I am taking this opportunity to respond to a statement by Ramon Tulfo in his column “On Target” (Inquirer, 7/3/12): “Only the ilustrados or the very rich and the mestizos were allowed to study during ...

MANILA, Philippines — Majayjay is among the early settlements in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period. It was discoverd in 1571, and was, in fact, once known as the summer capital ...

Even during the Spanish period, the Philippines already had one of the longest Christmas observances largely due to religion. Along with other Latin colonies of Spain, an entire Christmas season ...

During the Spanish period, parols served as practical illumination ... Doing business in 1894 Philippines, American James Earle Stevens observed the phenomenon of Christmas tips: “Just as ...

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines – A Spanish-era ... country’s first established cities way back during the early Spanish colonization period. Some two hours from the Cagayan capital ...

"The Philippines is no longer the sick man of East Asia, but the rising tiger," announced World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi during the ... since the Spanish colonial era.

There's an old adage about the Philippines that says it spent over 300 years in a Spanish convent and 50 years in Hollywood to get to where it is today. A third of the Filipino language is derived ...

A tour guide demonstrated how Filipinos pressed clothes during the Spanish era. The woman showed how ... mangle at Las Casas Acuzar in Bataan, Philippines, on August 15. Footage captured by ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) is not requiring students to engage in time travel after all and do interviews during the Spanish era. On Wednesday, the DepEd said it ...