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Died. Aurora Aragon Quezon, 61, widow of the first President of the Philippines; of bullet wounds (her motorcade was ambushed by Filipino outlaws); in Nueva Ecija Province, P.I. (see FOREIGN NEWS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, May 9, 1949 | 5/9/1949 | See Source »

...prevalent as in the past, head-hunting is still a sport and a ritual among some savage Luzon tribes, where a young buck often cannot qualify for marriage until he has snicked off an enemy head. Head-hunting was one of the things the officials in Pantabangan (Nueva Ecija Province) wanted to discuss, when they invited the Ibilaos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Junglemen | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

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