With a height of 45.72 meters, the “Independence Flagpole,” fronting the Rizal Monument in Luneta, is the tallest in the Philippines. Twice a year, on June 12 and Dec. 30, a huge and impressive ...

It’s Philippine-American Friendship Day today. It used to be a working holiday during the first Marcos era. But Cory Aquino removed it from the list of national holidays in 1987. Up until I was 12 ...

Hospice of Elgin last week announced a $3.5-million gift from the estate of the late Marianne Barrie. The St. Thomas lawyer, ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...

Some in the Filipino community in Maryland have mixed feelings about how to celebrate the Fourth of July amid a sweeping ...

Publication date 1899 Topics Civil law -- Spain, Civil law -- Cuba, Civil law -- Puerto Rico, Civil law -- Philippines Publisher Havana, La Propaganda literaria Printing House Collection cdl; ...

Jota’s funeral will be held at 4pm on Friday in his hometown of Sao Cosme, Porto, in the same venue that his wedding ceremony ...