THE KRIS AND THE SAMURAI by Peter Jaynul V. Uckung The drums of war caught the Joloanos by surprise. Pearl Harbor was thousands of…
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School Records of Anastasio J. Pinzón, One of the Signers of the Acta de la Proclamación de Independencia del Pueblo Filipino at the NHCP Serafin D. Quiason Resource Center
By: Reymann L. Guevarra “And holding up this flag of ours, I present it to the gentlemen here assembled, who solemnly swear to recognize and defend it unto the last drop of their blood.”[1] This is an excerpt of the Act of Declaration of Philippine Independence in 1898. At the end of this important document are the signatures of 98 witnesses, one of them was Don Anastasio J. Pinzón. The document was signed on June 12,1898 at the residence of General Emilio Aguinaldo in Cavite-Viejo, now Kawit, Cavite. General Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence from more than 300 years of Spanish…
ANDRES BONIFACIO AND THE KATIPUNAN Andres Bonifacio was born on November 30, 1863 in a small hut at Calle Azcarraga, presently known as Claro…
HERE COMES THE DAM (and we remember Macli-ing Dulag) By: Quennie Ann J. Palafox In September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy flooded the…
SULTAN OF THE RIVER The Rise and Fall of Datu Uto of Buayan By: Quennie Ann J. Palafox In turning the page…
THE PANGATIAN RAID AND RESCUE (With a Brief Introduction on the Liberation Campaign) by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay Background Camp Pangatian was a…
A THORN ON THE ENEMY’S SIDE: THE ABLAN-MADAMBA GUERILLA GROUP by Chris Antonette P. Pugay On 8 December 1941 (7 December, 2:30 a.m.…
“SUCCESS BEYOND EXPECTATION” by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay The Nasugbu Landing will not be victorious without the combined efforts and cooperation between the American Army Force…
THE ROLE OF STUDENT ACTIVISM IN THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE by Quennie Ann J. Palafox The period after the Cavite Mutiny of 1872…
THE LIFE AND DRAMA OF SEVERINO REYES By: Quennie Ann J. Palafox Decades ago, before rock, mellow and RnB songs flourished in…
PLANTING THE FLAG IN THE ISLANDS OF DISPUTE by Peter Jaynul V. Uckung A national call for the celebration of freedom will reverberate…
IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM: PHILIPPINE PRESS THROUGH THE AGES by Ferdinan S. Gregorio Periodicals are the most accessible and affordable sources of…
THE FLAG OF OUR FILIPINO FATHERS AND MOTHERS by Bryan Anthony C. Paraiso One of the iconic images of the 20th century is undoubtedly the…