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"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
The song was first performed in Bonifacio's camp in Balara in November 1896. [1] The form chosen by Nakpil, the dalit , was traditionally a sung prayer or supplication. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Later, Nakpil sent a copy of the Himno Nacional to Bonifacio, who was then in Cavite , together with a letter to him dated January 30, 1897.
Mga kababayang dalaga ng Malolos (English: To my countrymen, the young women of Malolos), also known by its alternative English title To the young women of Malolos, is a letter written by Filipino author and political reformer José Rizal on February 22, 1889.
Jose P. Laurel: Taksil o Bayani? 40 November 12, 2014 Da King: 41 November 19, 2014 Government Scandal 42 November 26, 2014 Kwento ng Traydor at mga Taksil 43 December 3, 2014 Idol sa Kasaysayan 44 December 10, 2014 Mga Buhay Pag-ibig Sa Kasaysayan 45 December 17, 2014 Kalayaan Islands: 46 July 11, 2015 Rizal and Bonifacio Monument: 47 July 18 ...
Julio Nakpil y García (22 May 1867 – 2 November 1960) was a Filipino musician, composer and a General during the Philippine Revolution against Spain.He was a member of the Katipunan, a secret society turned revolutionary government which was formed to overthrow the Spanish government in the Philippines.
In 1901, the American Governor General William Howard Taft suggested that the U.S.-sponsored Philippine Commission name Rizal a national hero for Filipinos. Jose Rizal was an ideal candidate, favourable to the American occupiers since he was dead, and non-violent, a favourable quality which, if emulated by Filipinos, would not threaten the ...
Karaoke singing is a widespread, popular pastime in the Philippines, including among those with a low income. Many were earning about $2 a day in 2007 and could purchase time on a "videoke" machine at a rate of ₱5 per song (about 10¢ in US currency). [4]
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.