Category: Philippine History
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Philippine Sea – What, Where and Its Place in the Philippine History
Originally posted on Subli: The blue area is the Philippine Sea. To its left is the Philippine Islands. ? Can you visualize the location of the Philippine Sea within the vast Pacific Ocean? The long elongated island to the extreme middle left is The Philippines. Philippine Sea is a section of the western North Pacific,…
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Filipino Families in the Philippine Culture
Originally posted on Subli: Today being Father’s Day, I want to talk about Filipino families. Mom & Dad with me and my brothers at a family gathering taken years ago. Due to the importance of the family in Filipino culture, it is impressed upon every individual from childhood to adulthood that parents are owed a…
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U.S. Army 244th Birthday / Flag Day
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: ? 244 Years Strong THE U.S. ARMY AMERICA’S FIRST NATIONAL INSTITUTION ? Since its official establishment, June 14, 1775 — more than a year before the Declaration of Independence — the U.S. Army has played a vital role in the growth and development of the American nation. Drawing on both…
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The Philippines Independence Day – True Fact
Originally posted on Subli: June 12 is the Philippine Independence Day, recognized through Proclamation No. 28 signed by then President Diosdado Macapagal on May 12, 1962 citing Emilio Aguinaldo’s establishment of the Philippine Republic from Spain. Congress then formally designated June 12 as the date of Philippine independence by passing Republic Act No. 4166 in…
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12 Images of D-Day From The Artists Who Were There — Through the Shattered Lens
Originally posted on Ups Downs Family History: Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. On this day, in 1944, the Allied forces landed at the beaches of Normandy and, against overwhelming odds, began the liberation of Nazi-occupied France and later all of Western Europe. At least 4,400 Allied soldiers lost their lives on that day…
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June Festival – Pigs on Parade
Originally posted on Subli: ? In Chinese culture, the Lunar New Year 2019 is the Year of the Pig where Chinese communities around the world celebrated the Year of the Pig Parade last February. Here in the U.S., several states celebrate Pigs on Parade for fundraising events using live pigs. In the Philippines, the folks…
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A Cannon from the Civil War ship USS R.R. Cuyler in Oyster Bay
Originally posted on Long Island Past and Present: Photo Credit – ldoysterbay.com At Derby-Hall Bandstand in Townsend Park in Oyster Bay, there are three cannons. One of them situated at the foot of the stairs of Derby-Hall Bandstand is a circa 1861 Civil War trophy gun from the ship USS R.R. Cuyler. On June 26,…
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MEMORIAL DAY 2019
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: Luxembourg American Cemetery Just a Common Soldier (A Soldier Died Today) by A. Lawrence Vaincourt He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that…
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History of Bauan Cathedral
Originally posted on Subli: Photo Credit – Facebook ? Bauan Cathedral, located in the center of town of Bauan, Batangas, across the town plaza shared a long history with the town itself. It is interesting how the church evolved throughout the centuries. ? The first church of Bauan was not located at the present site.…
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