This Week’s Milestones: April 15-21, 2018
(Apr. 15 to 21)
April 15, 1901
The provincial government of Capiz was inaugurated by Gov. William Taft by virtue of the Philippine Commission Act No. 115.
The province became the second Spanish settlement in the country in 1569 after Cebu province.
Capiz’s 90-kilometer coastline and swampy lands that can be easily converted to fishponds make the province a major contributor to the marine industry.
April 17, 1898
Gen. Francisco Makabulos established a provisional revolutionary government, with the signing of its own constitution, to continue the fight against the Spaniards.
Makabulos reunited his troops and began underground operations because he was supposedly not convinced with the peace negotiations under the Pact of Biak-na-Bato.
The revolutionary committee was composed of a president, vice president, and separate secretaries of interior, war and treasury.
The provisional government ended in May 1898, when Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines.
Compiled by Kathleen de Villa, Inquirer Research
Sources: Inquirer Archives, DOT, officialgazette.gov.ph
