The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The Republic of the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania celebrated 61 years of formal diplomatic relations on December 15! The Philippines and Tanzania established diplomatic relations on December 15, 1961. Common Ground Philippine telenovelas are a big hit in Tanzania, spawning websites and fan clubs as well as generating advertising revenues. There are … Read more
Philippines and Lithuania The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Lithuania celebrated 30 years of formal diplomatic relations on December 15! The Philippines and Lithuania established diplomatic relations on December 15, 1992. Common Ground Basketball is very popular in Lithuania and the Philippines, where basketball games and top athletes of favorite teams are … Read more
On this day, December 19, in 1896, Gov. Hen Camilo Polavieja ordered Dr. Jose Rizal to be court-martialed for sedition. 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 1997, the movie … Read more
On this day, December 15, is the birthday of Emilio Jacinto. 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 1791, 10 amendments called the “Bill of Rights” were added to the … Read more
In 1993, President Fidel V Ramos signed RA 7659 which imposes the death penalty on “treason, parricide, murder, infanticide, robbery with rape, mutilation, destructive arson, rape, economic plunder, and drug-related crimes. In 2006 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed RA 9346 abolishing the death penalty. All those with the sentence of “death” were changed to life … Read more