Government

On this day, January 1, in 1892, President Manuel Roxas was born in Capiz (now Roxas City). 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 2002, countries in the European Union … Read more

On this day, December 31, in 1882 the Spanish government abolished the tobacco monopoly. There are only five cigarette factories that produce a good product. As the factory increased, the quality of this product decreased. Factory proliferation and poor quality were somewhat remedied by imposing a tax on cigarettes.https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/850/today-in-philippine-history-december-31-1882-the-government-monopoly-of-tobacco-ceased On this day in 2019, the … Read more

On this day, December 30, in 1898, Dr. Jose Rizal was sentenced to death. 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 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established … Read more

On this day, December 29, in 1898, the death sentence was read to Jose Rizal. 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 1998, the leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologized … Read more