The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, April 22, is the birth of National Artist Edith L Tiempo (1919). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. Today in 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated in the US.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-22 … Read more
On this day, April 21, in 1899, the first Presbyterian missionaries arrived in the Philippines led by Reverend Dr. James B. Rodgers. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this day in 1934, … Read more
On this day, April 20, in 1654, Archbishop Miguel Poblete laid the foundation stone of the Cathedral in Manila. This is the fourth cathedral to be built after an earthquake destroyed the third cathedral in 1645. The current cathedral is the eighth to be built after other disasters including WW II. The official calendar of … Read more
On this day, April 19, in 1937, Joseph Ejercito Estrada was born in Tondo, Manila. In 1901 President Emilio Aguinaldo issued a manifesto calling for his comrades to surrender and promote peace. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development … Read more
On this day, April 18, in 1591, Saint Pope Gregory Xiv issued a decree establishing reparation for the enslaved European Catholics in the Philippines (Bulla Cum Sicuti). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. … Read more