On August 23, 1896, in a then hilly and forested sitio of Pugad Lawin in Balintawak, now part of Quezon City, the Katipuneros led by Andres Bonifacio tore their “cedulas” as an expression of their open defiance of Spanish rule in the country. This event, called the “Cry of Pugad Lawin”, officially marked the beginning […]
Suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus (1971) Following the Plaza Miranda bombing (allegedly by the Communist Party of the Philippines, led by Jose Maria Sison), President Marcos, citing a communist plot to destabilize the government, assumed emergency powers and suspended the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus — a prelude to declaring Martial […]
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Liberal Party (LP) senators welcomed the removal of Nicanor Faeldon as commissioner of the Bureau of Customs, saying reforms are needed in the agency following the entry of P6.4 billion worth of shabu from China recently. “Kung seryoso talaga ang labang ito sa talamak na droga, hanapin natin ang ulo ng pagpapalusot sa Bureau of […]
Plaza Miranda, Quaipo, Manila (August 21, 2017) Member sectors of Partido Liberal remember the 46th year of the Plaza Miranda bombing of the Liberal Party miting de avance, and condemn the killings related to the government’s war on drugs, including Kian delos Santos, in Quiapo, Manila, 21 August 2017.
Ngayon, Agosto 21, gugunitain natin ang dalawang trahedya sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas: ang pagbomba sa Plaza Miranda noong 1971 at ang pagpatay kay Senador Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. noong 1983. Siyam ang napatay, at may isang daang nasugatan, kabilang ang mga kandidato para senador ng Partido Liberal na sina Jovito Salonga, John Osmena, […]
Two major events in Philippine politics happened on the same day 12 years apart: the Plaza Miranda bombing, which created the precedence for what would later become 20 years of authoritarianism, and Ninoy Aquino’s assassination, which sparked the fires of revolt that ended the country’s long period of dictatorship.
On August 19, 1878, Manuel Luis Quezon was born in Baler, in the district of El Principe, Tayabas province (present day Baler, Aurora), to Spanish parents Lucio Quezon, a soldier in the Spanish army, and Maria Dolores Molina. Quezon served as president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.
Limampu’t apat lang si Jesse Robredo nang iwan niya tayo. Ang mabuting damo nga raw, maagang kinukuha. Upang tayo raw na iniwan ay maging kasing-buti nila at upang ipagpatuloy raw natin ang kanilang sinimulan. Ang pamana sa atin ni Jesse ay ang kanyang halimbawa sa maayos na pamamahala, serbisyo publiko, at pagiging mapagkumbaba. Napakasimpleng tao […]
On August 18, 1926, Larry Alcala, well-known editorial cartoonist and illustrator, was born in Daraga, Albay. His first comic strip was a parody of superman entitled “Siopaoman” in the Filipino comic book Halakhak. He was also one of the first men to use Taglish as a medium of communication with his “Kalabog en Bosyo” in […]
On this day 72 years ago, President José P. Laurel issued an Executive Proclamation putting an end to the Second Philippine Republic, thus ending his term as President of the Philippines. The Second Philippine Republic, also known as the Puppet State of the Empire of Japan, was succeeded by the Commonwealth of the Philippines.