Tag: Philippine history

It wouldn’t be an exercise in exaggeration to say that the formation of our history is in itself a struggle

The battle in Mactan wasn’t so much a paradigm of class struggle but a show of force between two established and wealthy dominions

By Pigafetta’s account, the indios he saw were more than mere “savages” living on trees or caves

"[W]e are celebrating because it was the first time we saw foreigners in our native land,” said the president

To dramatize the celebration, the Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián Elcano raised its sails and anchored off the coast of Guiuan

On March 16, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew dropped anchor off the uninhabited island of Humumu, now Homonhon

Perhaps a genuine return to Jesus’ life and works will give Filipino Christians greater confidence to hold governments to these standards

The Church Historians’ Association of the Philippines said the historic event took place on Limasawa island in the central Philippines

Thirty-five years down the road, and with several generations in tow, Filipinos are once more on the brink of a sociopolitical upheaval

Radio Veritas has been cited for its "crucial role in using truth to depose an oppressive and corrupt regime"