Today in Philippine History: Gregoria de Jesus

MAY 9, 1875

Gregoria “Oriang” de Jesus  (May 9, 1875 – March 15, 1943) was born in Caloocan. At 18, she married the Katipunan Supremo Andres Bonifacio at the Binondo Church in 1893. A week later, they were were married again in a Katipunan ceremony and that same night, the Women’s Chapter of the Katipunan was created with her as vice president and custodian of all Katipunan documents. She used the Katipunan name “Lakambini” and together with Benita Javier sewed the red Katipunan flag. After the death of Bonifacio in 1897, Oriang married Julio Nakpil.

Today in Philippine History: Baldomero Aguinaldo Confirms Bonifacio Sentence

MAY 8, 1897

Lt. Gen. Baldomero Aguinaldo acting as the Judge Advocate General, confirmed the decision of the War Council to commute sentence to Andres Bonifacio and his brother Procopio. They were charged and found guilty of recruiting soldiers and holding secret meetings without the approval of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo’s government, planning to overthrow the government and kill the president, and bribing government soldiers to join their cause. He pardoned them from the death penalty but sentenced them to a punishment of exile in solitary confinement in an isolated place.

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Jollibee's 2014 Spiderman Toys

Yesterday, me and Jerald Kervin went to some stores of Jollibee to buy their latest Kids Meal featuring Spiderman but most stores already ran out of stock.

Lucky for us, we were able to go to one store in Mandaue City that still got the three different Spiderman toys. What a welcome addition to our Spiderman collection!

Today in Philippine History: Paterno Replaces Mabini as PM

MAY 7, 1899

The paralytic Apolinario Mabino, head of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo’s cabinet was replaced by Pedro Paterno. This was the result of an internal squabble on the issue whether to continue the war or surrender to the Americans. Mabini who was carried on a hammock fled to Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija but was captured by the Americans. Paterno would later be known as the greatest turncoat of the country. First, he sided with Spain that led to the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, then he became Aguinaldo’s prime minister. Later, he shifted his loyalty to America.

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Today in Philippine History: Fall of Corregidor (Part 2 of 2)

MAY 6, 1942

Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines decided to surrender Corregidor. He sent a radio message to U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt and said "There is a limit of human endurance, and that point has long been passed." Through the Voice of Freedom, he informed Japanese Gen. Masaharu Homma of his decision to surrender with his men. By noon, the American flag was lowered and replaced by a white flag. The defenders were made to march to Manila and jailed in Fort Santiago and Bilibid prison. 

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Today in Philippine History: Fall of Corregidor (Part 1 of 2)

MAY 6, 1942

After the Fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, the only obstacle of Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma’s 14th Imperial Army was the island fortress of Corregidor. Japanese aerial, naval and artillery bombardments increased from December 1941 to April 1942 but the defenders from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Philippine Scouts, Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and civilians all numbering around 15,000 held on. But on May 6, 1942, Japanese tanks and troops successfully landed in Corregidor after the defenders couldn't contain the relentless invaders.

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Today in Philippine History: Gregorio Aglipay

MAY 5, 1860

Gregorio Aglipay (May 5, 1860 – September 1, 1940) was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte. He was a Catholic priest who became the Military Vicar General of the revolutionaries during the Philippine-American War. He sent letters to the clergy to ask Rome to appoint Filipino priests in all church positions. For his activism, Aglipay was excommunicated by Manila Archbishop Bernardino Norzaleda on May 5, 1899 with the permission of Pope Leo XIII. He became the first bishop of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, a separate church founded by Isabelo delos Reyes in 1902. 

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