Showing posts with label Monument. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monument. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Statue of Rajah Humabon


The regal statue of Rajah Humabon at Plaza Hamabar - the hospitable Cebuano chieftain who opened the portals of friendship which paved the way for Spain’s lasting legacy in the Philippines.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Gen. Jose Ignacio Paua: A Chinese General in the Philippine Revolution

Gen. Jose Ignacio Paua: A Chinese General in the Philippine Revolution

There are many little-known, unsung heroes in the history of the Philippine revolution. One of them was Gen. Jose Ignacio Paua, the only pure-blooded Chinese general who supported the Katipuneros in the fight against the Spaniards and later joined Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s army in the short-lived war against the American colonizers.

Monday, July 5, 2010

Bonifacio Monument

Bonifacio Monument

The main landmark of Caloocan City, the Bonifacio Monument is located at the intersection of Rizal Avenue and EDSA. The monument commemorates the most proletarian of all Filipino heroes, Andres Bonifacio. The monument likewise marks the first encounter between Andres Bonifacio and his revolutionary group called Katipunan with the Spanish soldiers on August 3, 1896. The monument was immortalized by the great Filipino national artist Guillermo(Botong)Tolentino in 1933 together with Guillermo Masangkay, one of Bonifacio's generals adapting the facing of Bonifacio's Statue towards his birthplace in Tondo, Manila, which is situated on the south of Caloocan.

Potenciano Gregorio Monument in Sto. Domingo, Albay

Potenciano Gregorio

Potenciano Gregorio, often referred to as Potenciano Gregorio, Sr.  was a Bicolano musician. He was the composer of Sarung Banggi (One Evening), the most famous song in the Bikol language.

Potenciano Gregorio was born in what was then known as the town of Lib-og (now Santo Domingo) in the province of Albay in the Philippines. His parents were Narciso Gregorio and Canuta Valladolid (some sources spell his mother's name as Balladolid). At an early age he learned to play the violin and was soon recognized for his talent. He subsequently learned to play other instruments such as the bandurria, the guitar, and piano. Later he started writing music for the local church by himself or in collaboration with his older brother Bernardo who organized the local band Banda de Lib-og. Potenciano later became the bandmaster of the same band until he joined the Philippine Constabulary Band in 1919.

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