Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo Leaves For Calasiao

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 13, 1899

Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo with his entourage left Bayambang by special train to Calasiao. From there, they marched to the town of Pozorrubio and arrived the following day. 

Maj. Gen. Henry Lawton who was on pursuit captured the towns of San Jose and Lupao in Nueva Ecija, and the Pangasinan towns of San Nicolas, Umingan, San Quintin and Tayug. 

The campaign to trap Aguinaldo began on October 12 until November 20, 1899, and was a three-pronged operation consisting of the forces of Lawton, Gen. Lloyd Wheaton and Gen. Arthur MacArthur Jr.

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The Brigandage Act Of 1902

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 12, 1902 

Gov. William Howard Taft got the Brigandage Act of 1902 passed, months after the United States declared the end of the Philippine-American War on July 4, 1902. 

This was a law enacted by the Philippine Commission that labeled all resistance against American rule as banditry. 

Filipinos were prohibited from organizing or joining organizations or nationalist movements. Those caught were punished with death or imprisoned for not less than twenty years while persons aiding brigands were sentenced to not less than ten years.  

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Victories in Binakayan And Dalahican

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 11, 1896

The Battle in Binakayan ended after Gov. Ramon Blanco’s troops retreated. The Spaniards tried to advance to destroy the entrenchments of the Katipuneros but were met by a rain of projectiles made of scrap iron fired from cannons which proved deadly. 

Every advancement left Spanish troops including their officers dead. 

In Dalahican, the battle stopped by nightfall after Spanish attacks on Filipino positions failed. 

The first major victories of Emilio Aguinaldo in Binakayan, and Santiago Alvarez in Dalahican made them heroes of the revolution.

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Gen. Candido Tirona y Mata Dies

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 10, 1896 

Gen. Candido Tirona y Mata (August 29, 1862 - November 10, 1896), the Secretary of War of the Magdalo Council and hero of the Battle of Binakayan was stabbed in the neck by a bayonet charge and died on the spot. 

The Battle of Binakayan and Dalahican was fought on November  9-11, 1896 where Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco’s army of 20,000 troops was defeated by the 112,000-strong revolutionaries of the Magdiwang and Magdalo Councils of the Katipunan led by Emilio Aguinaldo, Santiago Alvarez, Candido Tirona, Pio del Pilar and Edilberto Evangelista.   

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The Battles Of Binakayan And Dalahican

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 9, 1896

The simultaneous Battle of Binakayan and the Battle of Dalahican was fought between the Spanish forces of Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco y Erenas and the revolutionary troops of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and Gen. Candido Tirona in Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit) and in Dalahican and Dagatan in Noveleta and in some parts in Imus and Bacoor. 

The battle began on November 9, 1896 until November 11, 1896. The Spanish army tasted their first defeat and retreated in disarray and demoralized. 

This was the first major victory of the Filipino revolutionaries. 

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Elpidio Rivera Quirino Wins As President

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 8, 1949

Elpidio Rivera Quirino together with his running mate Fernando Lopez were elected President and Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines. 

Quirino earlier assumed the presidency on April 17, 1948, two days after the death of President Manuel Roxas. He ran in the 1949 presidential election under the Liberal Party and defeated former President Jose P. Laurel of the Nacionalista Party and former Senate President Jose Avelino, also from the Liberal Party. 

Quirino was the 6th President of the Philippines and 2nd President of the Third Republic.

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Col. Jesus Antonio Villamor

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 7, 1914

Jesus Antonio Villamor (November 7, 1914 - October 28, 1971), a World War II Filipino ace pilot and intelligence officer was born in Abra. 

He joined the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) Flying School in 1936 and was sent for training to the United States. 

After his return to the Philippines, he was assigned to lead the 6th Pursuit Squadron. His P-26 fighters engaged and downed Japanese planes. 

For his bravery, Col. Villamor was awarded two Distinguished Service Cross Awards by the United States Army. Pres. Ramon Magsaysay awarded him the Medal of Valor.       

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