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gunita2023
May 28, 20231 min read
RAISE YOUR FLAG! 🇵🇭
The Philippine Flag was initially raised on May 28, 1898, after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated the Spanish forces in Imus,...
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gunita2023
May 17, 20235 min read
Filipinas who made history that we should know about
We all know that Women's Month takes place every March; Women's Day and Month aren't about recognizing women for being good mothers,...
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gunita2023
May 17, 20232 min read
Apolinario Mabini one of our underrated national heroes.
Perhaps, aside from his brilliance, Mabini is best renowned for his legs (or lack thereof). According to medical documents and autopsies,...
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gunita2023
May 17, 20231 min read
Brief History about the Municipality of Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija
During the arrival of the Spaniards, the whole Central Plain of Luzon was virgin forest. Only the aborigines roamed the countryside. Food...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20231 min read
FIRST BOOK ON THE PHILIPPINES ,1523
This rare first edition, in mint, condition, preserved in the Clements Library in the University of Michigan is an account of the...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Has It always been this hot in the Philippines?
Before we had aircon or electric fans people used manual ones--from the pamaypay made from woven coconut leaves to the Spanish abanico....
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20231 min read
The first telephone connection between Manila and Rome
In 1933 the first telephone connection between Manila and Rome was inaugurated by US Governor General Frank Murphy with then Senate...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20231 min read
"The original Selfie king?" "J RIZZal?"
Did you know that Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero, ever took a selfie? Ambeth R. Ocampo, a Filipino public historian, posted a...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20231 min read
Have you ever wondered why penmanship is so important?
"Did you know that King EDWARD VIII carried a souvenir from his 1922 visit to the Philippines all his life?" SAID by Ocampo on a Facebook...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20232 min read
"Marjo?!" "Majoha?"
It has been almost a year since the ‘PBB’ quiz game raises concerns about the Philippine education system. April 9, 2022, when the 3...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20231 min read
WAS OUR NATIONAL HERO REALLY 4'11?
Dr. Jose Rizal's height? For a long time, Philippine historians have been attempting to answer this question, and a definitive answer may...
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gunita2023
Apr 23, 20232 min read
#HERstory: Women's Suffrage in the Philippines
Did you know that the first-ever “Miss Philippines” has something to do with women’s suffrage? In honor of the women in our history and...
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