The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, March 29, in 1521, the battle between Ferdinand Magellan and Rajah Kolambu of Limasawa took place. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this day in 1867, through the British … Read more
Meet the newly elected NAST Officers! Academician (Acd.) Jaime Montoya, Acd. Alvin Culaba, and Acd. Jose Maria Balmaceda will serve as the President, Vice President, and Secretary of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), respectively. Together with the rest of the NAST PHL Executive Council, they will lead the Academy as … Read more
On this day, March 28, in 1901, President Emilio Aguinaldo returned to Manila as a captive of the Americans after he was captured in Palanan, Isabela. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On … Read more
TODAY IN HISTORY – On March 27, 1998, two master weavers from Mindanao, Salinta Barra Monon, and Lang Sengid Dulay, were proclaimed Manlilikha ng Bayan for 1998 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation Nos. 1188 and 1189 s. 1998. Salinta Barra Monon (1920-2009) was a Bagobo-Tagabawa textile weaver from Bansalan, Davao del Sur, recognized for attaining … Read more
The Philippines and Egypt The Republic of the Philippines and the Arab Republic of Egypt celebrate 77 years of formal diplomatic relations today, March 3! The two countries established diplomatic relations on March 3, 1946. Common Ground Cairo, Egypt’s capital, holds a special place in Philippine diplomatic history, as it was the site of the … Read more