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
Photo: “Parisian Character Studies” (circa 1888-1892) by Juan Luna Y Novicio. From the National Fine Arts Collection. You may want to read: Juan Luna’s Art Piece España Y Filipinas Ugoy sa Duyan Felix Resurrección Hidalgo in Studio in Paris
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
Philippines and Latvia The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Latvia celebrated 31 years of formal diplomatic relations on December 17! The Philippines and Latvia established diplomatic relation on December 17, 1991. Common ground Folk songs and dances are quite popular in both Latvia and the Philippines which are demonstrated in the year-round … Read more
San Miguel Church Manila San Miguel Church was originally established in 1603 by the Jesuits at the arrabal of Dilao, now known as the Paco District in Manila. An earthquake in 1645 followed by the British Occupation destroyed the church. These and other events triggered the transfer of the parish to its current location along … Read more