PH needs modern day heroes, says Madrigal
Commemorating Araw ng Kagitingan, Team PNoy senatorial candidate Jamby Madrigal said on Tuesday that the Philippines needs modern day heroes to fight the war against poverty, hunger and corruption.
Commemorating Araw ng Kagitingan, Team PNoy senatorial candidate Jamby Madrigal said on Tuesday that the Philippines needs modern day heroes to fight the war against poverty, hunger and corruption.
Andres Bonifacio is best known in Philippine history as the Supremo of the Katipunan, the peasant army that launched the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896.
An offhand remark about hundreds of unrecognized and unidentified Katipuneros executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta Park) in a meeting between Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and officials of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) led to the building of a memorial path of the forgotten martyrs at the national park.
An offhand remark about hundreds of unrecognized and unidentified Katipuneros executed in Bagumbayan (now Luneta Park) in a meeting between Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim and officials of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) led to the building of a memorial path of the forgotten martyrs at the national park.
Where before, essay-writing contests were even held among the young to bring out their thoughts about Tarlac’s hero, today there isn’t much of the fervor, not even the yellow ribbons displayed in the province whenever Aug. 21 comes.
Known as the “Mother of the Philippine Revolution,” Melchora Aquino or Tandang Sora, was born on Jan. 6, 1812, in Caloocan, Rizal.
Of the many praises heaped posthumously on the iconic Tandang Sora, here’s one more compliment that could surely make heads turn.
Democracy icons former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco were married at the Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Pasay on Oct. 11, 1954. They had five children: Maria Elena (Balsy), Aurora Corazon (Pinky), Benigno III (Noynoy), Victoria Elisa (Viel) and Kristina Bernadette (Kris). In 2009, the Pasay City Council [...]
A jeepney driver from Cavite City is this year’s overall national winner of Goodyear Philippines’ Bayani ng Kalsada, a nationwide search for Filipino drivers who have demonstrated heroic acts on the road.
More than 500 soldiers will be deployed to secure the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Jose Rizal in Manila and Calamba on Sunday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Saturday.
