- Guide to Philippine History
Provides a timeline of important events from prehistory to 1998, heroes both well-known and not [like Mariano Alvarez], and presidents from Emilio Aguinaldo to Joseph Estrada Ejercito.
More info - Herman Knight Beaber
Biography of an American missionary who continued his work after imprisonment by the Japanese during World War II.
More info - Herman Knight Beaber
Biography of an American missionary who continued his work after imprisonment by the Japanese during World War II.
More info - History of Cagayan de Oro
From its first human occupation in 377, christianization of Datu Salangsang by a Portuguese Recollect friar in 1626, to the end of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986, the story of the land of Huluga, later renamed by the Spaniards from the Cagayan Valley. By Antonio J. Montalvan II.
More info - History of Leyte
Historical junctures from pre-Hispanic times to the World War II Leyte landings. By Emil B Justimbaste.
More info - History of the Philippines
Two narratives from Canada covering the beginnings of the archipelago all the way to the present, from Frasier Weir and from Daniel Young. Also, an account of the 85-year-long Dagohoy revolt in Bohol, by Alan Cajes.
More info - History of the Philippines
Two narratives from Canada covering the beginnings of the archipelago all the way to the present, from Frasier Weir and from Daniel Young. Also, an account of the 85-year-long Dagohoy revolt in Bohol, by Alan Cajes.
More info - History of Vigan
Named after a yam, 'bigaa', the city on an island has existed continuously and prospered since its founding in 1572 as Ciudad Fernandina in honor of the son of King Philip of Spain.
More info - How Tagalog Became The National Language
The establishment of the Institute of National Language on November 13, 1936 by the first Philippine Assembly, the members and their objectives. Written by Tony Joaquin on the Philippine News.com website.
More info - Humabon, Defender of Cebu
Rajah Humabon massacred the men of Ferdinand Magellan after the battle of Mactan and other historical scenes re-created by Manuel Panares in his paintings of Cebu's past.
More info - Humabon, Defender of Cebu
Rajah Humabon massacred the men of Ferdinand Magellan after the battle of Mactan and other historical scenes re-created by Manuel Panares in his paintings of Cebu's past.
More info - Idols of Philippine History
Brief biographies of Rizal, Bonifacio, Ninoy, Tandang Sora, Mabini and other luminaries from pre-colonial times to the EDSA People Power revolution.
More info - Inventing a Hero: A Book Review
No copy of the revolutionary publication “Kalayaan” has ever been found and many historians question whether Andres Bonifacio actually wrote “Ang Dapat Mabatid ng mga Tagalog.” A Hector Santos book review of “Inventing a Hero” by Glenn May.
More info - Jose Rizal
Comprehensive website about the national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal. Includes an article on the rumored relationship with a former Nazi dictator.
More info - Jose Rizal as Religion, Constantino as Dogma
Debate of historians on the hero's advocacy or rejection of the 1896 revolution, reflecting the controversy plaguing Philippine history. By Floro C. Quibuyen, from Forum Online, of the University of the Philippines
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