On this day, March 19

On this day, March 19, in 1986, the Presidential Committee on Human Rights was established through EO No. 8 s.1986. 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 2003, President George … Read more

On this day, March 18

On this day, March 18, is the birthday of former President Fidel V Ramos (1928). 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 1974, the five-month oil embargo of OPEC member … Read more

On this day, March 17

On this day, March 17, in 1957 President Ramon Magsaysay and 25 companions died in a plane crash on Mt. Manunggal, Cebu. 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 1992, … Read more

On this day, March 16

On this day, March 16, in 1521, Ferdinand Magellan spotted the island of Samar. 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 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai Massacre … Read more

On this day, March 15

On this day, March 15, is the birth of National Scientist Bienvenido F Nebres SJ (1940). 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 44 bce a group of Nobles killed … Read more