Market at Ermita, Manila, Philippines, early 20th Century | H. C. White Company @ John Tewell [colorized by E. S. Sison; from Kinulayang Kasaysayan fb page]5yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Tagalogs on their way into Manila, Philippines, Jan. 1901 [Credit: University of Michigan Library Special Collections @ John Tewell; Colorized by E.S.S.; from fb.com/kinulayangkasaysayan]6yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 6, 1828 | Spain King Ferdinand VII issued a decree establishing the first public bank in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. This bank is still existing today.7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Local boys watching a war artist sketch in the field, Philippine Islands, ca. 1900 [Keystone Mast Collection; colorized by E.S.Sison (fb.com/kinulayangkasaysayan)]6yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Manila Estero, circa 1938 (Filipinas Heritage Library; colorized by E.S.S.)7yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Filipina Wearing A Sayang De Cola (Skirt With Tail) Tucked To Her Hips To Show The Naguas De Ojetes7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 9, 1942 General Edward King was forced to surrender Bataan to the Japanese and Death March ensues7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Leonor Rivera, Dr. Jose Rizal's sweetheart, pictured here at age 15 (11 April 1867 - 28 August 1893)7yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 15, 1947 | Aurora Quezon became the first president of the Philippine National Red Cross as it was inaugurated in Malacanang7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 7, 1871 | Don Panyong was born. Highway 54 is renamed after him as a tribute for being the great among the great Filipino scholars.” Do you know his name?7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 12, 1967 | Arturo Alcaraz and his team lit he first electric bulb powered by earth-heat energy in Tiwi, Albay7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
March 30, 1971 | 6 students of the Mindanao State University (MSU) hijacked a Philippine Airlines BAC-111 flight from Manila to Davao and ordered the pilot to head for Kwangtung (Canton) Baiyuan airport in China7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
The Original Flag raised by Emilio Aguinaldo in declaring Philippine Independence, 18987yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 25, 1962 | Acceptance by the Republic of the Philippines of the cession and transfer of the terriroty of North Borneo by His Highness, Sultan Mohammad Esmail Kiram, Sultan of Sulu7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 12, 1895 | Andres Bonifacio had the First Declaration of Philippine Independence at Pamitinan Cave7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
March 28, 1968 | Senator Ninoy Aquino delivers the speech, “Jabidah! Special Forces of Evil?” in the Senate Session Hall of the Legislative Building (now National Museum)7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
March 24, 1906 The Pulajanes (Nasario Aguilar group) tricked Samar Governor George Curry7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Women making cigars at the Compania Generalde Tobacos de Filipinas | Circa 1920s7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
May 12, 1932 | William Cameron Forbes said that Philippine independence might result in much more of an oligarchy than the form of government they now enjoy.7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
April 5, 1973 | Roger Roxas' Golden Buddha was seized by unidentified government agents7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
March 31, 1884 | So-called Father of Philippine Libraries: Teodoro M. Kalaw was born in Lipa, Batangas7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
March 29, 1942 | El Supremo Ka Luis Taruc of CPP (Center Holding Newspaper) formed HukBaLaHap against Japanese and landlord oppression7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Visitors to the Solar bldg. 4th grades. Part of the group of 300 Ateneans who where introduced to the Manila Observatory in Quezon City Circa 19637yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Mariano Marcos y Rubio (back row, right; April 21, 1897 – March 8, 1945), Filipino Lawyer and Politician, and father of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos (front row, right)7yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
March 22, 1915 | Hadji Mohammad Jamalul Kiram (Sultan of Sulu) Signed The Carpenter Agreement7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Servillano Aquino y Aguilar (April 20, 1874 – February 3,1959): Filipino General during the Phil-Spanish and Phil-Am War, Malolos Congress delegate and Grandfather of Benigno S. Ninoy Aquino, Jr7yr ⋅ lansaman ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Riding a carabao is William Howard Taft when he was still the Governor General of PH. Circa 1901 to 1904.7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
Emilio Aguinaldo was captured at Palanan, March 23, 1901. A day after his birthday.7yr ⋅ salawayun ⋅ r/OldSchoolPH
