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Alejandro G. Abadilla (March 10, 1906 – August 26, 1969), commonly known as AGA, was a Filipino poet, essayist, and fiction writer.Critic Pedro Ricarte referred to Abadilla as the father of modern Philippine poetry, and was known for challenging established forms and literature's "excessive romanticism and emphasis on rhyme and meter". [1]
Some of the critical essays penned under his own name were included in the collection, Ang Panitikan ng Pambansang Demokrasya (The Literature of National Democracy) (1990). [17] His anthology of revolutionary literature was published by the University of the Philippines Press under the title, Muog: Ang Naratibo ng Kanayunan sa Matagalang ...
After being quarantined for two days after their arrival on August 21, 1901, the Thomasites were finally able to disembark from the Thomas.They traveled from the customs house near the Anda Circle then stayed at the walled city Intramuros, Manila before being given initial provincial assignments which included Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Sorsogon, Masbate, Samar ...
The Bell Trade Act of 1946, also known as the Philippine Trade Act, was an act passed by the United States Congress specifying policy governing trade between the Philippines and the United States following independence of the Philippines from the United States.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO; Filipino: Tanggapan ng Transportasyong Panlupa [1]) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Transportation responsible for all land transportation in the Philippines.
After his release, he continued to write for the theater. Among his later works is Ang Bagong Cristo, a proletarian interpretation of the story of Christ. Tolentino also founded the first worker's cooperative in the Philippines, Samahang Hanapbuhay ng Mahihirap, as well as El Parnaso Filipino, a school for the promotion of Tagalog literature ...
The Battle of Manila Bay (Filipino: Labanan sa Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Bahía de Manila), also known as the Battle of Cavite, took place on May 1, 1898, during the Spanish–American War.
A kalesa (Philippine Spanish: calesa), is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage used in the Philippines. [1] [2] It is commonly vividly painted and decorated. [3]It was the primary mode of public and private transport in the Philippines during the Spanish and the American colonial period.