Today, Aug. 19, is the birthday of Manuel L. Quezon, the president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944. Filipinos will remember him in simple but fitting celebrations of his 144th birth anniversary in various areas and institutions of the country corresponding...
Isang Paggunita sa Buwan ng Wika - Agosto 2022 “Bawa’t bayan ay may sariling wika gaya ng pagkakaroon niya ng sariling pag-iisip. Pinagpipilitan ninyong mabuti na hubdan ang sarili ng angking katauhan bilang isang bayan; nalilimutan ninyo na habang pinangangalagaan ng isang bayan ang kanyang...
Aspiring vice president Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan earned the support of the grandson of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, Ben Avanceña, and his wife Imelda. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (TRoPa2022) The couple aired their full support for Pangilinan's candidacy during the “Si...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque branded as fake news the reports circulating via text message that the P20 banknote will no longer be recognized as legal tender before the end of 2021. (Ellson A. Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Ang P20 paper bill ay mananatiling legal tender. Mayroon po kasing...
Maria Zeneida “Nini” Quezon Avanceña, the second and the last surviving child of the late Commonwealth President Manuel Luis Quezon and his wife, Aurora, died Monday, July 12 at the age of 100. Nini Quezon-Avancena Avancena’s son, Ricky, confirmed the demise of his mother in a statement that...
Or the question is: Do you do your country proud? Love of country is a two-way street. Most of us aren’t given a chance to do our country proud, like Lea Salonga or Juan Luna or Yuka Saso, but that’s what we think. This country is made up of you and me and, in more ways than one, in a way often...
Do you see yourself in some of Philippine history’s best? Illustrations by Ariana Maralit Throughout history, there have been remarkable Filipinos who had gone through great lengths to make our country a better place. These people fought for the future of the Philippines, so we owe it to them to...
Manuel L. Quezon according to his only surviving daughter and a grandson. By Kat Avanceña Monsod Manuel L. Quezon (Image from Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress) In the Philippines, Buwan ng Wika is celebrated every...
It is a fact that history is written by winners. Thus it is that victors win because they were in the right and suffered few losses while the losers were totally annihilated. So it has been in Philippine history. Spanish friars, American officials, Japanese soldiers, one President after another...
