The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, August 3, in 1942, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese forces in the Philippines, made his farewell speech to Filipinos in front of members of the Philippine Executive Commission. In an address to members of the Philippine Executive Commission during a courtesy call to his office on this day … Read more
On this day, August 2, in 1896, Joaquin Miguel Elizalde, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, was born in Manila. Joaquin Miguel Elizalde served as Foreign Affairs Secretary from Jan 1952 to Dec 1953. He also holds the distinction of being the first Philippine Ambassador to the United States of America. 1987 On this … Read more
On this day, August 1, is Corazon “Cory” Aquino’s death anniversary. She is the first woman President of the Philippines. She is a “Saint of Democracy”-TIME magazine. Corazon Aquino became the 11th Philippine president after the Filipinos stood united behind her in the snap elections and the 1986 People Power Revolution against former President Ferdinand … Read more
On this day, July 31, in 1903, the Filipino Central Committee in Hong Kong, headed by the first Philippine diplomat Felipe Agoncillo, closed its office, one year and three months after the end of the military resistance against the United States. Agoncillo was dispatched abroad by President Emilio Aguinaldo to campaign for the support … Read more
On this day, July 30, in 1907, by virtue of the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, nationwide elections were held for the 80 members of the Philippine Assembly, which serves as the Lower House of the Philippine Legislature. While several parties fielded candidates in the election, two major political parties, the Partido Nacionalista and … Read more