The Preamble of the Philippine Constitution: “We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy …
There is no Chinatown in Zamboanga City, because the whole downtown Zamboanga City is Chinatown!
The barrio of Tumaga in Zamboanga City, Philippines is where I was born. A river ran through our 1.7 hectare property in TumagaPorCentro. It was and still is the Tumaga river. The land was fertile, flora and fauna was wild. Growing up as a Tumaga boy was a blessing from God. This will be my …
Life During Wartime When Cagayan de Oro had to mark the 75th Anniversary of its Liberation from Imperial Japan on May 12, 2020 behind closed doors, it recalled a similar situation when everyone’s freedom of movement was drastically curtailed by the Japanese Occupation from 1942 to 1945. The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) imposed tight …
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Prelude to Cagayan’s Liberation: The Tagoloan-Bugo Operations 27 April -09 May 1945 (We are presenting the following story of the prelude to the Liberation of Cagayan, Misamis on 12 May 1945, in commemoration of its 75th Anniversary so we can remember those who sacrificed and paid the ultimate price that we may enjoy freedom as …
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Honoring Kagay-anon Patriots of World War II By Mike Baños On May 25, 2020, the United States celebrates Memorial Day, a federal holiday dedicated to honoring and mourning military personnel who had died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Previously observed on May 30, it has been officially moved to the last Monday of May since 1971, …
Guerrilla Submarines in Northern Mindanao during World War II By Mike Baños (We are bringing back this story in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Cagayan, Misamis (now Cagayan de Oro) from the Japanese during World War II.) During World War II, US Navy submarines helped supply Filipino and American guerrillas with arms, ammunition and supplies, also ferrying …
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The true colonizers of the Philippines were: Islam – Muslim Sultanates – 1380 Spaniards – 1521 Americans – 1898 There are several books out there about who the colonizers of the Philippines were. They name the following as the colonizers: The Spaniards The British The Americans The Japanese Out of the 4 named above only …
In this picture Pres. Duterte (the first Moro to be elected as president of the Philippines) is with Nur Misuari, founding chairman of the known terrorist group, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). President Rodrigo Duterte appointed him as the country’s Special Economic Envoy on Islamic Affairs to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). As …
The former ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) is now BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) as of January 21, 2019 and as an added bonus for the transition, 63 baranagays from the No. Cotabato province was added to the ever expanding territory of the Moros (Muslims). The official flag of the Bangsamoro has …
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