http://emanila.com/philippines Historical Notes. Essays. Commentaries. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:39:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SINCE July 1898, the Philippine Revolutionary Government headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo had been safely headquartered in Malolos, Bulacan. They were anticipating the establishment of a future Philippine Republic. Aguinaldo was holding his presidential office at the Malolos Church Convent; the Revolutionary Congress, which was framing a Constitution for the future ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/11/10/a-surprise-letter-for-mabini-1898/ The Philippine nation-state often gets world attention only when calamities—such as the recent typhoon Ondoy’s unprecedented flooding of metropolitan Manila, with thousands of homes destroyed and several hundreds killed, due to government neglect; or the nearly 100,000 refugees created by the Arroyo regime’s indiscriminate bombing campaign against the separatist Moro ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/11/10/overseas-filipino-workers-the-emergence-of-an-asian-pacific-diaspora/ Jose Rizal valued learning so much that the education of Filipinos emerged from being one of the dreams of his youth to become his supreme aspiration during his adulthood. In 1876, when he was a 15-year-old student at the Ateneo Municipal of Manila, he wrote the poem Por la educación recibe ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/10/14/education-rizal%e2%80%99s-supreme-aspiration/ SOME claim that June 12 is not the fitting day to observe the country’s Independence Day because of a supposedly faulty passage in the document of the proclamation of Philippine independence from Spanish rule, which was signed on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite. The pertinent portion of the Acta ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/08/25/there-was-no-protectorate-on-june-12-1898/ OUR national hero, Jose Rizal, loved his country deeply. He had been to free, lovely, prosperous, and developed nations, yet he always preferred to return to his own. Love of country, the native land, the motherland, and the land of birth—this was the very character that defined his personality. He was ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/08/25/rizal%e2%80%99s-love-for-the-motherland/ JOSE Rizal’s famous message for the youth is that the youth is fair hope of the nation. What he exactly said was the youth was “bella esperanza de la Patria mia” or “fair hope of my fatherland” (Rizal’s Poems, Centennial Edition, Manila: Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission, 1962, p. 15). He ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/08/25/rizal%e2%80%99s-challenge-to-the-youth/ JOSE Rizal poured most of his literary talent into the novel. He wrote two powerful novels that are now associated with his heroism and greatness: Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and El Filibusterismo (Subversion). He began writing the Noli in late 1884, when he was still studying in Madrid, Spain, ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/08/25/the-greatness-of-noli-me-tangere/ WHEN Jose Rizal was still alive, his countrymen had already looked up to him as their guide towards reforms, revolution, and independence from Spanish rule. And when he had died, it was also the Filipino people who eventually recognized him as their greatest national hero. In the 1880’s, the Filipino propagandists ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/08/25/the-rizal-cult-on-how-filipinos-created-their-national-hero/ English (Loose translation): There is no point blaming yourself for something that has happened in the past. Explanation: The truth is you cannot regret something that has yet to happen. Regret is always related to a past event, action or decision. But there is no benefit in blaming oneself for things ... http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/04/27/magsisi-ka-man-at-huli-wala-nang-mangyayari/ English: Better late than never. Explanation: No explanation required. http://emanila.com/philippines/2009/04/27/huli-man-daw-at-magaling-naihahabol-din/