Eufemio Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II Last year, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines unveiled a historical marker on the corner…
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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… 
INTRODUCTION A Filipino may encounter and use a green two hundred-peso banknote or the former brown ten-peso banknote, which both contain the image of…
Francis Kristoffer L. Pasion Senior History Researcher “Work and study hard. Be ready to offer all you have in the service of humanity and…
Eufemio O. Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II Officials and citizens of Daet, Camarines Norte pose near the first Rizal monument, 30 December…
One of the special collections of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) found in the Serafin D. Quiason Resource Center (SDQRC)…
Eufemio O. Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II On the last full week of this month, the nation remembers the famed painter…
Christian Bernard A. Melendez Senior Shrine Curator, Museo ng Katipunan-PMS Introduction Considered as the first battle for independence, the Battle of Pinaglabanan was…
A CRY FOR CLARIFICATION: A Short Discussion on the Controversies Surrounding the Cry of Pugadlawin Christian Bernard A. Melendez Senior Shrine Curator, Museo ng…
Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil We, at the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), join the family and friends of Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil, former Chairperson of…
KATIPUNAN: A PRECURSOR TO A WOKE GENERATION Christian Bernard A. Melendez Senior Shrine Curator, Museo ng Katipunan-Pinaglabanan Memorial Shrine In today’s world, the reality…
Christian Bernard A. Melendez Senior Shrine Curator, Museo ng Katipunan-PMS We are all familiar with our National Anthem – the Lupang Hinirang. Ever since we…
Diana A. Galang Librarian, Serafin D. Quiason Resource Center National Historical Commission of the Philippines The Philippines witnessed significant economic changes in the 19th-century.…