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'Protect legal space, strengthen institutions destroyed by Martial Law'

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 05:00 PM

A UP professor stressed the need to protect open legal space and strengthen institutions that were destroyed under Martial Law to prevent a repeat of the past. Read more »

These rare gold coins from 18th, 19th century Philippines now worth hundreds of thousands

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jul 08 05:37 PM

The colonial coins are representative of a glorious era in the country’s history where gold was a vital element in economic exchange Read more »

That 'First Mass' in Philippines in proper context

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jun 19 02:59 AM

Homonhon before Limasawa. Palm Sunday before Easter Sunday. The only “First Mass” was in Homonhon on Palm Sunday, March 24, 1521.  Read more »

Taming tempers over the Rescission Act of 1946

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Updated as of Jun 12 04:31 AM

How much did Filipino chicanery contribute to the passage of the Rescission Act of 1946?  Read more »

Si Telesforo Trinidad at ang Medalya ng Karangalan

Buddy Gomez — Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jun 05 03:13 AM

Kung sana’y maisasakatuparan ang kahilingan ng nagraramihang mga Pinoy sa America, ang isang pangdigmaang barko ng US Navy ay ipapangalan sa ala-ala ng isang kababayan natin. Fireman 2nd Cl. Telesforo Trinidad, isang marino. Read more »

Did you know that Filipino soldiers during World War II wore helmets made of coconut husks?

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of May 19 10:30 AM

“The Philippine Army was equipped in the late ‘30s to a World War 1 standard,” says ‘Mandirigma’ book author Albert Labrador.  Read more »

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
Updated as of Aug 16 04:04 PM

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 »