#philippinehistory

We often see Spoliarium in books, but nothing compares to standing in front of it!

Writing a letter to someone who served as the guiding light in the darkest nights of our history was truly an honor. This was our first time writing a letter to our National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. It was

Cebu has a lot to offer when it comes to history and culture, and Boljoon is one of its hidden gems. Recently, my friends and I went on a trip to explore this small town, especially its famous Patrocinio

Ozz! What's up, Hivers! I think you’d like to hear something from me. Our company decided to have a tree planting activity a week ago. At the beginning, I was not very certain about the location where

The bell tower of the Dumaguete Church, also known as the St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral, located in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Historical Background of Dumaguete Church Bell

Gom-Bur-Za stands for Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora which refers to the three Filipino Catholic priests who were executed by a garrote by Spanish colonizers. Their full names were Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos,

The historical walk to Intramuros continues...

Virtual photowalk inside Intramuros in Manila, Philippines

The Notable and Historic Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and Magellan's Cross in Cebu City, Philippines

June 12th is Philippine Independence Day Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards for more than 300 years. What started out as a hospitable, warm welcome when Ferdinand Magellan found the islands of

The film Jose Rizal, which was first released in 1998, showed me well the course of life of the National Hero of the Philippines. This was made even better by the excellent performance of actor Cesar Montano

Hello Hivers , Look what I dug up from my gallery. An Armor tank that we found during our road trip in Medellin, Cebu Philippines. Last December 2020, my colleague @indayclara invited us for an outing

What happened to Elpo? These high-cut rubber shoes advertised in 1950 wouldn't look so retro today. 👟😲 credit: filipino historian ambeth r. ocampo

ARRIVAL IN PARIS Sharing a lovely experience when we visited Paris some years back. Arriving at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, we took the city train to Paris and got off at the Metro station Notre Dame

Mango is considered as the national fruit of the Philippines and is also called "apple of the tropics". It is known all over the world and it is often imported from other countries in tropical

Bolo, sibat at pana aming mga sandata Sa pakikidigma sa mananakop na mga kastila Maraming buhay ang nalagas sa aming pakikidigma Sa huliý nagbunyi pagkat silay napaatras nang pinunoý maitumba Isang pana

Philippines Biak-Na-Bato (Crack Rock) Republic Image Source Maragondon, Cavite turned into the new revolt capital after the Spanish strengths had caught Naic. Be that as it may, huge numbers of the Spanish