The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, March 25, in 1986, President Cory Aquino signed Proclamation No. 3 better known as the “Freedom Constitution.” 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 1306 Robert the … Read more
On this day, March 24, is the death of National Artist Amado V. Hernandez (1970). 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 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground … Read more
On this day, March 23, is the birth of National Scientist Encarnacion A. Alzona (1895) and the death of National Scientist Onofre D. Corpuz (2013). 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 … Read more
On this day, March 21, in 1887, Dr. Jose Rizal’s novel Noli Me Tangere was printed in Berlin, Germany. 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 1963, authorities demolished the … Read more
On this day, March 20, in 1990, the trial of Imelda Marcos and Adnan Khashoggi began in New York on the charge of racketeering under the Thornburgh Doctrine which gives America the right to arrest and try any foreigner it likes. Marcos and Khashoggi were later acquitted. The official calendar of the Republic of the … Read more