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Bonifacio Boots Out Aguinaldo in the Battle for 5-Peso Coin Supremacy

July 3, 2020 - by zaxx - 6 Comments.

Philippine Peso bills and coins and their evolution (if not devolution) through the years are an interesting subject as they silently tell our nation’s revolution-filled story each time a new …

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Imperial Manila: Uniting the Nation at a Price

February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 - by zaxx - 12 Comments.

It was the dawn of April 27, 1521 when Ferdinand Magellan and his handful of men, confident of their superior European weaponry, got off their ship and waded ashore for …

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Five Inaccuracies Still Accepted as “Philippine History”

March 20, 2015 - by MidwayHaven - 101 Comments.

Some time ago I watched a local documentary that dramatized Ferdinand Magellan’s visit to Mactan Island in 1521. Most Filipinos are aware of the events here: Mactan’s chieftain Lapu-Lapu kills …

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