Heirs of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo have sped up their drive to popularize the gains of the Philippine Revolution, including what is arguably the era’s most important treasure: the first Philippine flag.
The birthplace of Philippine Revolution heroine Melchora Aquino is now an officially declared national shrine by virtue of a resolution of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday led the re-interment of the remains of Melchora Aquino or Tandang Sora, the Grand Lady of the Philippine Revolution.
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.
(Editor’s Note: The author is a history researcher at the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.) We have often attributed the attainment of our independence to men like Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo, society being more focused on exalting male heroes. Lest we forget, these men would not have been successful in their [...]
BAGUIO CITY—In 1985, a daughter of revolutionary hero Emilio Aguinaldo built a museum in the summer capital to house what the family claims is the original Philippine flag that was unfurled in 1898 in Kawit, Cavite, which she had found tucked under her father’s death bed. Twenty-six years later, the grandchildren of Cristina Aguinaldo-Suntay have [...]
