Portal:Philippines/Did you know/1
... that during the construction of the
Manila Film Center
(pictured)
, its scaffolding collapsed, where at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement?
... that several
karaoke
bars in the
Philippines
had banned the song "
My Way
" due to the
deaths attributed
to it?
... that
Filipino men
and
women
engage in a form of
courtship
that is far more subdued and indirect compared to
Western cultures
?
... that
Rafael de Izquierdo
was the
Governor-General
of the
Philippines
during the
1872 Cavite mutiny
which led to the execution of the martyrs
Gomburza
?