The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Nuestra Senora de Guia (Oldest Marian Images in the Philippines) Patroness of Ermita, where the image is enshrined. The image was found in 1571 by Spanish soldiers, who saw it being venerated by natives in a shrine made of wood surrounded by pandan leaves. The image is enshrined at Ermita Church where it has survived … Read more
The street that connects C.M. Recto Avenue to Malacanang Palace, crosses the Estero de San Miguel into the San Miguel district. Site of many popular or mass protests due to its proximity to the palace, which is the seat of national executive power. Witness to violent dispersals which have resulted in deaths such as during … Read more
Please visit our Serafin Quiason Resource Center (SQRC) aka NHCP Library on the Ground Floor, NHCP Building, TM Kalaw St. Ermita, Manila. We are open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, although we are closed on weekends and holidays. Some materials in the SQRC are available on the National Memory Project (memory.nhcp.gov.ph) but … Read more
The Griffin is an English ship built in 1747 in the Blackwall dockyard along the Thames River in London. It was one of the ships of the English East India Company (also called Honourable East India Company, or HEIC) that actively pursued trade with the East Indies and its vicinities, which included China. Its registered … Read more
The Philippines is the world’s leading source of professional seafarers. Life at the Sea: Professional Filipino Seafarers Seafaring is deeply rooted in the country’s history and culture. Today’s seafarers have a clear connection with the Austronesian ancestors who skillfully and patiently crossed dangerous seas to build communities in various islands in the Philippines and beyond. … Read more