Sa Mga Kababaihang Taga Malolos

English Version: To the Young Women of Malolos

Buod: Sa kanyang liham sa mga kadalagahan ng Malolos na sinulat noog 1889, ipinahahayag ni Jose Rizal ang kanyang papuri at paggalang sa katapangang ipinamalas ng mga …

General Carlos P. Romulo – ‘Mr United Nations’

This month of October as the world observes the day (October 24) on which the foundational treaty of the Charter of the United Nations became in force, Philippine Studies pays tribute to a great Filipino.…

Spanish galleon to dock in Manila

Before the “TITANIC”, there were the GALLEONS, and the Filipinos were on them. And now, everyone has a chance to jump aboard a mighty ship that once ruled the world.

From October 5-9, the Philippines will host the Nao Victoria, a 17th century replica of a Galleon. Berthing at the Manila Harbor, guests from all over will be able to view and walk through history. Without fuel and minimal modern technology, the Galleon is almost exactly as it was four hundred years ago [...]

Spanish American War, the Philippines and Filipino Genocide

We picked up some articles from a related site, Only in the Philippines, which may be controversial but should give us some additional background on this chapter of Philippine history.

The articles contain YouTube video clips of five parts documenting the Spanish American War posted by YT member tierraboricua.

Tejeros: The First Philippine Republic

There have been proposals to declare January 23 of every year as “Republic Day” to commemorate the founding of the Philippine Republic on this day in 1899 in Malolos, Bulacan. This republic lasted until March …

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A Surprise Letter for Mabini, 1898

SINCE July 1898, the Philippine Revolutionary Government headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo had been safely headquartered in Malolos, Bulacan. They were anticipating the establishment of a future Philippine Republic.

Aguinaldo was holding his presidential office …

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Education: Rizal’s Supreme Aspiration

Jose Rizal valued learning so much that the education of Filipinos emerged from being one of the dreams of his youth to become his supreme aspiration during his adulthood.

In 1876, when he was a …

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