2026-08

Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 9)

Around that time, Filipinos residing in Barcelona banded together to launch the journal La Solidaridad.
History

That War and Me (1) The Cradle Song

Pinoy-Hapon United Foundation (PHUF), a non-profit organization, Honorary Chairman Takeshi Asanuma The war we fought, the "Greater East Asia War," ended…
History

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (6)

The greatest turning point in mending relations between defeated Japan and the Philippines was President Elpidio Quirino's clemency for Japanese war…
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 8)

One year after the publication of Noli Me Tángere, and just six months after returning to his island home, Rizal found himself fated to hastily leave his…
History

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (5)

The Battle of Manila, the Barrio Lumbang massacre, Manuel Roxas's narrow escape, the executions of Generals Yamashita and Homma, and Filipino leaders held at Sugamo Prison.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 7)

According to an account published at the time by a respected critic, the state of the Philippines under Spanish rule, as seen through this novel, was as…
Japan-Philippines Relations

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (4)

The same-day bombing of Clark Field, President Laurel, the Makapili collaborationists, the Hukbalahap resistance, and the Mabalacat kamikaze memory in Japan-Philippines wartime history.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 6)

He finished writing the novel while staying in Berlin (February 22, 1887), but he lacked the financial means to publish it. Hearing of this, however, Dr.
History

History of Japan-Philippines Relations (3)

Japanese laborers on Kennon Road, Kyozaburo Ota's Manila hemp industry in Davao, Okinawan immigrants, and postwar memorial ties across Japan-Philippines history.
Fiction

“Great Men of the Philippines: José Rizal” (Part 5)

At last, Rizal departed Manila in secret. Looking back, this was the first step of the wandering life that would be his lifelong fate.