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USS George Washingto in Manila Bay
August 4, 2010 – USS George Washington dropped anchor in Manila Bay for a 4-day goodwill visit. Commanded by Capt. David Lausman, the nuclear-powered super carrier can carry 90 fixed-wing aircrafts and helicopters and is manned by some [...]
Tecla San Andres-Ziga
First lady lawyer to become Topnotcher in the Philippine Bar Examination. She bested all bar examinees in 1930. Congresswoman. Senator. ~oOo~ Name: Tecla San Andres Ziga Birth Date: 23 August 1906 Place: Naga City, Camarines Sur [...]
Spain’s last capital in the Philippines
Philippine Historical Trivia: Did you know that Iloilo City was Spain’s last capital in the Philippines. It was here where they finally surrendered the country to the revolutionaries led by. Gen. Martin Delgado on December 25, [...]
“Filipinism” according to Jose P. Laurel
The Political Philosophy of Dr. Jose P. Laurel, as lifted from the Jose P. Laurel Memorial Foundation Library and Museum. Filipinism is the assertion of one’s national birthright with patriotism defined as love of country as a [...]
Geronima T. Pecson (1895 – 1989)
Educator, Author, Social Worker, and First Woman Senator of the Philippines. ~oOo~ Name: Geronima Tomelden-Pecson Birth: Date: December 19, 1895 Place: Barrio Libsong, Lingayen, Pangasinan Death: Date: July 31, 1989 Spouse: Potenciano Pecson, her fellow student at [...]
Manila Metropolitan Theater before WWII
The Manila Metropolitan Theater during her glory days (circa 1930s), probably in the first few years after its completion. It only suffered a blown up roof during the Liberation of Manila, restored after the war, then [...]
Manila Central Post Office after WWII
This was how Manila Central Post Office looked like shortly after the Second World War. The bridge on the foreground was the once stunning Jones Bridge. Color photos taken around the WWII era are actually very rare. [...]
Francisco Zulueta
The first and only senator who ran unopposed (during that time, Philippine senators were elected by senatorial districts). He was elected senator for the 8th Senatorial District — composed of the provinces of Negros Occudental, Negros [...]
Ambassador Antonio C. Delgado (1917 – 1992)
Founder of Delgado Brothers (Delbros) – the pioneer in Philippine Logistics industry. Ambassador to the Vatican (1975 – 1982). The first Asian World Scout Committee chairman of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1971 to 1973. Discovered Lorenzo Ruiz [...]
President Jose Laurel, Sr. (1891-1951)
Third president of the Philippines and the president during the Japanese Occupation; Founder of the Lyceum of the Philippines and of the Philippine Banking Corporation. ~oOo~ Name: Jose Paciano Garcia Laurel, Sr. Titles & Distinctions President [...]
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Common Bicolano Phrases
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