Pre-Spanish history of the Philippines The Spanish period in the Philippines The 19th century in the Philippines The Philippine Revolution The period of U.S. influence World War II The early republic The Marcos and early post-Marcos era
Pre-Spanish history of the Philippines The Spanish period in the Philippines The 19th century in the Philippines The Philippine Revolution The period of U.S. influence World War II The early republic The Marcos and early post-Marcos era
The Philippines Culture Name Filipino Orientation Identification. The Republic of the Philippines was named the Filipinas to honor King Philip the Second of Spain in 1543. The Philippine Islands was the name used before independence. Location and Geography. The Republic of the Philippines, a ...
June 121898The Philippine's independency from Spain is proclaimed in Kawit, Cavite.Manila is still held by Spanish troops. The new Philippine flag is hoisted and the new national anthem being played. Tthe first Philippine Republic is born. ...
They drew up a democratic constitution, the first ever in Asia, and a government was formed with Aguinaldo as president in January 1899. On February 4, what became known as the Philippine Insurrection began when Filipino rebels and U.S. troops skirmished inside American lines in Manila. Two ...
1901Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of insurgents, was captured. 1902Insurrection against the US ended 1907A Philippine assembly was inaugurated. 1935The Filipinos voted to accept a new constitution and formed the Commonwealth of the Philippines with Manuel Quezon y Molina as its president. The US remained...
MANILA, Philippines --- Prior to the Senate impeachment court's conviction of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona on Tuesday for betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Philippine Constitution by a vote of 20-3, there have been seven unsuccessful impeachment attempts in Philippine ...
This is the beginning of the Philippine-American war (1899-1902). The Filipino troops are badly armed and are fighting mainly from the ground. The armed conflicts, particularly in Luzon, are brutally tortured and arrested. February 6 1899 The US Senate ratifies the Treaty of Paris. The ...
This book analyzes the Philippine economy from the 1960s to the 1980s. During this period, the benefits of economic growth conspicuously failed to "trickle down". Despite rising per capita income, broad sectors of the Filipino population experienced deepening poverty. Professor Boyce traces this out...
Though he had been a promoter of the Spanish-American and then the Philippine-American wars, and was from a very wealthy family, Roosevelt had shown concern for the plight of the poor when serving as New York police commissioner. During Roosevelt's presidency the Meat Inspection Act and the ...