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Franklin "Frank" Magtunao Drilon (born November 28, 1945) is a Filipino politician. He was President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000, from 2001 to 2006, and again from 2013 to 2016. Drilon is the Minority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines and it is his fourth term in the Senate. He is also the chairman of the Liberal Party.  As of the 18th Congress, he is the only senator who has served in all four major leadership positions in the Senate.
The President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines is the second highest-ranking official of the Senate of the Philippines. When the Senate President cannot do his job in the Senate, the Senate President "pro tempore" presides over the Senate. Living former Senate Presidents pro tempore. Currently there are five living former Senate Presidents pro tempore:
John Henry Renner Osmeña (January 17, 1935 – December 5, 2021), also known as Sonny Osmeña or simply John Osmeña, was the grandson of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña. He was Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972, 1987 to 1995, and 1998 to 2004. Osmeña was the Mayor of the City of Toledo, Cebu from 2013 to 2019. In July 2020, it was announced that Osmeña had recovered from COVID-19 after 20 days of fighting the disease.  Osmeña died on 5 December 2021 in Cebu City at the age of 86.
Ralph Gonzales Recto (born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, from 2001 to 2007.  In July 2008 he was appointed to head the National Economic and Development Authority, but resigned from his position in August 2009 for another run for the Senate in the 2010 election. Recto won a seat in the Senate. He run for reelection in the 2016 Senate elections, clinching the 11th place, under the Liberal party. He ran for the House of Representatives again in 2022, this time getting elected.
The Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, or simply Senate Majority Floor Leader, is the leader elected by the majority party of the Senate of the Philippines that becomes their official leader in the body. He also manages the business of the majority part in the Senate. By tradition, the Senate President or any Presiding Officer gives the Majority leader the job of having the floor and also, he is the traditional Chairman of the Committee on Rules. The incumbent Majority Floor Leader of the Senate is Juan Miguel Zubiri, who was elected on May 21, 2018. Living former Majority Leaders of the Senate. Currently there are seven living former Majority Leaders of the Senate:
Francisco "Kit" Sarmiento Tatad (born October 4, 1939) is a Filipino journalist and politician. He is best known for having been the Minister of Public Information under dictator Ferdinand Marcos from 1969 to 1980, and for being a Senator of the Philippines from 1992 to 2001.
Juan Miguel "Migz" Fernández Zubiri (born April 13, 1969) is a Filipino businessman and politician. He was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the third district of Bukidnon and as a senator. He is also the presumptive President of the Senate of the Philippines and will assume this position on July 25, 2022. In the 14th Congress of the Philippine Senate, he became Senate Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008. During his Majority Leadership, the Senate passed a record 650 bills. In the 17th Congress, he was once again elected as Senate Majority Leader on May 21, 2018, filling the vacancy left by elected Senate President Vicente Sotto III. On May 20, 2024, Zubiri resigned as Senate President and abruptly elected his successor, Senator Francis Escudero, as the 25th President of the Senate of the Philippines.
The Good Liar is a 2019 American crime thriller movie directed and produced by Bill Condon and written by Jeffrey Hatcher. It is based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Searle. It stars Ian McKellen as a career con artist who meets a rich widow (Helen Mirren) online, and then discovers that his plan to steal her fortune has some surprising difficulty. The movie was released in the United States on November 15, 2019. It received mixed reviews from critics and made $33 million on a budget of $10 million.
Cats is a 2019 movie based on the Broadway musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The movie is directed by Tom Hooper—in his second feature film following "Les Misérables" (2012)—from a screenplay by Lee Hall and Hooper. It stars James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward. "Cats" was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and the United States in December 2019, by Universal Pictures. The movie had poor reviews from critics, with many calling it one of the worst movies ever made. The movie also became a box-office bomb, making $74 million on a budget as high as $100 million. Related pages. Cats (1998 movie), an older production based on the same story which got much better reviews. Notes. † denotes songs absent from the soundtrack.
Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972) is an Academy Award-winning British-Australian movie and television director, producer. His best known movie director works are "The King's Speech" (2010), "Les Misérables" (2012) and "Cats" (2019).  Career. He studied in Oxford University. After graduating, he directed episodes of "Quayside", "Byker Grove", "EastEnders", and "Cold Feet" on British television.  In the 2000s, he directed BBC costume dramas, such as "Love in a Cold Climate" (2001) and "Daniel Deronda" (2002).  His feature film debut was with a British drama "Red Dust" (2004).  He worked for HBO on the television film "Longford" (2006) and in a seven-part serial on the life of the American president, "John Adams" (2008).  In 2010 he released the historical drama "The King's Speech." His film "The Danish Girl" (2015), was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
Bernard N. Nathanson (July 31, 1926 – February 21, 2011) was an American medical doctor. He was known as the co-founder of the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws — NARAL — later renamed National Abortion Rights Action League.  He was also the former director of New York City's Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health, but later became an anti-abortion activist. He was the narrator for the controversial 1984 anti-abortion movie "The Silent Scream". He was born in New York City. Nathanson died on February 21, 2011 of cancer in New York City, aged 84.
The prime minister of the Philippines () was the official job of the head of the government (whereas the President of the Philippines was the head of state) of the Philippines from 1978, until the People Power Revolution in 1986.  A limited version of this office existed for a short time in 1899, during the First Philippine Republic.
Pedro Alejandro Paterno y de Vera-Ignacio, also spelled Pedro Alejandro Paterno y Debera Ignacio (February 17, 1857 – April 26, 1911) was a Filipino independence activist, revolutionary and politician. He was also a poet and novelist. He was the second Prime Minister of the Philippines provisional revolutionary government from May 7, 1899 to November 13, 1899.
Salvador Roman Hidalgo Laurel (November 18, 1928 – January 27, 2004), also known as Doy Laurel, was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 under President Corazon Aquino and was Prime Minister from 25 February to 25 March 1986.  He was a major leader of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO), the political party that helped end the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos with the 1986 People Power Revolution. He ran for President in 1992, but lost to Fidel Ramos. Laurel died of lymphoma on January 27, 2004 in Atherton, California at the age of 75.
Under the present Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines () is both the head of state and the head of government, and is the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces. Here is the list of the country's presidents.  Presidents. The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each individual. Prior to the First Republic. The Spaniards colonized the Philippines as the Captaincy General of the Philippines. The Spanish monarchy was represented by the Governor-General from 1565 to 1898. Spain ceded all of its remaining possessions, including the Philippines, save for Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War via the Treaty of Paris. 1899–1901: First Republic (Malolos Republic). The First Philippine Republic was inaugurated on January 23, 1899 at Malolos, and ended on March 23, 1901 when President Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by the Americans at Palanan. The Americans had already begun controlling areas not controlled by the First Republic after the Spanish cession. The President of the United States is represented first by military governors, then by civilian Governors-General up to 1935. 1935–46: Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was inaugurated on November 15, 1935 at Manila, and ended upon independence on July 4, 1946. 1943–45: Second Republic. The Second Republic was inaugurated on October 14, 1943 in Manila, and ended when President Jose P. Laurel dissolved the republic on August 17, 1945, in Tokyo. 1946–72: Third Republic. The Third Republic started when independence was granted by the Americans on July 4, 1946, and ended upon the imposition of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos on September 21, 1972. 1972–87: Martial law and the Fourth Republic. President Ferdinand Marcos ruled by decree when he declared martial law on September 21, 1972. He inaugurated the "New Society" after a new constitution was ratified on January 17, 1973. He declared the Fourth Republic on January 17, 1981, after martial law was lifted. 1987–present: Fifth Republic. President Corazon Aquino inaugurated the Fifth Republic after the present constitution was ratified. The plebiscite took place on February 2, 1987.
Benigno Simeon "Igno" Aquino Sr. (September 3, 1894 – December 20, 1947), also known as Benigno S. Aquino or Benigno S. Aquino Sr., was a Filipino politician. He was Speaker of the National Assembly of the Japanese-sponsored puppet state in the Philippines from 1943 to 1944. He was the Director-General of KALIBAPI, a political party established during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. His grandson Benigno S. Aquino III was the 15th President of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016.
Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 – March 17, 1957) was a Filipino politician. He was the seventh President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash. He was elected president under the banner of the Nacionalista Party. Presidency. Because of the success of his campaign against the Hukbalahap rebellion, he became popular among the Filipino people. He was elected president under the banner of the Nacionalista Party during the 1953 elections and defeated former president Elpidio Quirino.  Under his presidency, his administration involved:  Magsaysay also wished to improve every aspect of Filipino life but was frustrated that his efforts were limited because of a disobedient congress. This resulted on failure of land reforms over which small farmers did not like. He died on March 17, 1957 because of a plane crash near Cebu. His vice president, Carlos P. Garcia, became president.
Carlos Polestico Garcia (November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was a Filipino teacher, poet, and politician. He was the eighth President of the Philippines from 1957 to 1961.
This is a complete list of vice-presidents of the Philippines, who were inaugurated as Vice-President of the Philippines following the ratification of a constitution that explicitly declared the existence of the Philippines. Key. The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each individual.
École supérieure des sciences commerciales d'Angers (ESSCA) is an European higher studies establishment. The school is in 8 places, in Angers, Boulogne-Billancourt, Cholet, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, Bordeaux, Budapest and Shanghai. It has been created in 1909. ESSCA is specialist in the fields of economics, social sciences and management.
Elizabethtown is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Elizabethtown in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 746 at the 2020 census, out of a total town population of 1,203. Elizabethtown is the county seat of Essex County and the location of the town government.
Mads Mensah Larsen (born 12 August 1991) is a Danish handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Denmark national team. He has played for the clubs AG København, Nordsjælland Håndbold and Aalborg Håndbold. He was born in Holbæk, Denmark. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In March 2020, Larsen tested positive for COVID-19 during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Bernard Tomic (; born 21 October 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player. His career-high ranking was world No. 17. As a junior, Tomic had a successful career in which he won a Orange Bowl title and two junior Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Australian Open and 2009 US Open. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is well-known for his behaviour on and off the court. Tomic was born in Stuttgart, Germany. His father is Croatian and his mother is Bosnian. He moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in 1996. He lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso (; born 17 October 1978) is a Spanish politician. She is the President of the Community of Madrid. She is a member of the People's Party (PP). In March 2020, Díaz Ayuso was diagnosed with COVID-19 and diarrhea during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
War Emblem (February 20, 1999 – March 11, 2020) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 2002. War Emblem was found dead in his paddock at Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, Kentucky on March 11, 2020 at the age of 21.
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () on dirt.  Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple Crown, held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks before the Belmont Stakes.
Nicholas Hilmy Kyrgios (born 27 April 1995) is an Australian professional tennis player. As of March 2020, he is ranked No. 39 in the world in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is the second highest-ranked Australian in the ATP rankings. Kyrgios has won six ATP titles and has reached eight ATP finals, including the 2017 Cincinnati Masters. In his junior career, Kyrgios won the boys' singles event at the 2013 Australian Open and the boys' doubles event at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. During his professional career, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open. He is only the third player, after Dominik Hrbaty and fellow Australian Lleyton Hewitt, to have beaten Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic the first time he played each of them. Kyrgios was born in Canberra. His father is Greek and his mother is Malay. He lives in Nassau, Bahamas.
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held on the first or second Saturday in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Belmont Park is known as "The Championship Track" because nearly every major American champion in racing history has competed on the racetrack.  It is a horse race, open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of ; fillies carry .  The race, nicknamed The Test of the Champion, and The Run for the Carnations, is the third and final leg of the Triple Crown and is held five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes.
Elmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in northwestern Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States, along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City.  It is a suburban bedroom community located on Long Island. The population was 35,265 at the 2020 census. Elmont is most notable as the home of Belmont Park, a Thoroughbred horse racing track that hosts the Belmont Stakes, the third race in the U.S. Thoroughbred Triple Crown. UBS Arena, where the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League play home games, is in Elmont and next to Belmont Park.
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. (Some other countries also have series of horse races called the Triple Crown), Secretariat holds the stakes record time for each of the three races. His time of 2:24 for miles in the 1973 Belmont Stakes also set a world record that still stands. Winners of the United States Triple Crown:
Justify (foaled March 28, 2015) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the thirteenth and most recent winner of the American Triple Crown, accomplishing by winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes in 2018. On September 14, 2018, WinStar Farm announced that Justify would stand at Ashford Stud, the North America branch of Coolmore Stud, although the original ownership group had retained some breeding rights. His stud fee for 2019 will be $150,000.
Williston is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population of Williston was 10,103 at the 2020 census. Williston is one of the fastest-growing towns in Vermont.
Stormarn is a district ("Kreis") in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The capital is Bad Oldesloe. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Segeberg and Ostholstein, the city of Lübeck, the district of Lauenburg, and the city-state of Hamburg. The river Trave runs through the district before entering the city of Lübeck.
is a rural district ("Landkreis") in Bavaria, Germany. The district is in the Hallertau Plains between the Isar and Danube rivers. The Danube crosses the northernmost part of the district. Towns and municipalities. Towns Municipalities International cooperation. These are the official sister cities
Wunsiedel () is a "Landkreis" (district) in Bavaria, Germany. The district is in the mountains of the Fichtelgebirge, with the highest elevation the 1051 m high Schneeberg. The river Ohře () starts in the district.
Mike Mitchell (born October 18, 1970) is an American movie director, screenwriter, producer, voice actor and animator. He is best known for directing ', "Surviving Christmas", "Sky High", "Shrek Forever After", ', "Trolls" and "".
Ivan Janša (born 17 September 1958), better known as Janez Janša, is a Slovenian politician. He served as prime minister from 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013 and from 2020 to 2022. He has been the leader of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) since 1993. He was also Minister of Defence (1990–1994, 2000). He was born in Grosuplje. His political views are seen as right-wing populism. His style of politics has been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. After the 2020 United States presidential election, Janša declared Trump the winner, and supported conspiracy theories about the election. Janša is a close ally of Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán. Janša lost his fourth bid for prime minister in April 2022 to the Freedom Movement party led by Robert Golob.
The Odenwaldkreis is a "Kreis" (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. The district is in the Odenwald mountains.
The district of Oldenburg is a district in the state of Lower Saxony, Germany.  The Hunte River runs through the district from south to north.
Ortenaukreis is a "Landkreis" (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. France and Germany have created the Strasbourg-Ortenau eurodistrict across the Rhine and combining Ortenaukreis and Greater Strasbourg.
The Ostalbkreis is a "Landkreis" (district) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the eastern part of the Swabian Jura mountains. The main rivers in the district are the Rems, the Jagst and the Kocher.
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! is a Canadian/British/American TV show. It airs on PBS Kids. It first aired on September 6, 2010 in the United States. It aired its final episode on October 14, 2018. It is based on the The Cat in the Hat books.
The Megingjörð is a belt in Norse mythology which Thor wears. According to the "Prose Edda", the belt is one of Thor's three main possessions, along with the hammer Mjölnir and the iron gloves Járngreipr. When worn, the belt is described as doubling Thor's already prodigious strength.
Carl Benjamin is a British video game journalist who is known for his right-wing political views. Benjamin supported Brexit. He was in the United Kingdom Independence Party. He also ran for the European Parliament. Overview. Benjamin has created videos on YouTube calling himself Sargon of Akkad. Benjamin said that he was left-wing, but also thought that freedom of speech is more important than abortion. In one of his YouTube episodes, he says that feminism has too much influence on video games. He has debated Richard B. Spencer and other people on the Alt-Right. He says that he dislikes Alex Jones, but thinks that Jones should not have been banned from YouTube.  Benjamin supported Donald Trump in 2016 because he thought Trump was better than Hillary Clinton. Benjamin has at times said very controversial things like calling the Alt-Right "white niggers", telling jokes about rape and saying that the Jews should stop using identity politics now that the Holocaust is over.  Carl Benjamin is an atheist. Benjamin tweeted that there isn’t a difference between Liberalism and Communism.
Pirmasens (Palatine German: "Bärmesens") is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is near the border with France and was the center of the shoe industry in Germany until around 1970. &lt;br&gt;
Ravensburg is a "Landkreis" (district) in the southeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Cities and municipalities. Cities Administrative districts Municipalities
Regen is a "Landkreis" (district) in Bavaria, Germany. The district is entirely located in the Bavarian Forest. It is named after the Regen river.
Regensburg is a "Landkreis" (district) in Bavaria, Germany.  The district is located on either side of the Danube.
Reutlingen is a "Landkreis" (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is nicknamed "The Gate to the Swabian Alb". Cities and towns. Towns Administrative collectivities Municipalities
Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. The district covers the western part of the Taunus mountains. The Rhine river forms the district's border in the south.
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a "Landkreis" (district) in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.  It is named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, the Rhine and Neckar.
Salar Afrasiabi () is an Iranian Football Midfielder who currently plays for Iranian football club Siah Jamegan in the Iran Pro League. Club career. Afrasiabi started his career with Siah Jamegan from Division 2. He made his professional debut for Siah Jamegan on July 30, 2015 against Esteghlal as a starter.
Behrouaz Afshar () is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Iranian football club Baadraan Tehran in the Azadegan League. Club career. Former Aboumoslem Academy product joined Gaz Sarakhs in 2006 with 5 years contract. He moved to Siah Jamegan in summer 2011 after his contract expiration with Gaz Sarakhs. He made his professional debut for Siah Jamegan on August 7, 2015 against Esteghlal Ahvaz as a starter.
Nader Afshar Alavinejad (, is a former Iranian football player. He played for the Iran national football team in the 1951 Asian Games and the 1958 Asian Games. He previously played for the Docharkheh Savaran and Taj until 1952.