Tagalog is the National Language in the Philippines. It’s also called the Filipino Language and it has been the official language in the Philippines arguably since 1897. But in reality, nobody speaks it fluently. I’ve never really met anyone who speaks it 100% at a time. At school, at work,…
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We previously gave you a glimpse of the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila. We’ll now wander you around the great halls of the capital’s National Museum of Natural History. This museum is another fun place to visit and a must to check off from your bucket list. Not too far away…
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In case you haven’t been in the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila’s Rizal Park, allow us to give you a sneak peek of what’s inside. This museum has five floors of Filipino heritage. It’s quite large, so it can take about 3 hours to fully appreciate every attraction. To…
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On February 17, 1872, three Filipino Catholic priests were executed at Bagumbayan in Manila. They were falsely accused of subversion by the Spanish colonial authorities. The allegations were intended to make the priests look like they orchestrated a mutiny of colonial troops and laborers in Cavite that occurred on January…
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The internet, GPS, microwave, night vision, and jet engines are only some of the few things that we civilians are enjoying today that originally was for military purposes and application. The advancement of technology usually is spearheaded by the military all through out world history. Drone Technology Drones are unmanned aerial…
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In 1646, the Dutch armada, one the most powerful naval fleet of its era, failed to invade Manila through a series of battles against the outdated Spanish-Filipino fleet. The battles were part of the Eighty Years War (1566 – 1648) and was won by Filipino volunteers and Spanish commanders against…
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Hundreds of huge trading ships called Manila Galleons were once made in the Philippines for intercontinental trades. From 1565 to 1815 (250 years), these ships crossed the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and established a trade between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in Mexico. These galleons, at that time, were…
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