On this day, April 16

On this day, April 16, in 1837 the Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes was dissolved after 27 years. 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 2007, the worst mass … Read more

On this day, April 15

On this day, April 15, in 1948, President Manuel Roxas gave a speech at the Clark Air Base. Moments later, he had a heart attack that killed him. Elpidio Quirino replaced him and finished the remainder of his term. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with … Read more

On this day, April 14

On this day, April 14, in 1521, Ferdinand Magellan built a cross in Cebu.https://kahimyang.com/april/page/3/ On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-14 On this day in 1932, Errnest Walton succeeded in smashing an atom using the particle accelerator he and Sir John Douglas Cockcroft invented. This invention won them the Nobel Prize … Read more

On this day, April 13

On this day, April 13, in 1904, Fernando Lopez was born in Jaro, Iloilo. He comes from the race of Graciano Lopez-Jaena. He served as the second president and secretary of the Department of Agriculture under Elpidio Quirino (1949-1953) and Ferdinand Marcos (1965) until his resignation in 1971. His brother, Eugenio Lopez, is the founder … Read more

On this day, April 11

On this day, April 11, is the birth of National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera (1932) and the death of National Scientist Alfredo C Santos (1990). 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 … Read more