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![]() | On12 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kapitan Laut Buisan, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that, as a 16th- and 17th-century ruler of Maguindanao, Kapitan Laut Buisan led raids against Spanish settlements? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kapitan Laut Buisan. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On20 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Spanish expedition to Formosa, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Spanish expedition to Formosa was a campaign mounted in 1626 by the Spanish based in Manila, Philippines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spanish expedition to Formosa. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On24 August 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Civil Guard (Philippines), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Civil Guard of the Philippines was a local gendarmerie police force organized under the Spanish colonial government? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Civil Guard (Philippines). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On23 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Romeo Acop, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Romeo Acop is the incumbent representativeofAntipolo City's Second Legislative District? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Romeo Acop. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On23 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Meow (cat), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Meow, once the world's heaviest cat, gained international attention due to his weight loss plan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meow (cat). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On24 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Siam during World War I, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Siam's token participation in World War I paved the way for the country's full independence? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siam during World War I. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On30 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Capture of Malolos, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the Philippine–American War, the Capture of Malolos cost only eight American lives? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Capture of Malolos. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On7 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Santo Tomas, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the Battle of Santo Tomas on May 4, 1899, Philippine general Antonio Luna was wounded by American fire but was saved by gold coins and Colonel Alejandro Avecilla? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Santo Tomas. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On1 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xyza Diazen, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Xyza Diazen is one of the incumbent city councilorsofMarikina City's Second District? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xyza Diazen. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
![]() | On29 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nicolas Zamora, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nicolas Zamora (pictured) was the first Filipino Protestant minister in the Philippines and is credited with the foundation of the first indigenous evangelical church in the Philippines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nicolas Zamora. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
On6 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nunobiki Maru, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Japanese steamship Nunobiki Maru undertook an ill-fated delivery of military supplies from Nagasaki to the Philippines in 1899? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nunobiki Maru. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Nunobiki Maru), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On6 January 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Raón Street in Manila was named after former Governor-General José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On12 November 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León was the longest serving Governor-General of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rafael María de Aguilar y Ponce de León), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On23 April 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Salvador Estrella, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Brigadier General Salvador Estrella earned the moniker red blooded for his courage in battle? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salvador Estrella. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Salvador Estrella), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On11 May 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mega Manila Subway, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the proposed Mega Manila Subway would be the first subway system in the Philippines? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mega Manila Subway. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Mega Manila Subway), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On8 June 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hinulugang Taktak, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to legend, Hinulugang Taktak (pictured), a national park and protected landscape in Rizal, Philippines, gets its name from a bell thrown in the waterfall? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hinulugang Taktak. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hinulugang Taktak), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On12 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kawaji Toshiyoshi, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the reforms of Kawaji Toshiyoshi (pictured) to standardize police swordsmanship contributed to the development of kendo? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kawaji Toshiyoshi. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Kawaji Toshiyoshi), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On23 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Natan Yavlinsky, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Russian scientist Natan Yavlinsky was credited as the inventor and developer of the world's first working tokamak? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Natan Yavlinsky. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Natan Yavlinsky), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On25 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tomas Fonacier, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that historian and educator Tomas Fonacier had the longest public service record in the Philippines, spanning more than six decades? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tomas Fonacier. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tomas Fonacier), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On11 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hadji Kamlon, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that it took more than 5,000 Philippine soldiers with land, air, and sea support, as well as millions of pesos, to end the uprising of Tausūg freedom fighter Hadji Kamlon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hadji Kamlon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Hadji Kamlon), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The Philippines /ˈfɪl[invalid input: 'ɨ']piːnz/ ⓘ (Filipino: Pilipinas [ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs]), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas) is a sovereign countryinSoutheast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain and Japan, from 1565 to 1935.
The Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.
Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ ⓘ (Japanese: 日本 NihonorNippon; formally 日本国 Nippon-kokuⓘorNihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nationinEast Asia.
The Soviet Union (Russian: Советский Союз, romanized: Sovetsky Soyuz), officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR; Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик, romanized: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik; IPA: [sɐˈjus sɐˈvʲetskʲɪx sətsɨəlʲɪˈstʲitɕɪskʲɪx rʲɪsˈpublʲɪk] ⓘ; abbreviated СССР, SSSR), was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.
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