Singapore is the seventh nation to host Social_event the event Competition after Malaysia , Vietnam , Philippines , Thailand , Indonesia and Myanmar .

The United States offensive , under the overall command Control of Chester Nimitz , followed the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign and was intended to neutralize Control Japanese bases in the central Pacific , support Supporting the Allied drive to retake the Philippines , and provide Supply bases for a strategic bombing Attack campaign against Japan .

In the meantime , in order to secure Preventing_or_letting the flank for U.S. forces preparing to attack Japanese forces in the Philippines , in September 1944 , U.S. Marine and Army forces landed on the islands of Peleliu and Angaur in Palau .

Following their landings in the Mariana and Palau Islands , Allied forces continued their ultimately successful campaign against Japan by landing Self_motion in the Philippines in October 1944 and the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands beginning in January 1945 .

The Manili massacre Killing refers to the mass murder of 70-79 Moro Muslims , including women and children , committed Commitment in a mosque in Manili , Carmen , North Cotabato , Philippines on June 19 , 1971 .

Wushu at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place Process_start in the Emilio Aguinaldo College Gymnasium , in Ermita , Manila , Philippines .

Typhoon Zeb , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Iliang , was a powerful typhoon that struck Attack the island of Luzon in October 1998 .

First affecting the Philippines , Zeb dropped Placing torrential rainfall in Luzon , reaching in one day in La Trinidad , estimated as a one-in-1,147-year event .

Zeb destroyed Destroying or damaged Damaging 85,844 houses in the Philippines , and damage in the country was estimated at ₱5.375 billion ( 1998 Philippine pesos , $ 126 million U.S. dollars ) , the fifth-costliest at the time .

It formed Coming_to_be on October 31 , 1997 in the South China Sea , between Indochina and the Philippines .

Typhoon Dianmu , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Helen , was a powerful typhoon Catastrophe that struck southeastern Japan during the 2004 Pacific typhoon season .

The First Battle of Bud Dajo , also known as the Moro Crater Massacre Killing , was a counter insurgency action fought Hostile_encounter by the United States Army against Moros in March 1906 , during the Moro Rebellion in the southwestern Philippines .

According to Herman Hagedorn ( who was writing prior to World War II ) , the position held Hold by the Moros was `` the strongest which hostiles in the Philippines have ever defended Defending against American assault Attack . ''

The Maguindanao massacre , also known as the Ampatuan massacre Committing_crime after the town where the mass graves were found Know , occurred Coming_to_be on the morning of November 23 , 2009 , in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province , on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines .

Even before the Maguindanao massacre Killing , the CPJ had labeled Labeling the Philippines the second most dangerous country for journalists , second only to Iraq .

In her seven solo live tours and notable events dates , she has performed Hold as a solo singer in over 128 shows in six continents through twenty-two countries : in Asia ( China , Japan , Philippines , Vietnam , Malaysia , Singapore ) , in Africa ( Nigeria , Egypt ) , in Europe ( Germany , United Kingdom , France , Italy , Netherlands , Belgium , Switzerland , Denmark , Monaco ) , in North America ( United States , Canada and The Bahamas ) , in South America ( Brazil ) and in Oceania ( Australia , and the US State of Hawaii ) .

The Raid at Cabanatuan ( Filipino : ) , also known as The Great Raid ( Filipino : ) , was a rescue Rescuing of Allied prisoners of war ( POWs ) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan City , in the Philippines .

The Oblation Run ( sometimes referred to as the Ritual Dance of the Brave ) is an annual event held by the University of the Philippines ( UP ) chapters of Alpha Phi Omega ( APO ) in the different UP campuses .

The event was first organized Arranging in 1977 at University of the Philippines Diliman to promote Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale `` Hubad na Bayani '' ( Tagalog for `` Naked Hero '' ) , a film .

It draws Create_artwork its name from the `` Oblation '' , a statue of a nude man located in every University of the Philippines campus , which symbolizes `` a selfless offering of one 's self to the country . ''

The run has been criticized Judgment_communication by Aquilino Pimentel , Jr. , a Philippine senator , calling it a `` blatant display of male genitals '' and a `` wanton disregard of the rules of decent society , '' and comparing it with exhibitionist behaviors that are prohibited Preventing_or_letting by the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines .

Brunei , Indonesia , and the Philippines were finally admitted Reveal_secret into the SEAP Games Federation in February that year .

The final Process_end medal tally was led by Indonesia , followed by Thailand and the Philippines , with host Malaysia in fifth place .

Typhoon Conson , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Basyang , was the second tropical cyclone Catastrophe during the 2010 Pacific typhoon season to impact Influence the Philippines .

Typhoon Conson , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Basyang , was the second tropical cyclone Catastrophe during the 2010 Pacific typhoon season to impact Influence the Philippines .

Developing Coming_to_be out of a tropical disturbance east of the Philippines on July 11 , 2010 , Conson quickly developed Coming_to_be as it tracked Self_motion nearly due west .

In the Philippines , Conson produced Manufacturing widespread , torrential rains which triggered Causation significant flooding Motion .

Typhoon Saomai , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Juan , was considered Agree_or_refuse_to_act the most powerful typhoon on record to strike the east coast of the People 's Republic of China .

The typhoon brought Bringing heavy rain and wind to areas of the Mariana Islands , the Philippines , Taiwan , and the east coast of China .

On 10 May 1866 she was burned Bodily_harm and scuttled Destroying near the San Lorenzo island since the Spanish could n't take it with them on their retreat Escaping towards the Philippines .

On July 10 , the depression brushed Removing the northern Philippines and intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm on July 11 .

In the Philippines , Soudelor produced Creating severe flooding that killed one person and resulted in Causation the issuance of a state of calamity .

Typhoon Catastrophe Rammasun , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Florita , was the first of four typhoons to contribute Creating to heavy rainfall and deadly flooding in the Philippines in July 2002 .

Typhoon Catastrophe Rammasun , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Florita , was the first of four typhoons to contribute Creating to heavy rainfall and deadly flooding in the Philippines in July 2002 .

The Raid on Manila of January 1798 was a Royal Navy false flag military operation during the French Revolutionary Wars intended to scout Scrutiny the strength of the defences of Manila , capital of the Spanish Philippines , capture Conquering a Manila galleon and assess the condition of the Spanish Navy squadron maintained in the port .

However , it is more widely accepted Receiving that the Pacific War itself began Process_start on 7/8 December 1941 , when the Japanese invaded Attack Thailand and attacked Attack the British colonies of Malaya , Singapore , and Hong Kong as well as the United States military and naval bases in Hawaii , Wake Island , Guam , and the Philippines .

Originating from an area of low pressure on June 5 , 2004 , Chanthu was first declared Expressing_publicly a tropical depression near southern Leyte Island in the Philippines .

Tracking west-northwestward , the depression intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a tropical storm over the central Philippines before entering Arriving the South China Sea .

By early 1799 the French squadron had dispersed Dispersal , with two remaining Presence ships deployed Arranging to the Spanish Philippines .

In the Philippines , Aere brought Bringing very heavy rainfall triggering Causation landslides and floods knocking out Hindering power in several areas across Luzon .

Typhoon Sarah , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Openg , was a powerful typhoon that caused Causation extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific in September 1989 .

While the typhoon meandered Motion near the Philippines , it brought Bringing several days of heavy rain to much of Luzon , triggering extensive flash flooding .

Forming Coming_to_be east of Palau on November 1 , the tropical depression passed Motion_directional through the Philippines on November 4 and emerged Coming_to_be into the South China Sea on the next day .

Typhoon Catastrophe Rananim , known Know in the Philippines as Typhoon Karen , was the strongest typhoon to make landfall Self_motion on the Chinese province of Zhejiang since 1956 .

It moved Motion erratically westward toward the Philippines , eventually striking Attack the island of Luzon on July 4 .

Interacting Communication with the monsoon , Linfa brought Bringing heavy rainfall across much of the Philippines for several days , causing Causation flooding and landslides that resulted in Causation traffic accidents and power outages .

The organization began Process_start to influence much of the Philippines .

On May 19 , Aguinaldo , unofficially allied with the United States , returned Arriving to the Philippines and resumed attacks against the Spaniards .

By June , the rebels had gained Getting control of nearly all of the Philippines , with the exception of Manila .

In the treaty , Spain ceded Removing control of the Philippines and other territories to the United States .