Once again yours truly is preparing for a bigger papal exhibit come December 2026. Its launching will coincide with Cebu Stamp Club's 30th anniversary.
John Paul II Philatelic Exhibit 2026 is set to be launched in one of Cebu's mall. Get in touch with us at stampsphilippines.rav@gmail.com
Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 29, 1901
General Nicolas Capistrano together with 160 men and 9 officers surrendered to American forces in Sumilao, Bukidnon and turned over 187 rifles and 80 shotguns during the Philippine-American War.
Earlier, on January 16, 1900, leaders of the town signed a pact of resistance against the United States.
Capistrano was elected to lead and was assisted by Major Apolinar Velez and Captain Vicente Roa.
On April 7, 1900, he and his men fought U.S. troops in the Battle of Cagayan de Misamis (now Cagayan de Oro City) but ordered a retreat after realizing an imminent defeat.
He later served in the Philippine Assembly in 1909 and in the Philippine Senate from 1916-1919.
(Design, concept, stamp and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 29, 1521
Rajah Kolambu, chieftain of Limasawa Island along with his brother Rajah Siagu of Butuan and Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - April 27, 1521) sealed their friendship through a blood compact.
Earlier, the natives were given gifts as they met the Spaniards. Kolambu on the other hand offered Magellan a basket of ginger and a gold bar which he refused to accept.
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 28, 1945
Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte was born in Maasin, Southern Leyte. His early years were spent in Danao, Cebu, the hometown of his father Vicente Duterte who was a government worker.
His mother Soledad, a public school teacher hails from Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte.
The family migrated to Davao in 1949 and his father became governor of Davao from 1959-1965.
Duterte is a lawyer by profession, city prosecutor, OIC Vice Mayor of Davao City, Mayor of Davao for 7 terms (a total of 22 years), Vice Mayor and Congressman.
He was elected as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines and the first Mindanaoan to occupy the post.
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 28, 1521
Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480 - April 27, 1521) sets foot on Philippine soil for the first time in Limasawa Island.
He was welcomed by the locals led by Rajah Kolambo who became his friend.
Magellan’s slave named Enrique made their communication possible by speaking Malay to the natives.
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 27, 1899
The Battle of Marilao River, a part of the U.S. campaign to capture Malolos was fought between American troops and Filipino forces personally led by President Emilio Aguinaldo in Marilao, Bulacan.
The combined troops of Gen. Isidro Torres, Gen. Pantaleon Garcia (who came down from Dagupan with 1,000 riflemen and 4,000 men with bolos) and Col. Enrique Pacheco engaged the Americans.
They destroyed bridges to delay the arrival of U.S. artillery units but the Americans gained superiority in the battle when gunboats were used to fire at the Filipinos' positions.
The Filipino troops retreated after suffering heavy casualties.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy)
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 27, 1903
Luciano San Miguel (January 7, 1875-March 27, 1903), a Magdiwang who became one of General Emilio Aguinaldo’s best generals of the Philippine-American War died in the Battle of Corral-na-Bato in Morong (now Rizal).
A year earlier, as the newly elected Captain-General and the Supreme Commander of what’s left of the revolutionary forces, he launched guerrilla tactics against American forces and was among the most wanted leaders until his death.
(Design, concept, stamp and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 26, 1899
Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur's forces engaged Filipino troops in Malinta and Meycauayan.
Malabon was on March 25 to 26, 1899 while some parts of Caloocan, Polo and San Francisco del Monte happened on the 25th.
MacArthur's objective was to advance along the Manila-Dagupan railway and capture Malolos, the capital of the First Philippine Republic along with Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo.
The Malolos Campaign began on March 24, 1899 and was carried out by MacArthur's 2nd Division comprising 12,000 men in three brigades under Brig. Gen. Loyd Wheaton, Brig. Gen. Harrison Otis, and Brig. Gen. Irving Hale.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 26, 1920
The Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 2928 making the Philippine Flag as the official flag of the Philippine Islands and to be flown next to the American Flag.
The flag’s Cuban blue and red were changed with the American colors.
This act repealed the Flag Law (Act No. 1696) passed on September 6, 1907, which banned the Philippine Flag or any nationalist flags, banners or symbols, particularly those identified with the Katipunan from being waved in any public place.
(Design, concept, stamp and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 25, 1986
Pres. Corazon C. Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3 which established a revolutionary government after Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos was ousted from power through the EDSA People Power Revolution.
The Proclamation declared "a national policy to implement reforms mandated by the people protecting their basic rights, adopting a provisional constitution, and providing for an orderly transition to a government under a new constitution."
She abolished the 1973 Constitution and replaced it with the 1986 Freedom Constitution, and exercised both executive and legislative functions until Congress was restored in 1987 and the 1987 Constitution was ratified.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 25, 1898
Revolutionary General Federico Isabelo Abaya (1854 - May 3, 1900) led his men in the Cry of Candon (Ikkis ti Kandon) and drove away the Spaniards in the town of Candon, Ilocos Sur.
He established the Republic of Candon with Fernando Guirnalda as president and himself as general and commander-in-chief.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 24, 1897
Gen. Crispulo Aguinaldo, the older brother of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was killed in the Battle of Pasong Santol.
He offered to take his sibling's place in leading the Philippine Army in the battlefield so Emilio can take his oath as president.
A month before his death, he killed in hand to hand combat Gen. Antonio Zabala, the commander of the Spanish forces in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
The Battle of Pasong Santol, was part of an all-out campaign by interim Spanish Gov. Gen. Jose de Lachambre to recapture Cavite after their loss in the Battles of Binakayan and Dalahican.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 24, 1934
The Tydings-McDuffie Law or the Philippine Independence Act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Authored by U.S. Senator Millard Tydings (Democrat) of Maryland and Alabama Representative John McDuffie (Democrat), this U.S. federal law provided for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands.
Earlier, Manuel L. Quezon headed a “Philippine Independence Mission” to Washington, D.C. to secure the act’s approval in Congress.
Please visit my personal collection featuring the stamps of President Manuel L. Quezon at http://thephilippinepresidentscollection.yolasite.com/manuel-quezon.php
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 23, 1897
Andres Bonifacio gathered his followers and came out with the "Acta de Tejeros", a document that rejected the results of the convention held in Tejeros a day earlier.
They called the gathering as disorderly and its decision invalid and illegitimate and signified their opposition to the new government.
It was signed by Bonifacio and leaders of the KKK Magdiwang council.
They later gathered at Casa Hacienda de Naic and came up with another document called the Naic Military Agreement which called for a government that was independent of the one established in Tejeros headed by President Emilio Aguinaldo.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 23, 1901
American General Frederick Funston successfully captured President Emilio Aguinaldo in a house in Palanan, Isabela.
His capture was a well-planned action that involved 78 Macabebe Scouts who were loyal to the Americans.
They posed as the added reinforcements to augment Aguinaldo’s forces along with the five ex-Philippine Army officers Gregorio Cadhit, Cecilio Segismundo, Hilario Tal Placido, Dionisio Bato and Lazaro Segovia.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 23, 1863
Mariano Ponce (March 23, 1863 - May 23, 1918) was born in Baliuag, Bulacan.
A doctor and a writer, he joined Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Graciano Lopez Jaena, and other Filipino patriots in the crusade for reforms.
He co-founded La Solidaridad with Lopez Jaena in Barcelona on February 12, 1889.
He wrote using the pseudonyms Naning, Kalipulako and Tigbalang. He was also one of the founders of Asociacion Hispano-Filipino.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 22, 1915
The Carpenter-Kiram Agreement was signed in Zamboanga, Philippine Islands between Hadji Mohammad Jamalul Kiram representing the people of the Sulu Archipelago and Frank W. Carpenter, the governor of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, under the authority of Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison.
The president during that time was Thomas Woodrow Wilson.
The mutual agreement indicated the sultan's acceptance without any reservation and limitation, the sovereignty of the United States of America while renouncing his sovereignty over Sulu.
(Design, concept, stamp and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All right reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 22, 1869
Emilio Famy Aguinaldo (March 22, 1869 - February 6, 1964) was born in Kawit, Cavite.
He joined the Katipunan in 1894 and was known as Magdalo.
Aguinaldo led the Filipino forces against the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution (1896-98) and the Americans in the Philippine-American War (1899-1902).
He was inaugurated as the 1st President of the Philippines on January 23, 1899 in Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 21, 1942
General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Melbourne, Australia after being ordered by U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt to leave the Philippines and be the Supreme Commander of the Pacific Area.
He earlier left Corregidor Island with his family in PT boats.
In Australia, he gave his famous line "I came through and I shall return."
General Jonathan M. Wainwright IV took over the command of all U.S. and Filipino forces in the Philippines.
President Roosevelt authorized him to continue the fight against the Japanese invaders or make terms as he saw fit.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy) All rights deserved
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Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
MARCH 21, 1897
A heroine of the Philippine Revolution, Marcela Marcelo (1869-1897) of Malibay is killed in the Battle of Pasong Santol in Imus, Cavite.
Also known as Selang Bagsik and Henerala Sela, she was a woman of great courage.
Feared by the Spaniards, she led her platoon to battle against the enemy with just a bolo in her hand.
(Design, concept, stamp and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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