Gil R. Miranda
Feb 22, 2016
HISTORY- Was Rizal's Execution Avenged?
In Philippine history, so little is said about Montjuic Castle, an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top...
Gil R. Miranda
Feb 2, 2016
HISTORY: What ever happened to Josephine Bracken?
So little is known about the woman Dr. Jose Rizal affectionately called “Mi dulce estranjera.” She was Rizal’s live-in partner while in...
Presidential Museum & Library
Jan 30, 2016
HISTORY: The Last Days of Jose P. Rizal
December 26, 1896 – A Spanish court martial found Jose Rizal guilty for sedition and sentenced him to death. December 28, 1896 – It was...
Gil R. Miranda
Jan 28, 2016
PLACES: Bagong Kalsada, Sucol, Masile
Bagong Kalsada was woodland. It used to be a part of Barangay Sucol that remained uninhabited during the most part of the American...
Gil R. Miranda
Jan 25, 2016
HISTORY: How the Mercados and the Alonzos became Calambeños
Before 1759, a property, which later would become the modern day Calamba, comprising 16, 424 hectares, then called hacienda de Calamba...
Gil R.Miranda
Jan 20, 2016
10 Interesting Facts About Calamba
1. The first settlers of Calamba before it became a hacienda town, resided in a small village at the shore of Laguna de Bay now called...
Arnaldo Dumindin
Jan 20, 2016
HISTORY: Capture of Calamba, July 26-30, 1899
On July 26, 1899, an expedition under Brig. Gen. Robert H. Hall, attacked Calamba, an important trading town on the south shore of Lake...
Gil R. Miranda
Jan 8, 2016
NOTABLES: Calamba's Wall of Fame
Five of the country’s national heroes are products of Calamba, Dr. Jose Rizal, his brother Paciano, Rizal, mother Teodora Alonzo, General...
Gil R. Miranda
Jan 7, 2016
URBAN LEGEND: Rizal was Hitler's Father; Jack the Ripper
An Urban Legend, sometimes called Contemporary Legend is a popular story. It is a form of modern folklore consisting of fictional...
Gil R. Miranda
Jan 6, 2016
HISTORY: The German invasion of Calamba
In Calamba, Dr. Jose P. Rizal was called by the locals Dr. Aleman. This is because he spent a significant part of his life in Germany,...
