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In these dark times of our history as a nation and as a people, we are dismayed, disappointed, and disillusioned by a seemingly endless array of scoundrels and Rasputins, scalawags, rogues, rascals, and rapscallions. They kill innocent men, women, and children, rob the nation of its wealth and deprive the people of peace, justice, and stability. And yet, in our midst, there are few inspiring icons that we seemed to have forgotten.

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Today, July 1, in 1788, Felix Berenguer de Marquina y FitzGerald became governor-general of Las Islas Filipinas.

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A common misconception in genealogy is that family history can only be proven through birth, baptismal, marriage, and death records.

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On the evening of June 3, 1863, Manila experienced one of the most devastating earthquakes in its history.

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GUMAWA ng history si PRO6 director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño. Ha?

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In many moments in Philippine history, several prominent men and women died outside the country. Marcelo H. del Pilar died in Barcelona, Spain in 1896, while Manuel L. Quezon died in New York.

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Never in our political history has a sitting Senate been held in such disrepute, been so reviled in public opinion than over the past two weeks.

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US markets are surging to new all-time highs.

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Force certainly shapes history. 

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Back in the early days of martial law, when I went underground, among the books I read in our safehouse in Makati was William Shirer’s monumental The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a comprehensive account of Adolf Hitler’s and the Nazis’ rise to power.

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Today, July 1, in 1788, Felix Berenguer de Marquina y FitzGerald became governor-general of Las Islas Filipinas.

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A common misconception in genealogy is that family history can only be proven through birth, baptismal, marriage, and death records.

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GUMAWA ng history si PRO6 director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño. Ha?

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In many moments in Philippine history, several prominent men and women died outside the country. Marcelo H. del Pilar died in Barcelona, Spain in 1896, while Manuel L. Quezon died in New York.

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Never in our political history has a sitting Senate been held in such disrepute, been so reviled in public opinion than over the past two weeks.

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US markets are surging to new all-time highs.

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Force certainly shapes history. 

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Back in the early days of martial law, when I went underground, among the books I read in our safehouse in Makati was William Shirer’s monumental The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a comprehensive account of Adolf Hitler’s and the Nazis’ rise to power.

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