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The 1990 Mindanao revolt was an uprising that occurred in parts of the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines.It began when Alexander Noble, a dissident Philippine Army colonel linked to the 1989 Philippine coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino, and his supporters, which included Mindanaoan separatists, seized two military garrisons in Cagayan de Oro and Butuan without firing a ...
The Wall of Remembrance at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani commemorates the martyrs and heroes who fought the authoritarian regime of Ferdinand Marcos regardless of ideology. . Many of the individuals honored belong to the "middle force" opposition, including religious workers, businessmen, social workers, academics, artists, mainstream opposition politicians, and journali
In November–December 1989 US forces moved to evacuate Americans during the coup attempt, and generally protect US interests in the Philippines. During this operation, a large special operations force was formed, USAF fighter aircraft patrolled above rebel air bases, and two aircraft carriers were positioned off the Philippines.
The Spanish–American War reached the Philippines on May 1 with the Battle of Manila Bay. Aguinaldo returned from exile, set up a new government, and proclaimed the independence of the Philippines on June 12, 1898, in Kawit, Cavite. [23] Aguilnaldo gained support even from Ilustrados who had opposed the initial revolution.
The Blockade of Cebu was a failed Portuguese naval action against the Spanish colony in the present-day city of Cebu, Philippines in 1568. The Portuguese fleet under captain-general Gonzalo Pereira blockaded Cebu in an effort to starve and expel the Spanish.
September 4 – The publicized Uichanco report reveals the abuses by the commanders of the army and the constabulary in central Luzon. This leads to the reorganization of the entire army by the Department of National Defense (DND), where former Zambales representative Ramon Magsaysay has been serving as its secretary since three days prior after the resignation of Ruperto Kangleon on August 31.
According to World Bank data, the Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) quadrupled from $8 billion in 1972 to $32.45 billion in 1980, for an inflation-adjusted average growth rate of 6% per year. [40] Indeed, according to the U.S.-based Heritage Foundation, the Philippines enjoyed its best economic development since 1945 between 1972 and 1980.
Enrique "Eric" D. Torres (September 21, 1947 - April 4, 2004) - Torres was a teacher who authored the Manual of Legal Rights for Teachers and Education Workers (1984) and helped establish the teachers’ organizations Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and the Teacher Center of the Philippines (TCP) during the Marcos dictatorship. He was ...