United States (US) President Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude to Filipino Americans for their sacrifices and contributions in making their country "more perfect". US President Joe Biden Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Biden made the statement as the US...
Members of the House of Representatives are pushing to restore Philippine history in the K to 12 curriculum. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The House Committee on Basic Education on Thursday, September 16, agreed to consolidate four bills seeking to mandate the teaching of national and...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima is pushing for a bill that seeks to declare the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City as a national historical site for history, freedom and independence. De Lima, in filing Senate Bill No 2301, said the parish bore witness to centuries-worth of Filipino’s triumphs...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the appointment of Col. Fatima Claire Navarro as the military's first ever female surgeon general after leading the V. Luna Medical Center's (VMLC) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. Col. Fatima Claire Navarro is the first female...
Wala Lang Small pieces of paper, tiny bits of metal—neither is edible nor useful but people work, fight, kill for them. Paper money and coins are the subject of Yaman: History and Heritage in Philippine Money , a weighty tome just published by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Authored by...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes that history will judge the late former President Benigno Aquino III kindly even as “wrongful accusations and disinformation” were hurled against him in the past five years. Robredo said the people who saw him up close are in grief because “he was not just...
Recognizing the importance and the effectiveness of films and documentaries as learning resources, the Department of Education (DepEd) is planning to create a DepEd TV History Channel that will air films and documentaries featuring Philippine and World History. (DepEd photo) This move, DepEd said...
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...
