by Riel A. A. DialaMarch 23, 2020 Part II: The Spanish Colonial Period During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, the colonizers introduced a myriad of gold and silver coins that made their way to the colony through the Galleon Trade. It was also under the Captaincy General of the Philippines when the first…
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by Jeremiah Inocencio When the city of Manila was turned into a battleground between the Filipino, American, and Japanese forces from February 3 to March 3, 1945, around 100,000 civilians were killed, 50,000 were hurt and wounded, and thousands of casualties were registered from the belligerents. This lamentable combination of carnage and rubble was devastating…
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Riel A. A. Diala20 Feb 2022 INTRODUCTION Money has long served an integral function in the daily lives of Filipinos – a medium for transactions of goods and services, and quite unfortunately a necessity for availing most basic necessities. Currency in the form of coins and banknotes are even more so undeniably a staple of…
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Article by Ken Tatlonghari 30 January 2022 Cemeteries are usually not the most popular tourist attractions. But the Manila Chinese Cemetery located in Santa Cruz is one that should buck that trend. It not only exhibits the inextricable presence of the Chinese community on Philippine soil, but also of elaborate Art Deco and Modernist architectural…
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Article by Ken Tatlonghari23 January 2022 As a non-religious person, I have found it difficult to relate to the Traslacíon and the Black Nazarene. But as an enthusiast of Quiapo and Manila in general, I couldn’t help but learn what they were about and appreciate them for their cultural value. After all, even non-religious people…
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