The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
The Progress of Medicine in the Philippines In 1953, Dr. Agerico Sison, then director of Philippine General Hospital, and Dr. Eduardo Quisumbing, director of the National Museum, Dr. Florentino Herrera Jr., and Dr. Constantino Manahan commissioned Carlos V. Francisco (1912-1969) to create a painting depicting the history of Philippine medicine. The painting consists of four … Read more
Sama Dilaut Fishing Nets “May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it!” Today, the National Museum of the philippines in Western-Southern Mindanao features the Sama Dilaut fishing nets. Fishing is considered the primary subsistence of the Sama Dilaut. Their traditional fishing nets are made of finely woven cotton and … Read more
Plaza Miranda Yesterday, 21 August 2021, the Commission unveiled a new historical marker in the plaza to remember the tragedy and emphasize the importance of a safe democratic space where Filipinos, with their own voice, can air their dissent. Located right at the center of Quiapo, in the City of Manila, fronting the historic Quiapo … Read more
National Museum Bohol Building The Provincial Capitol of Bohol, constructed in 1855-1860, served as a tribunal, prison and living quarters for the Spanish military force. Built in the traditional construction of stone and lime, records show that the builders used 27,300 bricks, 4,325 cavans of lime and 61,000 roofing tiles, with banaba wood for beams … Read more
Do you know that one of the oldest rocks in the Philippines was formed at the same time the dinosaurs were roaming our planet? At that time, Philippines was still submerged underwater, hence the absence of dinosaur fossils in our country. In today’”s Dignayan Biyernes”of the National Museum of the Philippines, let us learn about … Read more