On January 30, 1911, Taal Volcano erupted killing approximately 1,500 people and millions of pesos worth of damage was wrought. Post mortem examination of the victims seemed...
On January 29, 1889, Francisco Santiago, the Father of Kundiman Art Song, was born to musically-minded peasant parents, Felipe Santiago and Maria Santiago, in Santa Maria,...
On January 28, 1861, Julián Felipe, music teacher, band leader and composer of the Philippine national anthem, “Lupang Hinirang,” was born in Cavite City, Cavite. Inheriting...
On January 27, 1867, Juan Crisostomo Soto, journalist, poet, playwright and known as the Father of Pampanga Literature, was born in Santa Ines, Bacolor, Pampanga. Soto,...
On January 25, 1933, Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino, the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold such office, was born...
On January 22, 1878, Baron de Overbeck was conferred the title Datu Bandahara and Rajah of Sandakan by Sultan Mahomed Jamal Al Alam, Sultan of Sulu. The...
On January 20, 1899, United States President William McKinley created the first Philippine Commission, known as the Schurman Commission. This commission recommended establishment of a civil government,...
On January 13, 1975, Sultan Mohammad Dipatuan Kudarat (also spelled Qudarat) of Maguindanao was hailed as national hero of the Filipino people and not just of Muslim...
On January 11, 1897, the so-called “Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan” were executed following their arrests after the Cry of Pugadlawin on charges of treason and sedition. Cry of Pugadlawin was...
On December 19, 1839, Jose Ma. Basa, a successful merchant who donated money for the smuggling of Dr. Jose Rizal’s novels to the Philippines, was born...
