Posts Tagged History
Petroglyphs: The Philippines’ Well-Preserved Treasure
Posted by Rich in Educational on August 15th, 2009
The Angono Petroglyphs is one of the world’s well-preserved caves. It contained the original hand-carved writings of ancient Filipinos who lived and walked in Angono, Rizal some 3,000 years ago according to archeologists.
From what Ava and I observed when we went there last July 31 (2009), the natives already have their way of communicating with [...]
F For Freshmen
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on July 2nd, 2009
Sixteen years ago, I was just a 112-pound, wide-eyed freshman university student walking along the corridors leading to the University of Santo Tomas’ St. Raymund’s Building that holds together the Faculty of Arts and letters and the College of Commerce.
To me, college life was certainly a thrill and a challenge at the same time–an entirely [...]
Are You A Filipino?
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on July 1st, 2009
I like reading biographies of great men and women of history. I also like to read major events in history that shaped the way we think, behave and lived.
As I think of history, particularly in the Philippines, we’d be able to read how three major super powers—Spain, United States and Japan came in to colonize [...]
Historic June 12!
Posted by Rich in Mind blogging on June 9th, 2009
Friday (June 12) marks the 111th anniversary of the Philippine Independence.
I wasn’t born yet when General Emilio Aguinaldo, the inaugural president of the Philippine Republic, unfurled the country’s flag for the very first time in public at the balcony of his house in Kawit, Cavite.
Julian Felipe, according to historians, never carried a gun, but the music [...]