Singapura

Aguinaldo and the red house over yonder…

After months of searching.  That “red mansion” where Aguinaldo met with Consul Pratt is elusive as ever. So somebody, please, help! River Valley was said to be the location of that historic meeting between Aguinaldo and Pratt. Trouble is that this street stretches from the foot of Fort Cunning and ends somewhere near the SGH […]

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Bataan | Corregidor

Revisiting Corregidor

Been busy the past few weeks. Things I do now eats up a lot of my time. I no longer get to travel much. So I usually (even with friends) pass up travel opportunities. Budget is tight and there are far more important things to be concerned with is my alibi these days. But there are exemptions, […]

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Historia

The Frailes During the Phil-American War

Between 1896 and 1898, there was around a thousand Spanish friars in the Philippines—Dominicans, Augustinians, Recoletos and Franciscans. When the Philippine revolution broke out, most of them left their respective parishes and sought refuge in Manila. Around 40 of them were executed, while almost 400 were held hostage. The latter were only released when their […]

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