The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Cordillera Sipat Peace Talks On September 13, 1986, the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA), led by Fr. Conrado Balweg, heeded the call for peace by then President Corazon C. Aquino through the forging of a “sipat” or a peace agreement at the Mount Data Hotel in Bauko, Mountain Province. The historical Sipat Peace Talks led … Read more
Philippine Medicine Day (Proclamation No. 407, s. 1953) September 15 is Philippine Medicine Day. Philippine Medicine Day was established to remind our countrymen of the importance of treatment and the duty of the government to keep Filipinos safe. Itinatag ang pagdiriwang na ito upang ipaalala sa ating mga kababayan ang kahalagahan ng paggagamot at ang … Read more
Founder of Partido Nacionalista: Macario Sakay (Ang huling katipunero. Ang Pangulo ng Republika ng Katagalugan). Born on the 1st of March 1878, along Tabora street in Tondo, Manila, Macario Sakay y de León was a Filipino General during the 1896 Spanish Revolution up until the Philippine-American War. As a veteran Katipunero, he then later became … Read more
President Duterte has appointed Coast Guard Vice Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya as the 28th Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard following the mandatory retirement of Coast Guard Admiral George V. Ursabia effective 8 September 2021. He was previously the Deputy Commandant for Operations. Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya was born in Quezon City. He began his … Read more
Senate Bill 2078 and 2079: The Revised Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2021 WHY AMEND RA 9147? Senate Bills 2078 (Villar) and 2079 (Zubiri) define and penalize the crime of “wildlife trafficking” as a distinct and separate offense from trade, possession, and transport of wildlife due to its scale and nature. The draft … Read more