, First Photo Studio in the Philippines, First Photograph of a Person, First Photographs of the Philippines, First Photogrraph in History, George Eastman House, Hispanic Society of America, History of Photography in the Philippines, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, Jules Alphonse Eugène Itier, Louis Daguerre, Manila Daguerreotypes, Oldest Photo of the Philippines, Oldest Photo Studio in the Philippines, Oldest Photograph in the Philippines, Oldest Photographic Record of the Philippines Ever Discovered, Oldest Photographs in Philippine History, Oldest Photographs of the Philippines, Photography in the Philippines, Russell & Sturgis Company, Sinibaldo de Mas

Tucked away in a cabinet at the 7th floor of a New York City building were a group of 18 rare daguerreotypes of Manila from the 1840s, possibly the oldest photographic record of the Philippines ever discovered.

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