Lapu-Lapu, Balagtas And Other Heroes
Biographies of prominent figures in Philippine history and cultural development.
Leon Kilat And The Cebu Revolt
Recounting the conspiracy, battles and betrayal of the revolution on the island of Cebu in 1898. By Emil G. Justimbaste
Mabini, the Impoverished Hero
Biography of Apolinario Mabini, the sublime paralytic and Brains of the Revolution.
Macario Sakay, Tulisan or Patriot?
Long after the last of Gen. Aguinaldo's men surrendered to the Americans, independent armies continued their fight for independence. One of these was led by Macario Sakay. From Hec…
MacArthur’s Fight in the Philipines
Gen Douglas MacArthur’s battle against the invading Japanese. First-person accounts by the few men who were there at the time. From the Public Broadcasting System's American …
Malay Balay Means Few Houses
History of Kala Sungay, the capital of the Bukidnons, massacred and burned by the Spaniards in 1850. Survivors rebuilt their Sacub river village under Datu Mampa Along, and finall…
Marina Dizon, A Martyr's Daughter
Her father, Jose Dizon, was one of the 13 Cavite martyrs executed by the Spaniards in 1897. Like her cousin, Emilio Jacinto, she joined the Katipunan in 1893 and engaged in revolut…
Mass Media in the Philipines
From Magellan's bible and Pigafetta's diary of 1521, the history of publication and communication in the islands from the Spanish era to the People's Revolution of 1986. From the F…
Moises Salvador
Scion of prominent Manila family, this friend and ally of Jose Rizal defiantly walked to his execution for complicity in the agitation against Spanish rule in the Philippines. The …
Nueva Ecija History
Province was created in 1705 as a military district, named after the Spanish governor's native town in Andalucia, Spain, from parts of the neighboring provinces of Pampanga, Tayaba…
Philippine Centennial Series
Macario Sakay, July 4 the real independence day, and other historical articles by the Philippine History Group of Los Angeles, edited by Hector Santos
Philippine History in Capsules
Four distinct phases of Philippine history: The pre-Spanish period, The Spanish and American periods, and the years since independence, up to the re-election of Gloria Macapagal-Ar…
Philippine History Myths And Controversies
Filipino historians dispute June 12 as independence day, the design of the national flag based on the Spanish martial law proclamation and other controversial issues. By Aurelio C.…
Philippine Technology in History
The Philippines was not far behind other countries of the world when the Spaniards began colonization in the 16th century. by Paul Kenkai Manansala
Philippine-American War
Summary of the Philippine-American War (1899-1902), from Veltisezar Bautista's book, The Filipino American.
Philippines - A Conflicted Land
Rebellions, wars and insurgencies in the Philippines since 1898. Expanded timeline from the noted PBS Frontline series.
Pio Valenzuela (1869 - 1956)
Detailed biography of the affluent physician who edited the revolutionary journal, “Kalayaan,†organized several Katipunan chapters for the revolution, and who was as respons…
Rizal: His Life And Labors, by Austin Craig
A very detailed biography of the national hero, especially of his childhood years, including his first confrontation of death. Written by the Asst professor of Oriental History…
Spaniards' First 50 Years in the Philippines
Source documents of the early years of Spanish colonization. Also, documents on the church-state stormy relationship during the Spanish era.
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