The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Today’s Marine Monday, your National Museum Bohol presents this nutritious food source from our marine ecosystem, the Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) locally called Guso. Seaweeds are members of the marine algae family Protista. The Eucheuma cottonii belongs to the red algae (Rhodophyta) and grows in shallow reefs along rocky shorelines in tropical waters. Seaweeds are an … Read more
Manila Day, The Day of Conquest In 1571, or almost 450 years ago, the Spaniards, under the leadership of Governor-General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, conquered Manila so that it could serve as the capital of the Spanish Empire in Asia. After an unequal battle in Manila Bay, Rajah Soliman was defeated, and after this, colonialism … Read more
A Free Society Even before the arrival of the Spaniards in the Philippines in the 16th Century, there existed a vibrant, sprawling, and prosperous society at the mount of the Pasig river under the rule of the rajahs. The most prominent of them all was Rajah Soliman. This settlement is known as “Maynila,” because of … Read more
Congratulations on the 108th birthday (August 8, 1914 – January 26, 2021} of Manlilikha ng Bayan Yabing Masalon Dulo! Yabing Masalon Dulo Textile WeaverBlaanPolomolok, South Cotabato Yabing Masalon Dulo lived as a youth in a milieu with a density of stimuli that encouraged skill and imagination. When Fu Yabing’s generation took from the forest fibrous … Read more
Manila, An Attractive City Manila was an attractive city. It was prosperous, wealthy, and located at a strategic spot at the mouth of the Pasig river. Because of this, it was not only the Spaniards who wanted to conquer it. One of them was the Chinese who, under the leadership of Limahong, attempted to invade … Read more