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Roque: Duterte is 'my modern-day Lapu-Lapu'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 03:53 PM

Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday President Rodrigo Duterte was his "modern day Lapu-Lapu", as the Philippines marked the 500th anniversary of the datu's victory against foreign invaders.  Read more »

Duterte spox says Battle of Mactan should be 'warning' vs would-be invaders

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 03:17 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's said the Filipino victory against Spanish forces in the Battle of Mactan, which marked its 500th anniversary on Tuesday, should serve as "warning" to foreign powers that seek to occupy Philippine territory.  Read more »

US Navy: Anchor of US-Philippines relations

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Mar 31 10:40 PM

The story of the mightiest naval force on earth may not be complete without, in the least, acknowledging its historical Filipino content. Read more »

Why Rizal’s letter to the women of Malolos remains relevant to Filipino feminists of today

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
Updated as of Mar 29 07:57 PM

As we end Women’s Month, we revisit Carmen Guerrero Nakpil’s illuminating essay that gives context to the intense reaction met by the brave act of a group of young women in 1889 Philippines      Read more »

What if Magellan had not come to the Philippines?

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
Updated as of Mar 26 07:57 AM

The events or 1521 and a series of what-might-have-beens, according to the scintillating prose of Carmen Guerrero Nakpil  Read more »

The hospitable shores of Samar during Magellan’s landfall

Charo Nabong-Cabardo
Posted at Mar 14 03:30 PM

After an unpleasant arrival in the Marianas Islands, Magellan and his troops were pleasantly surprised with the welcoming gesture of the people of an island then called Zamal.    Read more »

Children's book 'Cashaysayan' discusses origin of Philippine currency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:56 AM

'Cashaysayan' is a history book for kids and kids at heart that discusses the history of the Philippine currency, author Divina Gil Reyes told ANC. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 3, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 12:09 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Commemorating the Battle of Manila

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 01:54 PM

Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso leads the wreath laying ceremony at the White Cross inside the Fort Santiago, Intramuros as the city commemorates the 76th year of the Battle of Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

#WalangPasok: Jan 23, Saturday is special non-working day in Bulacan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 03:54 PM

Malacañang has declared Jan. 23, 2021, Saturday, as a special non-working holiday in Bulacan province to mark the founding anniversary of the First Philippine Republic.  Read more »

Footnotes to Ninoy Aquino vignettes

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jan 02 12:37 AM

Benigno Aquino Sr. was NOT a traitor during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. This is a classic example of maliciously deceptive opinionated ignorance. Let me put it to rest. Read more »

Mga maling paniniwala kay Bonifacio kailangang itama: historian

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 06:40 PM

Ipagdiriwang sa Lunes ang kaarawan ng bayaning si Andres Bonifacio. Read more »

Jacobo Zobel y Zangroniz: A Filipino creole and the book he wrote

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Nov 21 02:08 AM

Jacobo Zobel y Zangroniz was the indispensable patriarch of the Philippines’ Zobel de Ayala clan. He may as well be hailed as the country’s first ‘industrialist’ and merits with much deserved honor to be in the pantheon of Filipino economic development leaders.  Read more »

Queen Isabella’s ‘fertile terrain’ for the 'Thomasites'

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Nov 14 02:38 AM

It is fair to argue that the most beneficent impact upon Philippine society of America coming into our national life, in taking possession of the islands when they did, was in the field of public education. Read more »

Is the Philippines Exhibit 1 of American exceptionalism?

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 31 12:38 PM

As an upstart colonial power, the US proved different, exceptional. Read more »

A bloody beginning for the Filipino-American romance

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 25 01:49 AM

That this enduring Fil-Am relationship drew blood and anguish at its dawn cannot be expunged from patriotic memory. Happily over the dozen of decades, however, nurtured healthy and sturdy, despite bouts of emotional peaks and valleys, stormy, hurtful as well, infatuated and saccharine at times, a Filipino American History Month is now observed and celebrated in the United States. Read more »

Oh, that $20-million myth again

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Oct 16 10:20 PM

History is clear. The Philippines was once acquired by the United States of America but by dint of war and conquest, albeit bloody! A revered memory ought not be blemished by labelling its ensuing bloom in estimable relationship as a commercial purchase and sale of chattel! Read more »

OPINION: Was US expansionism in the Philippines premeditated?

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 10 02:44 AM

A history class in the Texas A&M San Antonio campus joined the observance of Filipino American History Month (FAHM) last Monday evening and again on Wednesday via cyberspace. Read more »

Why Filipino American History Month is celebrated in October

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Oct 09 06:12 PM

The United States officially observes and recognizes October every year as the Filipino American History Month. Read more »

OPINION: Hanggang sa Muli: An Unforgettable Four Years

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim
Updated as of Oct 01 11:28 AM

The next time I wear a barong, enjoy lechon, crispy tilapia, or buko pandan with my wife and daughters, we will remember with fondness the wonderful friendships we made here. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve in the Philippines these past four years. Read more »