The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Maria Angela Abrera Ponce: A Proud Baguio Native Receives Gawad Mabini Award Maria Angela Abrera Ponce, the Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Gawad Mabini Award, one of the highest honors in Philippine diplomacy. On July 5, 2024, during the 126th anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, she was conferred … Read more
Negrense Heroes during the Spanish Era Demetrio Larena Diego De La Vina Pedro Teves Miguel Patero Laureano Flores Meliton Larrena Sergio Lopez Sinco Jose De La Vina Herminigildo T. Villanueva Ramon Teves Pastor Esperidion Villegas Ambrosio Somoza You may want to read: Balay Negrense
Engr. Kristine Bantay is the Officer-in-Charge of the Space Data Mobilization and Applications Division at the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). She has diverse backgrounds in electronics engineering and marine science. In her role at PhilSA, she specializes in earth observation and environmental resource mapping- focusing on coastal ecosystems, including mangroves, corals, and seagrass.
Dr. Adriel Obar Meimban (1950-2024) Historian and Educator Dr. Meimban was considered the foremost expert on the local history of La Union. He published La Union: The Making of A Province, 1850-1921 in 1997 and was in the process of writing a sequel that covers the years. He also wrote an article about the presidency … Read more
Bishop Pablo Virgilio S. DavidTENTH FILIPINO CARDINAL OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH We greet the Most Reverend Pablo Virgilio S. David, D.D. for his upcoming elevation to the rank of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop David currently serves the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalookan and is the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference … Read more