The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, March 20, in 1990, the trial of Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi began in New York on the charge of racketeering under the Thornburgh Doctrine which gives America the right to arrest and try any foreigner it likes. Marcos and Khashoggi were later acquitted. The official calendar of the Republic of the … Read more
On this day, March 19, in 1986, the Presidential Committee on Human Rights was established through EO No. 8 s.1986. 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 2003, President George … Read more
Dr. Cristina Montiel In line with the celebration of 2023 National Women’s Month, we will be featuring our NAST PHL women for Agha Monday! Let’s get to know more about the empowered women of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL). Dr. Cristina J. Montiel is a notable specialist in the field … Read more
Today, March 13, 2023, is the 22nd death anniversary (March 13, 2001) of National Scientist Encarnacion Alzona (+), a distinguished historian, feminist, and Rizalist. National Scientist Alzona was a well-known educator and suffragist. She was a leader in the Filipino feminist movement of the 1930s and the first Filipino woman to earn a doctoral degree. … Read more
Kapampángan Butterfly Game during Funeral Wakes: Talubangan The talubangan is a Kapampángan game of riddles played by young boys and girls during funeral wakes where boys play the role of butterflies who come with riddles that are fitted from one “flower” (played by the girls) to another until they found a match (someone who can … Read more