Truth and history are on the side of the opposition and these will be the best weapon against the administration’s bet in the May 2022 polls, opposition coalition 1Sambayan nominee and former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday, June 14. Former senator and 1Sambayan nominee Antonio...
Are we truly free? Independence Day celebrations have become rather dull over the past years. This year, sadly, is no exemption, especially since the country’s holiday of holidays fell on a weekend—effectively removing the last thing most people look forward to every June 12, which is not...
With the Berlinale in full swing, with Filipino films like Venice Atienza’s ‘Last Days at Sea’ celebrating our return to one of the world’s largest film festivals, I am reminded of my first time in Berlin VICTORY OVER PARIS On top of Berlin's most famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate,...
Former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile has nothing but praise for President Duterte over his peaceful stance in dealing with the West Philippine Sea dispute with China. Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile discusses the West Philippine Sea issue during a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the...
President Duterte is sticking to his belief that Lapulapu, who led a group of warriors to defeat Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan five centuries ago, was a Tausug from Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President made the assertion about Lapulapu's roots even...
A historical perspective In the history of any nation, the role of the so-called fourth estate has always been vital. Information, after all, is crucial in the formation of a collective consciousness for people to identify to what is largely a social construct but is so much more....
A history group refuted actor Robin Padilla’s claim that the De La Salle University (DLSU) was established by Spanish. De La Salle University (Photo from DLSU Facebook) On Sunday, Padilla said DLSU was established for “insulares, peninsulares, and mestizos” during the Spanish colonial period...
Robin Padilla Action star Robin Padilla earned criticisms from netizens after he declared that the Dela Salle University in Manila is a Spanish school. "Are you from Ateneo? de la salle? UST? All Spanish established schools for insulares, peninsulares and mestizos. You don’t need to be a doctor...
And what this says about our understanding of our colonial history Philippine history teaches us that we have been under one foreign power and the next for the majority of our societal consciousness as a budding nation. There were the Spaniards, the Americans, and then the Japanese—oh, and you...
As part of the global celebration of the Quincentennial of the First Circumnavigation, 1519-1522, the National Historical Commission launches ‘Pigafetta’s Philippine Picnic’ by Felice Sta. Maria AROUND THE WORLD IN 1,082 DAYS Detail of a map of Ferdinand Magellan's Circumnavigation “The...
‘These no longer belong to me and my family. These belong to the Filipino people and the children.’ Out of the four Philippine Constitutions, it was the 1935 Constitution that was said to be the best-written one according to a story by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines...
500 years into having a ‘written’ history, there are still gaps to fill in our society’s collective memory The year 2021 is a peculiar one, and it’s not solely because of the still ongoing pandemic. As far as Philippine history is concerned, it is a milestone. The country is celebrating 500...
