Category: History

While the Philippines' population continues to increase, it's quite fascinating to know that there are still places in the country that remain uninhabited--or nearly uninhabited. Today, they are...

Judas Iscariot. Brutus. Benedict Arnold. These are but a few of the numerous famous personalities we’ve come to associate with the word traitor. Unfortunately for us, the Philippines has also...

We now enjoy looking at a plethora of Philippine photos from the 1900s, thanks in part to an American named Dean C. Worcester. His journey to the Philippine islands started with scientific...

As one respected Filipino historian once said, "Jose Rizal is everywhere yet he is nowhere."  We've learned more about his life than any other Filipino hero who fought for our liberty. His name...

Mankind’s history can be likened to a pond, wherein one event—even if it is a tiny ripple—has the potential to make itself felt in a wide area. That’s just how history works—events...

Scary movies always fail to scare me. Not because I  dislike the plot or the special effects, but because the history buff in me believes that truth is stranger--and oftentimes more horrifying--than...