US soldiers burned alive by Japanese to be honoured 70 years on
A total of 143 American Soldiers will be honoured for their contribution to the liberation of Palawan between April 21-23. The men were burned alive toward the end of the …
A total of 143 American Soldiers will be honoured for their contribution to the liberation of Palawan between April 21-23. The men were burned alive toward the end of the …
A digger driver found what appears to be a World War Two bomb on Tuesday morning at a construction site at the Old Airport in the Mandurriao district of Iloilo …
One of Cebu’s most historic landmarks is being eating by termites, the 494-year-old Magellan Cross, and the pavilion which houses it, will be closed off as experts are brought …
The remains of nearly 400 US servicemen who died on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor will be exhumed, identified and given individual burials. The USS Oklahoma was torpedoed in the …
On this day in 1928, Fidel Valdez Ramos, the twelfth president of the Philippines was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan. Ramos, a West Point Academy graduate, spent most of his life in military …
The Carlos Palanca Sr. historic residence on Taft Avenue, Pasay City, has been saved from demolition – the order to cease and desist (CDO) was late and portions of the …
The Quezon Province Heritage Council Inc. has clarified to the public that the stunning 1930s Don Natalio Enriquez Mansion in Sariaya will not be demolished because of a recent road-widening …
Today in 1521, Explorer Ferdinand Magellan left the islands of Canoyas and sailed westward looking for the Moluccas. He sighted an island with lofty mountains and soon learned it was …
Four Australian World War Two veterans have accepted one of the highest honours from France, the Légion d’honneur medal. Donald McDonald was moved to emotional tears as they pinned the Légion d’honneur medallion on …
Paul Allen, Microsoft’s co-founder, says he has found the wreckage of a long-lost World War Two Japanese battleship off the coast of the Philippines. Mr Allen posted images on Twitter of what appears …
Sotheby’s Auction House in Hong Kong has announced it will auction one of the rarest white jade imperial seals to come to auction in some years. The ‘Yongzheng Yubi Zhi Bao’ …
On this day in history, legendary American General Douglas MacArthur signed the papers to restore the Philippine Commonwealth. General Douglas MacArthur declared that on the behalf of the Government of …
On February 25, 1986, Corazon Aquino was sworn in as the 11th President of the Philippines at a ceremony in Greenhills, San Juan. Aquino and Vice President Salvador Laurel won …
During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, US Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the …
The proposed Filipino Veterans Promise Act was sponsored by Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) , and Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY). The bipartisan panel said the legislation will …
On December 14, 1944, in the sky over the Philippines, it looked as if luck had run out for pilot Lt. Alex Vraciu. Famous for numerous exploits during World War …
Well-known artist and painter Jose Yap Baguio has died aged 56. Baguio died near his home in Manila while walking – he suddenly collapsed and was pronounced dead on the scene. …
At least 280 unexploded World War Two bombs have been dug up at a construction site for a housing project, police said on Sunday. Supt. Ferdinand de Asis, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office …
Michele Ferrero, Italy’s richest man and owner of the giant chocolate and confectionery empire has died at the age of 89. His death brings up the question of succession and …
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi greets supporters as she leaves a ceremony to mark the 100th birthday of independence hero Aung San, in the remote central Myanmar town …
On February 14 of the year 278 AD, Valentine, a priest of Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius, Rome was involved in many unpopular …
Brayl Maranan was filming the Philippines Air Force training and caught the moment tragedy struck. The two-man crew of the SF-260 both died in the crash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyT2SfJ-kI
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic. Born the son of an Indian official …
An ancient human fossil discovered from the seafloor near Taiwan reveals that a primitive group of humans, potentially an unknown species, once lived in Asia, researchers say. These findings …
On this day in Philippines history – January 25th, 1933 – Maria Corazon “Cory” Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino was born. She is best known for leading the 1986 EDSA People …
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of World War II, dies in London at the age of …