Category: Cavite
Palanan, Isabela – The Last Stand of the First Philippine Republic
After the proclamation of the Philippine independence from the Spanish colonial government on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite, the newly freed nation was living on a dangerous ground. With its former c... Read More
Battle of Alapan and the Alapan Flag Monument in Imus City, Cavite
On this site on May 28, 1898, between 10AM to 3PM, a bloody encounter ensued between Filipino revolutionary forces and approximately 270 Spanish marines. This battle, which resulted in the triumph of ... Read More
Bataan Has Fallen But Philippines, Be Not Afraid
Speech by Captain Salvador P. Lopez, delivered by Lieutenant Normando Ildefonso Reyes on the Voice of Freedom broadcast at Malinta Tunnel, Corregidor Island on April 9, 1942. Bataan has fallen. The Ph... Read More
Tagaytay City: The Philippines’ Second Summer Capital
Tagaytay City is one of the most scenic and popular destinations near the national capital Manila. The eighth to be chartered, it was made into city upon the approval of Commonwealth Act No. 338 by Pr... Read More
Gen. Vicente Lim and the 41st Philippine Division
The idyllic town of Calamba, Laguna birthed on this date in 1888 the highest ranking Filipino military officer during the Second World War. The first Filipino graduate of the United States Military Ac... Read More
The Noveleta Tribunal and the Philippine Revolution
One of the key dates of the Philippine Revolution was August 31, 1896. On this date in San Francisco de Malabon, General Mariano Trias and his group Sangguniang Mapagtiis of the Katipunan successfully... Read More
Sta. Cruz Convent Hall: A Night In History
The day after the Tejeros Convention was held, it was but fitting to inaugurate the newly elected officials of the Philippine revolutionary government. Internal squabbles were still rocking and extern... Read More
Tejeros Convention: A Precursor To The Ills of Philippine Elections
On March 22, 1897, a revolutionary assembly was held in the building known as Casa Hacienda that once stood in this site. Located in the former sitio of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias), C... Read More