The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, March 30, in 1900 Gen. Elwell Otis established the Department of Public Instruction which later became the Department of Education. 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 … Read more
On this day, March 29, in 1521, the battle between Ferdinand Magellan and Rajah Kolambu of Limasawa took place. 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 1867, through the British … Read more
On this day, March 28, in 1901, President Emilio Aguinaldo returned to Manila as a captive of the Americans after he was captured in Palanan, Isabela. 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 … Read more
TODAY IN HISTORY – On March 27, 1998, two master weavers from Mindanao, Salinta Barra Monon, and Lang Sengid Dulay, were proclaimed Manlilikha ng Bayan for 1998 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation Nos. 1188 and 1189 s. 1998. Salinta Barra Monon (1920-2009) was a Bagobo-Tagabawa textile weaver from Bansalan, Davao del Sur, recognized for attaining … Read more
On this day, March 26, in 1920 the Philippine Legislature Act No. 2928 established the national flag of the Philippines. 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 1979, Menachem Begin … Read more