The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The Ferrocarril de Dagupan A Manila The Ferrocarril de Manila a Dagupan was the first railroad in the Philippines. Construction of the railroad began in 1888, and when it was finished, the line covered 195 kilometers from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan. The trains were steam-powered and were at that time the fastest way to … Read more
The Manila Observatory was the first weather station in the Philippines. In 1865, the Manila Observatory was started by Francisco Colina, S.J. in an abandoned pigeon house on the roof deck of the convent of the Jesuits in Intramuros. In 1884, it was recognized by the Spanish colonial government as the Philippines’ weather station. It … Read more
BBM vowed to finish the Philippines Railway Project In his 1st SONA, Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. stated his plan on developing railway systems in the country as the cheapest way of transporting goods and passengers by building upon existing lines by modernizing the old railway systems and finishing current railway projects. The Marcos Jr. … Read more
The 3 Overarching Goals of the Marcos Jr. Administration according to his economic team Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno outlined the three “overarching” goals that the economic team of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will set out to achieve by 2028. Reduce the deficit-to-GDP ratio to 3% (the deficit is the difference between national government revenues and … Read more
Philippines Senate officials of the 19th Congress Congratulations to Senate President: Sen. Migz Zubiri, Senate President Pro Tempore: Sen. Loren Legarda, Senate Majority Floor Leader: Sen. Joel Villanueva, and Senate Minority Floor Leader Sen. Koko Pimentel of the 19th Congress. You may want to read: For Those Saying Trillanes Did Nothing In The Senate Longest … Read more