On this day, May 18

May 18, 1571 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and another Rajah came out to the ship for peace talks. The guests were showered with gifts and repeatedly told of Spanish desires for peace. He was convincing. The only Filipino who held out was Soliman, and he did so, said the Filipinos, because of what had happened … Read more

On this day, September 29

  On this day, September 29, we celebrate 63 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Myanmar. The Philippines established diplomatic relations with Myanmar in 1956. The flight time from Manila to Yangon, Myanmar is 5 hours and 55 minutes. The nearest airport to Yangon is Mingaladon Airport. The distance … Read more

On this day, September 28

  On this day, September 28, in 1910, Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th President of the Philippines, was born in Lubao, Pampanga. A law graduate from the University of Santo Tomas, Diosdado Macapagal first worked as a legal assistant to President Manuel Quezon during the Commonwealth Era and later, to President Jose P. Laurel during the … Read more

On this day, September 21

On this day, September 21, in 1972, Proclamation No. 1081, an order signed by President Ferdinand Marcos that imposes Martial Law throughout the Philippines, took effect. Marcos issued the order to prolong his term in office, but with the pretext of “saving the republic from communism” and “creating a new society” that is on the … Read more

On this day, September 20

On this day, September 20, in 2017, the Philippines signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City, USA. During the signing, Foreign Affairs Sec. Alan Peter S. Cayetano called on nuclear-weapon States to join the international community in making the world a safer place. … Read more