Ramon Magsaysay

(born Aug. 31, 1907, Iba, Phil. — died March 17, 1957, near Cebu)President of the Philippines (1953 – 57). Son of a Malay artisan, he was aschoolteacher before becoming a guerrilla leader during World War II. In1950, as secretary of defense, he launched one of the most successfulantiguerrilla campaigns in modern history, against insurgents of theHukbalahap Rebellion. He deprived them of popular support by offering peasants land and tools and insisting that the army treat them with respect.By 1953 the Huks were no longer a threat, and Magsaysay was elected president. His efforts at reform were frustrated by a conservative Congress.He was killed in a plane crash before the end of his term.Maria Ylagan OrosaMaria Ylagan Orosa is remembered most for her patriotism during theJapanese occupation (for which she was executed by enemy forces), butMaria Y. Orosa was better known while she was alive for her culinary skillsand love for good food.Maria Y. Orosa, war heroine, master of culinary arts ... Born in Taal,Batangas on November 29, 1893, Maria Ylagan Orosa, pioneer foodtechnologiest, war heroine and humanitarian after whom a street in the cityof Manila has been named, may well have been the greatest boon to Filipinohousewives there ever was. Her mission in life was to make the Filipinohousehold self-sufficient in its food, health, and nutritional needs.Among Maria Y. Orosa's many achievements are: pioneering in foodtechnology, nutrition and preservation; preparing soy bean milk, jam, jelliesand marmalades, agar from seaweed (gulaman-da-gat); the use of duhat andother Philippine fruit in manufacturing wine, and coconut in preparing flour,cassava, coco-honey, milk nata de coco, vinegar, soup, cheese, butter,cooking and salad oil, and candy. She turned banana, manga and ripe rice bran into food rich in Bitamin B1 or thiamine -- that which combats beri- beri in nursing mothers.She is credited for having developed the Orosa oven (palayok), a charcoal- based clay oven. 700 recipes: canning, preserves, juices, wines, candies,

jellies, jams, marmalades, cakes, pickles, soy sauce, catsup, vinegar, soap,and scientific studies. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾"Lea SalongaTa

Lea Salonga-Chien

(born

Maria Ligaya Carmen Imutan Salonga

onFebruary 22,1971inAngeles City, Philippines) is aTony,Olivier ,Drama Desk , andTheatre Worldaward-winningFilipino singer andactresswho is best known for her portrayal of Kim in themusical

Miss Saigon

. In the fieldof musical theater , no other Filipino has achieved the same internationalrecognition as Salonga. She has been the first to win various internationalawards for a single role.She was the firstAsianto playEponinein the musical

Les Misérables

onBroadway, and is now starring as Fantine, as of March 2,2007. OnFebruary 11,2007, she performed at thePhilippine International Convention Center with thePhilippine Philharmonic Orchestra.Salonga recently released her first studio album in 7 years called "Inspired".The carrier single is a remake of Beverly Craven's "Promise Me". The albumhas just been certified platinum.

Early life

Lea Salonga was born to Feliciano Genuino Salonga and Ligaya AlcantaraImutan. She was born inAngeles Cityand spent the first six years of her childhood there.

[1]

She is a sister of composer Gerard Salonga

[2]

[3]

andgranddaughter of former Senate PresidentJovito Salonga.Salonga became a successful child star in the Philippines. At the age of seven, she made her professional debut performing in the musical

The King and I

by Repertory Philippines.

[4]

She became the lead star of

Annie

and joined other productions, such as

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

and

[5]

She began her recording career at the age of ten with her first album,

Small Voice

, which received a gold certification.

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Her younger brother,GerardSalonga, performed a duet with her on the song

Happiness

. Since then, he

has collaborated with her many times as musical director or creativedirector.

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As a child star, she also hosted her own musical television show,

Love, Lea,

and won three

Aliw Awards

for

Best Child Performer

from 1981 to 1983.

[10]

In 1988, her second album, "Lea" was released.

[11]

She also starred inGerman Moreno's teen variety show

That's Entertainment

[12]

The young Leaalso appeared with Herbert Bautista in several popular family-orientedFilipino films in the late-1980ssuch as

Ninja Kids

[13]

Captain Barbell

[14]

and

Pik Pak Boom

[15]

Lea Salonga also received her first Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) award nomination (equivalent of anOscar nomination) for Best Child Actress for the 1981 flick

Tropang Bulilit

,though she lost to child star Sheryl Cruz for

Mga Basang Sisiw

[16]

Lea also opened for international acts such asMenudoon their 1985 Manilaconcert, andStevie Wonder during his 1988 concert in Manila

Nicanor Abelardo

(bornFebruary 7,1893, date of death unknown) is a Filipino composer who composed over a hundred of Kundimansongs, especially before and during theSecond World War . Nicanor AbelardoAbelardo was born in San Miguel de Mayumo (nowSan Miguel), Bulacan.He was introduced to music when he was five years old, when his father taught him thesolfeggioand the banduria. At the age of 8, he was able to compose his first work, a waltz entitled "Ang Unang Buko," which wasdedicated to his grandmother. At the age of 13, he was already playing atsaloons and cabarets inManila. At age 15, he was already teaching in barrio