THE BATTLE FOR MANILA by Chris Antonette Pugay “Leave a way of escape to a surrounded enemy…”                                                                                           -Chun Tzu        After the successful landing of Mac Arthur and group in Palo, Leyte on October 20, 1944, the American Liberation Force started its campaign moving towards the north.  As early as January 9 of the continue reading : The Battle for Manila

THE PANGATIAN RAID AND RESCUE (With a Brief Introduction on the Liberation Campaign) by Chris Antonette Piedad-Pugay   Background      Camp Pangatian was a former mobilization center of the Philippine Army in the pre-war years that could be found in the east of Cabanatuan. During the war it served as a concentration camp that continue reading : The Pangatian Raid and Rescue

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. US time), Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese warplanes, which prompted the United States to declare war against Japan.  The attack of Pearl Harbor was initiated by the severed continue reading : A Thorn on the Enemy’s Side: The Ablan-Madamba Guerilla Group

“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 and the Hunters ROTC Guerillas.  As we commemorate 63rd anniversary of the Nasugbu Landing, this article aims to pay recognition to the noble hard work of the continue reading : “Success beyond Expectation”

THE ROLE OF STUDENT ACTIVISM IN THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE by Quennie Ann J. Palafox        The period after the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 and the execution of the three martyred GOMBURZA priests, gave birth to a new breed of Ilustrados, such as Marcelo H. del Pilar, Jose Rizal, Graciano Lopez-Jaena, Mariano Ponce and continue reading :  The Role of Student Activism in the Philippine Independence

PLANTING THE FLAG IN THE ISLANDS OF DISPUTE by Peter Jaynul V. Uckung       A national call for the celebration of freedom will reverberate throughout the Philippines come June 12, 2012, for this is a day of freedom, of sovereignty. On June 12, 1898, the freedom of the Philippines was declared in Kawit, Cavite, continue reading : Planting the Flag in the Islands of Dispute

IN DEFENSE OF FREEDOM: PHILIPPINE PRESS THROUGH THE AGES by Ferdinan S. Gregorio        Periodicals are the most accessible and affordable sources of daily information because of their availability. For more than a century, print media in the Philippines has been instrumental not only in promoting the government but also in voicing out continue reading :  In Defense of Freedom: Philippine Press Through the Ages

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 raising of the United States flag on the peak of Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima Island during the American offensive against Japan at the Battle of Iwo Jima on continue reading : The Flag of Our Filipino Fathers and Mothers

PROMISE OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE FOILED BY AMERICAN DUPLICITY by Bryan Anthony C. Paraiso      To have the wool pulled over one’s eyes is a colorful metaphor for being trounced by cunning and duplicity, bywords ascribed to dirty politics and disingenuous government officials. In our country, we have our own brand of peculiar euphemisms for corrupt continue reading : Promise of Philippine Independence foiled by American Duplicity

A TRIBUTE TO THE PHILIPPINE FLAGBy Ferdinan S. Gregorio       During the time when our Archipelago was not yet a Spanish or American colony, our ancestors were already using different banners to represent their identity. The rulers in Luzon and Visayas had their own standards denoting their tribal affiliation. In Mindanao, red Turkish flags were continue reading : A Tribute to the Philippine Flag

ON NATIONAL FLAG DAY: Celebrating Two Battles and A Patriot’s Legacy By Cielo G. Reyno       May 28 commemorates National Flag Day.  On this day in 1898, some of the 2000 arms and 200,000 rounds of ammunition shipped to the Cavite port two days earlier were delivered to a little known revolutionary enclave, a barrio continue reading : On National Flag Day: Celebrating Two Battles and A Patriot’s Legacy

THE DECLINING REVERENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINE FLAGby Quennie Ann J. Palafox    A century after the banning of the flag, we shall again celebrate National Flag Day on May 28, 2012. It was in those dark days of the American occupation of the Philippines when the Philippine Commission passed Act No. 1696 or the Flag Law continue reading : The Declining Reverence for the Philippine Flag