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 | | On April 27, 1565, the first permanent Spanish settlement was founded by Miguel López de Legaspi, with five Augustinian friars, and 400 armed men, on Cebu, which became the town of San Miguel. |
| | The Universidad de Santo Tomas, the oldest educational institution, was opened in 1611. |
| | After a lengthy canvassing in Congress, Arroyo was finally proclaimed the winner of the election on June 24 with over 1.1 million votes over her strongest contender Fernando Poe, Jr., her running-mate Senator Noli De Castro won the vice-presidency, and the administration party, the Lakas-CMD secured the majority in both houses of Congress. |
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