Filipino history

Cebu Revolution. Philippine Revolutionary Forces liberating Cebu from the Hands of the Spanish. The Battle of Tres de Abril occurred in 3 April 1898, during the Philippine Revolution. It was fought in the city of Cebu, a month after the Revolt of Cebu began.

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The developing Ilustrado class could not be confined to the walls of Intramuros, so the district of Quiapo developed as an area of stately " bahay na bato " for the buena familias that formed the growing number of entreprenuers. Original pen and ink drawing by Felipe V. Adriano, Jr. Collection of Chang Rong Antique Gallery, Silahis Center, 744 Calle Real del Palacio, Intramuros.

Let us look at some of the famous events from Philippine history we’ve been picturing incorrectly and see them for what they really are—warts and all.

American Servicemen posing with a Carabao and with the locals in a township / sitio. undated, probably either in Lucena or in Tayabas. - simoun (image: Cpl. Joseph W. Kwiatkoski Company D, 9th Infantry US Army)

Someone decided to add color to these vintage photos of the Philippines in the past and they are BREATHTAKING.

Image ID: A 1895 painting by Lorenzo Rocha y de Icaza, a Filipino painter, titled "Mujer Filipina" or "Una India Filipina." It is a realistically rendered portrait of an elegantly posed working class…

Kudos to Fil-American artists Jeff Huntington for his beautiful Jose Rizal collage. Ironically — the best place to view this particular piece is on a eToday, a Russian website, where he is id…

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