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Similarly, Duncan was unable to retain exclusive rights to the name yo-yo because the toy is called that in the Philippines, where it originated, and because it has no synonyms.
are like those which were occupied by the French in Algeria and the Spanish in the Philippines," he said.
The Straits Times of Singapore expressed concern in an editorial Thursday that the new president of the Philippines, former movie star Joseph Estrada, would fail in his promises "to press ahead with economic reforms, establish law and order, stamp out corruption, and above all help the poor who form the bulk of the country's 70 million people."
But Spain’s two other major colonies, the Philippines and Puerto Rico, simply changed hands, becoming colonies of the United States.
In the Philippines, someone asked not long ago, Sainyong palagay, what will be the long-term economic effects sa ating bansa ng Middle East War?