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 | | For example, Filipino troops from the Tagalog provinces were used to suppress a revolt in the Ilocos, and a Visayan revolt was suppressed using troops from Pampanga province. |
 | | On the external side, the Filipino archipelago was opened to foreign trade during the mid-19th century, an opening aided further by the launch of the Suez Canal in 1869. |
 | | The Filipino flag and anthem were displayed and played, respectively, for the first time. |
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