Cash Incentives for SEA Games Medalists Based on RA 10699 Enacted in 2015 For Individual Athletes: Gold: Php 300,000 Silver: Php 150,000 Bronze: Php 60,000 For Teams with less than 5 members: the same amount of cash incentive for individual medalists...
The Destruction of Manila 1570 In May 1570, a Spanish expedition led by Martin de Goiti, arrived at the Tagalog settlement of Maynila. The initially peaceful exchange between de Goiti and Rajah Sulayman, the Muslim ruler of Maynila, soon turned into...
1945 Battle of Manila During the final year of World War II, Japanese forces decided to defend Manila (which had been occupied by Japan since 1942) to the death. 16,000 Japanese troops, mostly marines, turned Manila into a death trap for...
1899 Battle of Manila By February, tensions between the US forces and the Filipino Republic were at the breaking point. Formerly allies against Spain, the Filipinos were now suspicious of American motives, as the US appears to be in Manila to...
The Siege of Manila 1898 In 1898, Manila was under attack from Filipino Revolutionaries and American troops. The Philippine Revolution was in its second year and the Spanish-American War opened with the destruction of the Spanish Pacific Fleet at Manila Bay...