Category: Philippine History
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General Miguel Malvar and the Philippine Revolution – Conclusion
Originally posted on Subli: On February 23, General Antonio Luna needed Malvar and his unit to participate in a Filipino counterattack planned to regain ground lost earlier by Filipinos and capture Manila. However, the Filipino offensive collapsed. Early U.S. Operations in Southern Tagalog Region In mid-March, an expeditionary force under Brig. Gen. Loyd Wheaton moved…
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‘Siguradong sahod’ to substantially reduce poverty
Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT?(Part 3 of a series) By BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party If I were the next President, my overarching program is to substantially reduce poverty. There are several aspects to this great undertaking. I will deal first with what I call providing “Siguradong…
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My forays into edibles. What’s yours?
Originally posted on Garden Gleanings: It took me 50 years to grow edibles finally. Since I had been gardening in 1971, I never ventured into planting vegetables except for a couple of tomatoes. I have grown roses, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, and a few trees. I managed to buy a grapevine three years ago, but that…
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in Your Rose Garden. . .
Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: Series 1 -? Japanese Beetles Photo Credit: Ohio State University With the summer months come the inevitable unwanted visitors to your garden. They come in droves and devour the leaves, buds, blooms, and even the canes of your roses. Here is one of these creatures which slipped into the…
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General Miguel Malvar and the Philippine Revolution – Part II
Originally posted on Subli: After the revolt of South America and Mexico from Spain, the Philippines became Spain’s richest possession, and the spirit of colonial exploitation grew. In 1896 the Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, revolted. Reforms, as promised by the Spaniards in the Pact of Biak-Na-Bato, were very slow in coming, and small bands…
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Containing COVID-19
Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT? (Part 2 of a series) By?BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party As President, I will devote my whole six-year term to provide a much more effective, efficient, decisive and widely focused national leadership with the primary objective of transforming the Filipino nation into…
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General Miguel Malvar and the Philippine Revolution – Part 1
Originally posted on Subli: Not generally known are the historical facts that Miguel Malvar succeeded Aguinaldo as president of the Philippine Republic, the last revolutionary general to lay down his arms in the war against Spain, and the last Filipino rebel to surrender to the Americans. Malvar was born in Barrio San Miguel, Santo Tomas,…
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Protection of Philippine Rights on the West Philippine Sea
Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT… By?BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party (First of a series) As President, I will devote my whole six-year term to transform Philippine governance and Philippine society into an inclusive, fair and shared economy. The centerpiece and overarching program of that transformation will be…
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If I were the next President, what would you do with the West Philippine Sea?
Originally posted on Subli: Photo Credit: Wikimedia.org. The Chinese on the West Philippine Sea is a very hot topic in the Philippines right now. With the election coming in 2022, President Duterte is under pressure to defend his stand on China’s ignoring the 2016 Arbitral victory of the Philippines. In Philippine law, the West Philippine…
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My “Never Forget Garden” in Tribute to our Men of the Armed Forces
Originally posted on Garden Gleanings: May is a great month for gardeners. Spring is in full force, and everything is blooming. Here in the South, it was such glorious days. I have never seen my garden so beautiful. Last year was a bummer. Early in the season, my husband was so sick I had no…
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