Monday, December 30, 2019

Jose Rizal’s “Mi Ultimo Adios” was translated by Supremo Andres Bonifacio in Tagalog, titled it “Pahimakas.”

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On the afternoon of December 29, 1896, a day before the execution, Jose Rizal was visited by his mother, Teodora...
Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Not a trick but a treat for Halloween

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All Soul's Day is a Catholic day of remembrance for friends and loved ones who have left for their heavenly abo...
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Friday, September 27, 2019

29th of September it’s MERRY MICHAELMAS!

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Every 29th of September it’s St. Michael's Day, in the western tradition is to eat fattened goose on this day ...

San Agustin Church of Intramuros Revisited

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San Agustin Church (1607), is the oldest baroque church in the Philippines built using thick rough adobe. It is lo...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

University of Santo Tomas (1611) - the Oldest University in Asia

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Universidad de Santo Tomás was born out of the dying Archbishop Miguel de Benavides, O.P., who came to Manila on July...

It was 53 Years Ago Today, The Beatles went to Manila and Played

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...53 years ago on July 4, 1966 The Beatles held two sold out concerts at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium w...

The Doctrina Christiana was the first book in the Philippines written and printed in 1593, much older than America’s first and oldest book “The Bay Psalm Book” that was printed in 1640.

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...the oldest book in the world was printed in 1455: “The Gutenberg Bible” (in Latin), printed in Europe with mo...