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Malolos Congress
The Malolos Congress (), also known as the Revolutionary Congress () and formally the National Assembly, was the legislative body of the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines. From 1898 to 1899, prior to the Philippine Declaration of Independence and their gathering at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, for the drafting of the Malolos Constitution, congressional delegates used the Malolos station at the Malolos town center. Members were chosen in the elections held from June 23 to September 10, 1898. The assembly consisted of elected delegates chosen by balloting in provincial assemblies and appointed delegates chosen by the president to represent regions under unstable military and civilian conditions. The Revolutionary Congress was opened on September 15, 1898. President Emilio Aguinaldo presided over the opening session of the assembly. After the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution on January 22, 1899, replaced the revolutionary government with the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodoro Agoncillo
Teodoro Andal Agoncillo (November 9, 1912 – January 14, 1985) was a Filipino historian from the 20th century. He and his contemporary, Renato Constantino, were among the first Filipino historians renowned for promoting a Filipino nationalist historiography. Agoncillo was a professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) and chaired the UP Department of History from 1963 to 1969. His seminal work, ''The Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan'' (1956), recounts the early phase of Philippine Revolution led by Andrés Bonifacio's Katipunan. He also authored ''History of the Filipino People'', a standard textbook first published in 1960. In 1985, Agoncillo was posthumously named a National Scientist of the Philippines. Early life Agoncillo was born in Lemery, Batangas, Lemery, Batangas to Pedro Agoncillo and Feliza Andal, who both came from landed families in the province. Through his father, Agoncillo is related to Don (honorific), Don Felipe Agoncill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Republic
The term "Philippine Republic" refers to a succession of republics during and after the Philippine Revolution in the Philippines. The current government of the Philippines recognizes five "Philippine republics" in the history of the Philippines: *First Philippine Republic (January 23, 1899 – April 1, 1901) ** Called itself the "Philippine Republic". Also called the Malolos Republic by historians. *Second Philippine Republic (October 14, 1943 – August 17, 1945) *Third Philippine Republic (July 4, 1946 – January 17, 1973) *Fourth Philippine Republic (June 30, 1981 – February 25, 1986) *Fifth Philippine Republic (February 2, 1987 – present) The current government in the Philippines is termed ''Republic of the Philippines''. Earlier organizational bodies which led to the First Republic, headed by many of the same people, also styled themselves as "Philippine Republic" and/or "Republic of the Philippines": * Tejeros government (March 22, 1897 – November 1, 1897) **Called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vito Belarmino
Vito Belarmino y Loyola (June 15, 1857 – July 14, 1933) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution. During the revolution, he was codenamed "Walang Gulat" by fellow Katipuneros. He was placed by Emilio Aguinaldo in command in the province of Albay. There, he established a republican government. He was a Major general. Military career He joined Aguinaldo in the assault against Infantry Battalion No. 72 of the Spanish Army stationed in Talisay, Batangas. In this encounter, Aguinaldo left to him the leadership of the successful attack on the convent and church and on the Spanish guards. On April 2nd of 1898, he led a battle along with Simeón Ola, Glicerio Delgado and other Filipino revolutionaries at Camalig in Albay province. This Battle is known as Battle of Camalig. During the Philippine–American War, he would be given command of Albay to establish a local republican government. He and General José Ignacio Paua defended Legazpi, Albay against Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batanes
Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes (; Ilocano: ''Probinsia ti Batanes''; , ), is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the Philippines, and the smallest, both in population and land area. The capital is Basco, located on the island of Batan, and is also the most populous municipality in the province. The island group is located approximately north of the Luzon mainland and about south of Taiwan ( Pingtung County). Batanes is separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel, and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. Etymology The name ''Batanes'' is a Hispanicized plural form derived from the Ivatan endonym ''Batan''. History Early history The ancestors of today's Ivatans descended from Austronesians who migrated to the islands 4,000 years ago during the Neolithic period. They lived in fortified mountain areas called '' idjangs'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bataan
Bataan (, , , ; ) , officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east. The Battle of Bataan is known in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. The Bataan Death March was named after the province, where the infamous march started. History Aeta peoples The first inhabitants of the Bataan peninsula are the Ayta Magbeken people. The next group of inhabitants were Kapampangans, who settled on eastern Bataan. Tagalog migration Later on, Tagalogs from southern Luzon, most specifically Cavite, migrated to par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antique (province)
Antique (), officially the Province of Antique, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. Its capital and most populous town is San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, San Jose de Buenavista. The province is situated in the western section of Panay Island and borders Aklan Province, Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo (province), Iloilo to the east, while facing the Sulu Sea to the west. The province is home to the indigenous Iraynun-Bukidnon, speakers of a dialect of the Kinaray-a language, who have crafted the only rice terrace clusters in the Visayas through indigenous knowledge and sheer vernacular capabilities. The rice terraces of the Iraynun-Bukidnon are divided into four terraced fields, namely, General Fullon rice terraces, Lublub rice terraces, Bakiang rice terraces, and San Agustin rice terraces. All of the rice terrace clusters have been researched by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcial Calleja
Marcial Calleja y Casitas (August 22, 1863 – May 5, 1914) was a Filipino lawyer who was elected as one of the representatives of Albay to the Malolos Congress. He was also elected assemblyman for the first district of Albay in the Second Philippine Assembly. Early life and education Calleja was born on August 22, 1863, in Malinao, Albay to Juan Calleja and Silvestre Casitas. He was the eldest of the three children. He studied in the Seminary of Nueva Caceres for his ''segunda enseñanza'' (secondary education), and later on took a course in philosophy from the same institution. Then, he enrolled in the University of Santo Tomas where he received a title in agronomy in 1885. He was already starting his career when he returned to study law in the same university, graduating with a degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1894. Career Soon after receiving his title in surveying, Calleja was appointed ''perito tasador del estado'' (state assessor) and was assigned in Laguna until 1891, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albay
Albay (IPA: ), officially the Province of Albay (; ; Baybayin, ᜎᜎᜏᜒᜄᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜌ᜔), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, mostly on the southeastern part of the island of Luzon. Its capital (and largest city) is the city of Legazpi, Albay, Legazpi, the regional center of the whole Bicol Region, which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano. The province was added to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in March 2016. History Early history Long before the Spaniards arrived, Albay had a thriving civilization. Formerly called ''Ibat'', and then ''Libog'', Albay was once ruled by Gat Ibal, an old chief who also founded the old barangay of Sawangan, now part of the Legazpi, Albay, City of Legazpi. Historian William Henry Scott (historian), William Henry Scott wrote that in the local epic called ''siday'' entitled "Bingi of Lawan", an Albay datu by the name of Dumaraog went to L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Villamor
Juan Villamor y Borbón (November 24, 1864 – unknown) was a Filipino writer, revolutionary and politician. Early life Juan Villamor was born on November 24, 1864, in Bangued, Abra, to Florencio Villamor y García and Wenceslawa Borbón. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree at the San Juan de Letran College in Manila and pursued further studies in law in the University of Santo Tomas. He worked as an interpreter in the Courts of First Instance of Abra and Ilocos Sur from 1886 to 1889 but was ordered banished to Benguet in 1890 by Spanish Governor-General Valeriano Weyler. Military career During the Philippine Revolution he was forced by Spanish friars to join the Spanish Army but was taken prisoner by the Philippine Revolutionary Army in Bataan. After the establishment of the First Philippine Republic, he was ordered by Apolinario Mabini to join the editorial staff of the official newspaper ''El Heraldo de la Revolucion'' in Malolos from 1898 to 1899. During the Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abra (province)
Abra, officially the Province of Abra (; ; ; ; ), is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Bangued, the most populous in the province. It is bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the mid-east, Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest. Etymology Abra is from the Spanish word ''abre'' meaning gorge, pass, breach or opening. It was first used by the Spaniards to denote the region above the Banaoang Gap where the Abra River exits into the South China Sea, thus the Rio Grande de Abra. History Early history The first inhabitants of Abra were the ancestors of the Bontocs and the Ifugaos. These inhabitants eventually left to settle in the old Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tinguians or Itnegs. Spanish colonial era In 1585, the Tinguians were mentioned for the first time in a letter from Father Domingo de Salazar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of The Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( or ) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into Cities of the Philippines, component cities and Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities. The local government units in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region, as well as Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor. The provinces are grouped into Regions of the Philippines, eighteen regions based on geographical, cultural, and ethnological characteristics. Thirteen of these regions are numerically designated from north to south, while the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, the Southwestern Tagalog Region (Mimaropa), the Negros Island Region, and the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Aguinaldo (seated, Center) And Ten Of The Delegates To The First Assembly Of Representatives That Passed The Con - NARA - 530993 (1869–1964), Philippine Revolutionary Army general
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General Aguinaldo may refer to: * Baldomero Aguinaldo (1869–1915), Philippine Revolutionary Army general * Críspulo Aguinaldo (1863–1897), Philippine Revolutionary Army lieutenant general * Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who became the first List of presidents of the Philippines, president of the Philippines (1899–1901), and the first pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
