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Luis Taruc

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Luis Taruc (June 21, 1913 – May 4, 2005) was a Filipino political figure and insurgent during the agrarian unrest of the 1930s until the end of the Cold War. [1]

50 relations: Anemia, Bell Trade Act, Benigno Aquino Jr., Camp Aguinaldo, Central Committee, Diabetes mellitus, Diosdado Macapagal, Elpidio Quirino, Eulogio Balao, F. Sionil José, Fascism, Ferdinand Marcos, Filipinos, Goitre, Guerrilla warfare, House of Representatives of the Philippines, Hukbalahap, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, Insurgency, Japanese occupation of the Philippines, List of American guerrillas in the Philippines, Luzon, Manuel Manahan, Manuel Roxas, Marxism, Mount Arayat, Nelson Mandela, New Bilibid Prison, Pampanga, Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930, Pedro Abad Santos, Philippines, Politburo, Politician, Quezon City, Ramon Magsaysay, San Luis, Pampanga, San Miguel, Bulacan, Sepsis, Sergio Osmeña, Sierra Madre (Philippines), Socialism, St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City, Tarlac City, Terrorism, Umkhonto we Sizwe, University of Manila, William J. Pomeroy, World War II, Zambales Mountains.

Anemia

Anemia is a decrease in the total amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood, or a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen.

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Bell Trade Act

The Bell Trade Act of 1946, also known as the Philippine Trade Act, was an act passed by the United States Congress specifying policy governing trade between the Philippines and the United States following independence of the Philippines from the United States.

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Benigno Aquino Jr.

Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. (November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was the husband of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and father of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.

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Camp Aguinaldo

Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo (CGEA) is the military headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and is located in Quezon City in the Philippines.

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Central Committee

Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the 20th century and of the surviving communist states in the 21st century.

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Diabetes mellitus

Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.

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Diosdado Macapagal

Diosdado Pangan Macapagal (September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice-President, serving from 1957 to 1961.

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Elpidio Quirino

Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidío Quiríno y Rivera; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino politician of ethnic Ilocano descent who served as the sixth President of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953.

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Eulogio Balao

Eulogio Balao (March 11, 1907 – August 1977) was a Filipino soldier and politician.

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F. Sionil José

Francisco Sionil José (born 3 December 1924) is one of the most widely read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. José's works—written in English—have been translated into 28 languages, including Korean, Indonesian, Czech, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Dutch.

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Fascism

Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian ultranationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and control of industry and commerce, which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.

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Ferdinand Marcos

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was a Filipino politician and kleptocrat who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.

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Filipinos

Filipinos (Mga Pilipino) are the people who are native to, or identified with the country of the Philippines.

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Goitre

A goitre or goiter is a swelling in the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

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House of Representatives of the Philippines

The House of Representatives of the Philippines (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas), is the lower house of the Congress of the Philippines.

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Hukbalahap

The Hukbalahap (Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon, The Nation's Army Against the Japanese Soldiers), or Hukbong Laban sa Hapon (Anti-Japanese Army), was a Communist guerrilla movement formed by the peasant farmers of Central Luzon.

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Insular Government of the Philippine Islands

The Insular Government of the Philippine Islands was a territorial government of the United States that was established in 1901 and was dissolved in 1935.

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Insurgency

An insurgency is a rebellion against authority (for example, an authority recognized as such by the United Nations) when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents (lawful combatants).

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Japanese occupation of the Philippines

The Japanese occupation of the Philippines (Filipino: Pananakop ng mga Hapones sa Pilipinas; Japanese: 日本のフィリピン占領; Hepburn: Nihon no Firipin Senryō) occurred between 1942 and 1945, when Imperial Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.

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List of American guerrillas in the Philippines

After the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese in 1941, several Americans, civilian and military, evaded capture or escaped imprisonment.

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Luzon

Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines.

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Manuel Manahan

Manuel Perez Manahan (January 1, 1916 – May 18, 1994) was a Filipino statesman, journalist, businessman, and rural development advocate.

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Manuel Roxas

Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Róxas Acuña; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was the fifth President of the Philippines who served from 1946 until his death in 1948.

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Marxism

Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that views class relations and social conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development and takes a dialectical view of social transformation.

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Mount Arayat

Mount Arayat is an inactive basaltic volcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of.

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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New Bilibid Prison

The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, Philippines, is the main insular penitentiary designed to house the prison population of the Philippines.

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Pampanga

Pampanga (Lalawigan ning Pampanga; Lalawigan ng Pampanga) is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

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Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930

The Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas-1930 (PKP-1930) (Filipino, Communist Party of the Philippines-1930) is a communist party in the Philippines established on November 7, 1930.

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Pedro Abad Santos

Pedro Abad Santos y Basco (31 January 1876 – 15 January 1945) was a Filipino politician.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Politburo

A politburo or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties.

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Politician

A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government.

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Quezon City

Quezon City (Lungsod Quezon,; Ciudad Quezón; also known as QC or Kyusi) is the most populous city in the Philippines.

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Ramon Magsaysay

Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino politician who was the seventh President of the Philippines, serving from December 30, 1953 until his death in an aircraft disaster.

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San Luis, Pampanga

, officially the, is a settlement_text in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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San Miguel, Bulacan

San Miguel, Bulacan (Bayan ng San Miguel; Balen ning San Miguel de Mayumu) is a first class, urban municipality located in the third district of the province of Bulacan, Philippines.

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Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.

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Sergio Osmeña

Sergio Osmeña Sr., PLH, (9 September 1878 – 19 October 1961) was a Filipino politician who served as the third President of the Philippines from 1944 to 1946.

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Sierra Madre (Philippines)

The Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines.

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Socialism

Socialism is a range of economic and social systems characterised by social ownership and democratic control of the means of production as well as the political theories and movements associated with them.

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St. Luke's Medical Center - Quezon City

The St.

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Tarlac City

, officially the, (Lakanbalen ning Tarlac; Siyudad na Tarlac; Siudad ti Tarlac, Lungsod ng Tarlac), is a settlement_text and capital of the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

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Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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Umkhonto we Sizwe

uMkhonto we Sizwe (abbreviated as MK,, meaning "Spear of the Nation") was the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), co-founded by Nelson Mandela in the wake of the Sharpeville massacre.

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University of Manila

The University of Manila (UM) (Filipino: Pamantasan ng Maynila) is a private university in the heart of Sampaloc District in Manila, Philippines.

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William J. Pomeroy

William J. Pomeroy (November 25, 1916 – January 12, 2009) was an American communist and a ghost writer who served the American army in the Pacific during World War II.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Zambales Mountains

The Zambales Mountains is a mountain range on western Luzon island in the Philippines.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Taruc

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