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 …
Lupang Hinirang (The Philippine National Anthem)
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The Philippine National Anthem: Historical Notes
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To the Young Women of Malolos
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Original Tagalog version: Sa Mga Kababaihang Taga Malolos
This famous letter was written by Jose Rizal in Tagalog, while he was residing in London, upon the request of M. H. del Pilar. The story behind …
There was no protectorate on June 12, 1898
SOME claim that June 12 is not the fitting day to observe the country’s Independence Day because of a supposedly faulty passage in the document of the proclamation of Philippine independence from Spanish rule, which …
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