Category: Philippine History
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Wang Wanggao in search of Limahong
Originally posted on Subli: Limahong Channel – Photo Credit: ilocoshotels.com The Viceroy of Fokien, having heard of Limahong’s daring exploits, had commissioned a ship of war to discover the whereabouts of Limahong, his imperial master’s old enemy. Wang Wanggao, known in Spanish sources as Omocon, who was commissioned to capture Limahong dead or alive, arrived…
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Camp Upton at Yaphank, NY
Originally posted on Long Island Past and Present: ? During the hectic months after America’s entry into World War I in the spring of 1917, the government started construction of an Army installation in Suffolk country near Yaphank on a tract now housing the Brookhaven National Laboratory. There, on more than 10,000 acres of flat,…
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Limahong’s Final Days in the Philippines
Originally posted on Subli: Photo Credit: fmapulse.com ? Limahong with his men constructed some boats inside the fort out of the half burnt remnants of his fleet which his men had brought into the fort at night without being detected by the Spaniards. The Chinese had made good use of the blockade also which lasted…
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Ati-Atihan Festival – The Philippines’ Mardi Gras
Originally posted on Subli: ? In 1212, as legend has it, 10 Bornean datu (chiefs), fleeing the collapse of the once-mighty Srivijayan empire, sailed northwards with their followers and landed on the island of Panay. At that time, Panay was widely populated by Negritos. The Bornean Malays, although superior fighters and better armed than the…
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Limahong Invaded the Philippines – Part III
Originally posted on Subli: Limahong Fort – Photo Credit: Watawat.net Foiled in his attempt to establish a kingdom in Manila, Limahong set sail for Lingayen Gulf, to settle in Pangasinan province. As a rich place and far enough from the reach of the Spaniards and the Chinese emperor, Limahong decided he would stay in Pangasinan…
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Happy New Year
Just saw the ball dropped in Times Square, New York. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! I meant to write a post to start the new year but got sidetracked with some issues at my HOA so here is just a quote to start the new year. “Tomorrow is the first blank page of…
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Dr. Jose Rizal – The Philippine National Hero
Originally posted on Subli: Jose Rizal Monument at Luneta Park by Flcikr One hundred twenty-two years ago, on Dec. 30, 1896, Dr. Jose Rizal, the greatest Filipino patriot, was shot by firing squad at the order of the Spanish military in Manila. ? Dr. Rizal was born on June 19. 1861 in Calamba, Laguna. His…
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Parol – Philippine symbol of Christmas
Originally posted on Subli: An old Christmas card (1973) from a relative in the Philippines The symbol of Christmas in the Philippines is not the Christmas Tree but the Parol that probably had its origins in the Mexican’s piñata. While parols come in all sizes, in Pampanga, the electric parols in later years stand 20…
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