Revealing the History and Heritage of the Philippines: One Post at a Time
It was the month of May in the year 1815 on the Island of Cebu, Visayas Region, Central Philippines. Enter the town of Tinaan, modern-day Naga City on the south-eastern coast of the island, where a man rallies members of his town to march on the city against a common…
The Warrior Priest of Boljoon, Fray Julian Bermejo Horabuena, O.S.A can very well be hailed as one of the defenders of Cebu against the unrelenting onslaught of Moro pirates from their territories in Mindanao. It is his contribution to the defense of the south in the form of the organization…
The light of the candle flickered amongst the shadows around me; failing to illuminate what in daylight was clear. This candle was the only thing I had to protect me against darkness abounding. It felt threatening, maybe, but all the while comforting to know what it must have felt like…
