A Philippine flag believed to have been raised during the country’s revolution against Spanish colonizers has resurfaced in ...

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 ...

A historian from Antique is working with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) to have a 127-year-old ...

declared May 28 as National Flag Day to commemorate the date the Philippine flag was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated Spanish forces in Imus, Cavite, in 1898. It, ...

1. Original Declaration on June 12,1898. On June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared its independence from Spain. This significant event took place at Emilio Aguinaldo's home in Cavite el Viejo ...

(In that battle that we won against the Spanish, it was celebrated in a theater in Cavite City that night. That is where the Philippine flag was first raised.) According to the National Historical ...

Crucible of Empire: The Spanish-American War Web Site examines the history of this 100 year old war and discusses issues raised in the PBS documentary film Crucible of Empire.