Christian Bernard A. Melendez Senior Shrine Curator, Museo ng Katipunan-PMS Introduction Considered as the first battle for independence, the Battle of Pinaglabanan was an encounter between the Katipuneros and of the Spanish Civil Guards and soldiers on the area of San Juan del Monte. As agreed upon by Andres Bonifacio and his fellow katipuneros, continue reading : The X’s and O’s of the Battle of the Pinaglabanan
NHCP REMEMBERS CARMEN GUERRERO-NAKPIL ON HER BIRTH CENTENNIAL
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 the National Historical Commission (NHC), a forerunner of the NHCP, in commemorating her birth centenary on 19 July 2022. Guerrero-Nakpil served as Chairperson of the NHC from June 1967 to March continue reading : NHCP REMEMBERS CARMEN GUERRERO-NAKPIL ON HER BIRTH CENTENNIAL
LOS CHICOS DE RIZAL: Jose Rizal’s Students and Dapitan Community School
Jose Rizal had young male students that he affectionately called chicos or boys from his Dapitan community school that he established while in exile. Searching for Rizal’s male students was like trying to trace his children, if he had any. Each of Rizal’s students had his own story of how his beloved Maestro Rizal enriched continue reading : LOS CHICOS DE RIZAL: Jose Rizal’s Students and Dapitan Community School
FLOWING WATERS OF DAPITAN: LINAO AND TALISAY WATERWORKS
by Albert Vincent F. Barretto Water binds people together and helps establish communities where culture flourishes and life is nourished. It is precisely for this reason that the town of Dapitan was established beside a calm bay at the northernmost tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula. During the last decade of the 19th century, Dapitan witnessed continue reading : FLOWING WATERS OF DAPITAN: LINAO AND TALISAY WATERWORKS
PEOPLE POWER of 1986: A NATIONWIDE PHENOMENON
PEOPLE POWER of 1986: A NATIONWIDE PHENOMENON A Commemorative Online Exhibit in commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the Revolution that ended the Marcos Dictatorship On the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) pays tribute to the men and women who, continue reading : PEOPLE POWER of 1986: A NATIONWIDE PHENOMENON
Rizal as a Farmer: The Dapitan Experience
Eufemio Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II National Historical Commission of the Philippines “Turn your eyes to the farmer burnt by the sun tilling the stubborn earth and burying a seed. He too contributes through his modest but useful work to the glory of the nation.” – Jose Rizal, El Amor Patrio, June continue reading : Rizal as a Farmer: The Dapitan Experience
RIZAL NATIONAL PARK: MANUEL QUEZON’S HOMAGE TO RIZAL’S PLACE OF EXILE
By: Albert Vincent F. Barretto Former President Manuel Luis Molina Quezon will forever remain in the hearts of the Dapitanons not only for his efforts to achieve Philippine independence from foreigners, but also for preserving the memory of the place of exile of Jose Rizal in Dapitan. In the late 1920s, then-Senate President Quezon visited continue reading : RIZAL NATIONAL PARK: MANUEL QUEZON’S HOMAGE TO RIZAL’S PLACE OF EXILE
FLORA DE RIZAL: RIZAL’S PLANTS IN DAPITAN
By: Albert Vincent F. Barretto “Bahay-kubo, kahit munti ang halaman doon ay sari-sari” is a line from the popular folk song, Bahay Kubo, that would aptly describe the life of Jose Rizal in Dapitan. The average Filipino knows that Rizal was a physician, writer and hero, but not many know that plants were part of continue reading : FLORA DE RIZAL: RIZAL’S PLANTS IN DAPITAN
1985: A Year of Three Shades of Blue
by Eufemio O. Agbayani III Historic Sites Development Officer II For one year, 25 February 1985 to 25 February 1986, Philippine national flags had three shades of blue. Ever since the Philippine flag was allowed to fly again in 1919 and standardized through an Executive Order in 1936, it had sported a shade of blue continue reading : 1985: A Year of Three Shades of Blue
Epifanio de los Santos: Commemorating the Filipino genius on his 150th Birth Anniversary
By Francis Kristoffer L. Pasion, Museum Researcher II Portrait of Epifanio de los Santos by H.A. Coniconde Most of us associate the name “Epifanio de los Santos” to that main thoroughfare in Metro Manila, the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, or EDSA. The name has effectively been overshadowed by the toxicity of the traffic continue reading : Epifanio de los Santos: Commemorating the Filipino genius on his 150th Birth Anniversary
Si Oryang at ang Kanyang Pighati
by: KATHERINE KAY H. MANUBA HSDO I Tuwing ika-10 ng Mayo ginugunita ang kamatayan ni Gat Andres Bonifacio sa Maragondon, Cavite at ngayong taon ang ika-120 anibersaryo nito. Sa likod ng pagpanaw ni Andres ay isang pusong nagdurusa—yaong kay Gregoria “Oryang” de Jesus, Lakambini ng Katipunan, kabiyak ng Supremo. continue reading : Si Oryang at ang Kanyang Pighati
Penman No. 216: From Bali Song to Balisong
The continuing chronicles of Jose Dalisay Jr., aka Butch Dalisay, a Filipino collector of old fountain pens, disused PowerBooks, ’50s Hamiltons, creaky cameras, VW spare parts, poker bad beats, and desktop lint. I’D BEEN meaning to write this up for the past few months, but more pressing subjects kept getting in the way—and “pressing” is the continue reading : Penman No. 216: From Bali Song to Balisong