National Heroes Day is celebrated every last Monday of every August to honor all Filipino heroes. The date was chosen to also mark the anniversary of the Cry of Pugad Lawin which was the beginning of ...

The difficulty with history is that it is, ultimately, all very subjective. Despite the mountains of historical documentation, the past is, inevitably, shaped by the necessary but fallible act of ...

PRODUCERS fervently believe that Andres Bonifacio deserves a return engagement on the big screen—especially in light of the game-changing success that was Jerrold Tarog’s “Heneral Luna.” In time for ...

A resolution by the Philippine Historian Association's general assembly wants the government to acknowledge Andres Bonifacio as the country's first president MANILA, Philippines – Ask anyone to dress ...

In 1896, following the execution of Jose Rizal, Filipino nationalist and Freemason Andres Bonifacio led the revolt against the Spaniards and declared Philippine independence. Although born poor and ...

IT’S going to be Bonifacio Day by the end of this month. But what does one do to commemorate this national holiday? It’s not exactly like Christmas Day or New Year’s Day where you know exactly what to ...

Celebrated on Nov. 30, Bonifacio Day commemorates the birth of the Father of Philippine Revolution. Most of us look forward to this day as a break from school or work, spending the day on out-of-town ...

RIZAL CAREFULLY chose the last image his countrymen would see of him; he went to his execution dressed like a European, complete with derby hat—as if to say that he was a citizen of that free republic ...

For over a decade now, there have been calls to give Bonifacio a state funeral, but that has not materialized because unlike Rizal who is buried under the monument in Luneta; or Emilio Aguinaldo who ...

(Editor’s Note: Bryan C. Paraiso is senior historic sites development officer at the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.) Andres Bonifacio is best known in Philippine history as the ...