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History of the Philippines Open in a new browser windowEditor's Pick
   Two narratives from Canada covering the beginnings of the archipelago all the way to the present, from Frasier Weir and from Daniel Young. Also, an account of the 85-year-long Dagohoy revolt in Bohol, by Alan Cajes.
   http://www.ualberta.ca/~vmitchel/
http://www.stuartxchange.com/Edsa.html
EDSA The Original People Power Revolution Open in a new browser windowEditor's Pick
   Powerful day-by-day chronicle of the downfall of dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, by Angela Stuart-Santiago.
   http://www.stuartxchange.com/Edsa.html

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The Philippine Centennial Site Open in a new browser window  
   GOMBURZA, the Tausug Resistance and other narratives published to celebrate the 1998 centennial anniversary, by MSC Communications.
   http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/index.html
Alibata at Pandesal Open in a new browser window  
   Contains pictures of this ancient Filipino script.
   http://alibataatpandesal.com
A Philippine Leaf Open in a new browser window  
   Literacy and writing among prehistoric Filipinos, by Hector Santos, known historian and expert on ancient writing.
   http://bibingka.com/dahon/default.htm
Clark Air Base Scrapbook Open in a new browser window  
   Pictures from the 90 year history of Americans stationed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
   http://zcap.freeyellow.com/pix3.htm
Herman Knight Beaber Open in a new browser window  
   Biography of an American missionary who continued his work after imprisonment by the Japanese during World War II.
   http://www.geocities.com/ithascome/
Austrian-Philippine Open in a new browser window  
   Articles on culture, history, the Rizal-Blumentritt friendship, Austrian-Philippine relations, and picturesque old Philippines.
   http://www.univie.ac.at/Voelkerkunde/apsis/aufi.htm
History of Parañaque Open in a new browser window  
   History of this city from 1572 until the 1950's.
   http://www.geocities.com/palanyag/history.html
Jewels of Imelda Marcos Open in a new browser window  
   Photos and brief history of jewelry that supposedly belonged to the former First Lady.
   http://www.djl.net/jewels/
Sari-Sari Open in a new browser window  
   Articles on pre-Hispanic times, ancient baybayin writing, and language. Also with free fonts and celebrity pictures.
   http://www.mts.net/~pmorrow/
Tribute to Ninoy Aquino Open in a new browser window  
   Includes rare photos, poems, and articles.
   http://www.geocities.com/arbdesign11/ninoy.htm
1986 EDSA Revolution Open in a new browser window  
   Explains the spirit, beginning, leaders, and the people of this revolution. From Ateneo's ThinkQuest.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/15816/mainpage.html?tqskip=1
History of Leyte Open in a new browser window  
   Historical junctures from pre-Hispanic times to the World War II Leyte landings. By Emil B Justimbaste.
   http://www.geocities.com/ebjustimbaste
Guide to Philippine History Open in a new browser window  
   Provides a timeline of important events from prehistory to 1998, heroes both well-known and not [like Mariano Alvarez], and presidents from Emilio Aguinaldo to Joseph Estrada Ejercito.
   http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/1644/
Children of the Pearl Open in a new browser window  
   Information on the Philippine culture before the Spanish colonization.
   http://www.geocities.com/gcalla1/pearl.htm
Former Subic Bay Naval Base, The Open in a new browser window  
   History, photos, stories and message boards.
   http://www.subicbaypi.com
Philippine-American War Open in a new browser window  
   Summary of the Philippine-American War (1899-1902), from Veltisezar Bautista's book, The Filipino American.
   http://www.filipino-americans.com/filamwar.html
Philippine Presidents Open in a new browser window  
   Biographies of each president, from Emilio Aguinaldo to Joseph Ejercito Estrada.
   http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/
Filipinas (1898-1946): The Re-Colonization rama Open in a new browser window  
   An article on how the Philippines, after more than three centuries of Spanish administration, did not need a new colonization.
   http://www.geocities.com/kaibigankastil/drama.html
The Philippine Presidents Open in a new browser window  
   Portraits and biographies of the 14 Presidents, from Emilio Aguinaldo to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Includes day-by-day record of Joseph Ejercito Estrada's impeachment.
   http://geocities.com/philippinepresidents/
EDSA 2 Open in a new browser window  
   Gives a comparison of EDSA I and II, pictures, timeline, and links.
   http://members.tripod.com/twist14/edsa2/
Spaniards' First 50 Years in the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   Source documents of the early years of Spanish colonization. Also, documents on the church-state stormy relationship during the Spanish era.
   http://www.philippinehistory.net
Alibata Open in a new browser window  
   Describes the origins and history of the alibata writing system. By Victor Ganata, University of California Berkeley, 1999.
   http://fatoprofugus.net/alibata/index.html
Philippine Centennial/Sentenaryo Open in a new browser window  
   The Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War and their impact on politics and culture. Articles on Filipinos in America. Edited by Jim Zwick.
   http://www.boondocksnet.com/centennial/contents.html
US-Philippine History Open in a new browser window  
   19th and 20th century articles and photos from the Bentley Historical Collection of the University of Michigan.
   http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/bhl/mhchome/philip/philtp.htm
Philippine Archival Photographs Open in a new browser window  
   Browse hundreds of digital photographs taken at the turn of the 20th century, from the University of Michigan Special Collections Library.
   http://test.images.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=sclphilimg
American View of Philippine History Open in a new browser window  
   US Library of Congress country study of the Philippines, from pre-Hispanic times to the presidency of Corazon Aquino.
   http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/phtoc.html
Evolution Of Filipino as a National Language Open in a new browser window  
   3 articles tracing the evolution of the language from pre-history through successive infusion of foreign words.
   http://www.seasite.niu.edu/tagalog/essays_on_philippine_languages.htm
Lapu-Lapu, Balagtas And Other Heroes Open in a new browser window  
   Biographies of prominent figures in Philippine history and cultural development.
   http://www.geocities.com/tokyo/harbor/1320/mmnbant.html
Creation Myths Open in a new browser window  
   Compilation of islandic tales comprising the Philippines prehistoric oral tradition. By Penelope V. Flores.
   http://store.escalate.com/store/turoturo/article3.jsp
Filipino Folktales Open in a new browser window  
   Legends and old-time stories told through the ages.
   http://folktales.webmanila.com
Leon Kilat And The Cebu Revolt Open in a new browser window  
   Recounting the conspiracy, battles and betrayal of the revolution on the island of Cebu in 1898. By Emil G. Justimbaste
   http://www.geocities.com/lkilat
Jose Rizal's 'Sweet Foreigner' Open in a new browser window  
   Biography of Josephine Bracken, Irish wife of the national hero, Jose Rizal, who stood by his side during his execution and joined the Katipunan struggle later.
   http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/senate/4982/bracken.htm
Hukbalahap Insurrection Open in a new browser window  
   An American account and analysis of the peasant revolt which nearly toppled the government in 1948-1950.
   http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/coldwar/huk/huk-fm.htm
Jose Rizal, Hero of the Filipinos Open in a new browser window  
   Jose Rizal, the national hero, declared his opposition to the 1896 revolution. By Charles Edward Russell and B.B. Rodriguez, published in 1923
   http://www.geocities.com/thetropics/8807/rizal.html
Friars' History of the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   Spanish account of the colonization of the islands from 1521 through 1574.
   http://www.sspxasia.com/Newsletters/2001/Oct-Dec/A_short_Philippine_History.htm
Through the Centuries Open in a new browser window  
   Timeline and account of the Philippines from 30,000 BC to Abu Sayyaf in 2002, by Gunter Schwarz and Rosalinda Morgado-Schwarz.
   http://www.rms-gs.de/phileng/history/content.html
Americanization of Christianity in the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   Tracing the religions of the Filipinos from the coming of the Spanish catholics and protestant Americans through the 'Aglipay' native church established after independence.
   http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/research/perspectives/app_v2n1_abstracts.html#Gonzalez
Agrarian Reforms in the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   United Nations research paper on land reform programs from 1900 through the present CARP (Comprehensive Agricultural Reform Program).
   http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan005112.pdf
Jose Rizal: Reflections of a Filipino Open in a new browser window  
   And other writings by the Philippine national hero, from the Cavite State University.
   http://www.geocities.com/cavitesu/rizpage.htm
Justification of Spanish Rule Open in a new browser window  
   1582 council of Jesuit, Augustinian and Dominican friars convened by the first bishop of Manila to debate Spain's right to conquer the Philippines.
   http://www.sspxasia.com/Newsletters/2001/Oct-Dec/The_Controversy_over_Justification.htm
Lakbay Europa Open in a new browser window  
   Filipino migration to Europe started in the 1960s and reached its peak under the 'Labor Export Policy' of President Marcos in the 1970s and early 1980s.
   http://web.onetelnet.nl/~wteunissen/cfmw.htm
Migration to the USA Open in a new browser window  
   Race riots, discrimination, and other events experienced by Filipinos in the United States. Also, articles on the 1896 revolution and the 1899 Philippine-American War.
   http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino/filmig.html
Jose Rizal, Liberator of the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   Biography of Jose Rizal, the national hero, and his effect on the country's history, by the president of Ateneo de Naga, Raul J. Bonoan.
   http://pages.prodigy.com/LALA/ammag.htm
EDSA 3: A Surprising Uprising Open in a new browser window  
   Three analyses of the May Day riot by the 'have-nots' in Manila by known Philipine writers. From the 'Focus on the Philippines' website.
   http://www.focusweb.org/publications/Bulletins/Fop/2001/FOP20.htm
The Philippines, 1500 - 1800 Open in a new browser window  
   From the Encyclopedia of World History, chronicle of events in the first 300 years of the Philippines written history.
   http://www.bartleby.com/67/867.html
Origins From Two Empires Open in a new browser window  
   Advocates that Visayans descended from the Sri Vishayan empire of Sumatra, and the Mindanao Moros were warriors of the Madjapahit Empire of Java, from the Visayan Voice.
   http://www.vizvoyz.freeservers.com/custom.html
The Youngest General of the Revolution Open in a new browser window  
   Biography of Manuel Tinio, the youngest general of the 1896 Revolution.
   http://www.geocities.com/sinupan/tiniomanuel.htm
Philippine Centennial Series Open in a new browser window  
   Macario Sakay, July 4 the real independence day, and other historical articles by the Philippine History Group of Los Angeles, edited by Hector Santos
   http://www.bibingka.com/phg/menu.htm
Bataan Death March Open in a new browser window  
   Written in verse by Jesse Knowles
   http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/8967
Corregidor - Then and Now Open in a new browser window  
   All historical aspects of Corregidor, and why two vastly different battles were fought over it. Includes numerous historic photographs, and aspects of cryptography, cartography, topography, munitions, Coast Artillery, USMC, USN, MacArthur, comprehensive U
   http://corregidor.org/ct&n_index.html
The Changing Nature of the Bikolano Principalia During the American Period Open in a new browser window  
   Evolution of the village leaders in Bicol during the American occupation of the region, 1900 - 1946.
   http://www.adnu.edu.ph/MainWeb/Research/art01.html
The Death of Antonio Luna Open in a new browser window  
   Emilio Aguinaldo ordered the death of General Antonio Luna, Filipino collaborators helped the Americans set up the occupation of the Philippines, and other stories of the Philippines' history.
   http://www.delapaz-ewf.org/History.htm
Mabini, the Impoverished Hero Open in a new browser window  
   Biography of Apolinario Mabini, the sublime paralytic and Brains of the Revolution.
   http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/9909/mabini.html
Battle of Bayang Centennial Open in a new browser window  
   102-year-old eyewitness interview of American incursion into Lake Lanao in Mindanao and the battle against the Maranao datus of Bayang and Binidayan, led by Sultan Pandapatan.
   http://home.pacbell.net/sika/BAYANGMARANAOVIEW.html
The Thomasites, Before and After Open in a new browser window  
   Diatribe against the displacement of Spanish as lingua franca of the islands by the Thomasite teachers from the United States in the beginning of the 20th century. By Guillermo Gomez Rivera.
   http://www.emanila.com/pilipino/various/ggr_thomasites.htm
Macario Sakay, Tulisan or Patriot? Open in a new browser window  
   Long after the last of Gen. Aguinaldo's men surrendered to the Americans, independent armies continued their fight for independence. One of these was led by Macario Sakay. From Hector Santos' Philippine Centennial Series.
   http://www.bibingka.com/phg/sakay
Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere Open in a new browser window  
   The complete text of the novel that inspired the Philippine Revolution. With both contemporary and recent criticism.
   http://www.boondocksnet.com/centennial/rizal/index.html
Republic or Empire: American Resistance to the Philippine War Open in a new browser window  
   Daniel B. Schirmer's history of the Anti-Imperialist League's opposition to the Philippine-American War, with a preface by Howard Zinn.
   http://www.boondocksnet.com/ai/dbs/index.html
Filipino-Chinese Nationalist Open in a new browser window  
   The story of Roman Ongpin, rebel and supporter of the Katipunan who was imprisoned by the Americans, and had a street in Manila renamed after him.
   http://www.tsinoy.com/Infocus/Infocus.cfm?ID=20&Pagenum=2
Chinese Revolutionary In Cavite Open in a new browser window  
   The story of Ignacio Paua, a Chinese migrant who fought on Emilio Aguinaldo's side in the battle of Binakayan, and was among Aguinaldo's aides to attack and arrest Andres Bonifacio, supremo of the Katipunan. By Anson T. Yu.
   http://www.tsinoy.com/Infocus/Infocus.cfm?ID=20&Pagenum=3
The Pacification of the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   Experience in the decades-old 'Indian Wars' in the American west served the US Army veterans well in the war against Philippine irregulars in the 1899-1902 war. By John M. Gates.
   http://www.wooster.edu/history/jgates/book-ch3.html
Keeping The Indio Mind Primitive: The Politics of Ignorance Open in a new browser window  
   Spanish colonials withheld education to keep Filipinos divided and subservient, despite 2 direct orders from Spain's king. By FPA Demeterio III, from San Beda College's Diwatao online journal.
   http://www.geocities.com/philodept/diwatao/primitivization_of_indio_mind.htm
The Religions of the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   Impact of the introduction of alien religions on pre-historic animism and ancestor worship, and the interplay of homegrown and foreign religions to the present day. By Jack Miller.
   http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Modules/Modules/PhilippineReligions/article_miller.htm
Mabini: A Century After His Passing Open in a new browser window  
   Detailed biography of the great hero who originally refused to support the revolution but changed his mind when Jose Rizal was executed. By Alexander Martin.
   http://www.bulatlat.com/news/3-14/3-14-mabini.html
The Tagalog-Kapampangan Alliance Open in a new browser window  
   Excerpts from "The Aquinos of Tarlac" by noted author Nick Joaquin, of the Tagalog and Kapampangan revolution against the Spaniards and their war against the American invasion.
   http://maxpages.com/tarlac
The Languages of the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   The history and impact of public education in English on Spanish and the native languages since 1898. A dissertation by Sharon Clampitt-Dunlap.
   http://www.atoni.com/dila/issues/spanish/clampit/welcome.html
The Spanish Language in the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   History of Spanish-speaking Filipinos since 1571 when Spanish became the official language, until the 1987 constitution, when it became not. By Spanish advocate Guillermo Gomez Rivera of the Academia Filipina dela Lengua.
   http://www.atoni.com/dila/issues/spanish/rivera/welcome.html
The Thomasites, A Centennial Open in a new browser window  
   Narrative of the American teachers who started public education in 1901 and made the Philippines the most literate country in southeast Asia. A centennial commemorative project.
   http://www.thomasites100.org
Jungle Patrol Open in a new browser window  
   History of the Philippine Constabulary, from its formation in 1901 until its dissolution in 1936. By Vict Hurley.
   http://www.bakbakan.com/junglep.html
An American in the Philippines Open in a new browser window  
   The online archival collection of George Percival Scriven, witness to the occupation of Bohol during the Philippine-American war, 1899 - 1901. From the Duke University special collections library.
   http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/scriven
Filipinos in History Open in a new browser window  
   Biographies of more than 100 heroes and noted Filipinos.
   http://www.geocities.com/sinupan/pinoy.htm
Jose Rizal as Religion, Constantino as Dogma Open in a new browser window  
   Debate of historians on the hero's advocacy or rejection of the 1896 revolution, reflecting the controversy plaguing Philippine history. By Floro C. Quibuyen, from Forum Online, of the University of the Philippines
   http://www.up.edu.ph/forum/2000/06/mayjune/rizal.htm
Andres Bonifacio: A Self-taught Revolutionary Open in a new browser window  
   Biography of the unschooled leader of the 1896 revolution who taught himself the ideals of 19th century liberalism and nationalist independence.
   http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Cynthia/festivals/bonifacio_day.htm