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From shoe store to Philippines’ largest conglomerate: how Sy family builds, sustains empire
The Philippines’ Sy family empire began with a shoe store founded by late billionaire Henry Sy Sr. and is carried on by his ...
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August 1896: Revolt in the Philippines
In the fall of 1896, Filipino nationalists revolted against the Spanish rule that had controlled the Philippines since the sixteenth century. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964), the 1896 revolt ...
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March 23, 1901: Aguinaldo captured by U.S. troops
On March 23, 1899, Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) was captured by U.S. troops during the Philippine War. The story of Aguinaldo is symbolic of the United States ...