Public Historian's Life 3.
Holidays are declared so that we remember significant events in the emergence of the Filipino nation. However, holidays tend to generate forgetfulness. Today was a special non-working holiday to commemorate the 126th anniversary of the establishment of the First Philippine Republic a.k.a. "The Malolos Republic" on January 23, 1899.
A day before, January 22, the Malolos Constitution was adopted. This prompted me to open my "baul" or Cabinet of Curiosities and...
Published on January 23, 2025 03:38