Ramon, Isabela Last month I visited the Magat Dam which is 3 hours away from my hometown San Mariano Isabela. I was amazed at how big the dam is and luckily I visited during this season as the dam is filled with water and has breathtaking views of Isabela...
On August 12, 1898, American forces captured Manila during the Battle of Manila and on August 14, 1898 established the United States Military Government of the Philippine Islands. Within 6 months the Philippine–American War started and culminated in the 1899 Battle of...
Capital: Ilagan Island Group: Luzon Region: II Region Name: Cagayan Valley
Interesting
José Rizal
Most venerated of national heroes. Oculist, writer, painter, born in 1861 to well-to-do family, educated in Spain. His polemical novel Noli Me Tangere was Filipino equivalent of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, stimulated opposition to Spanish rule. Though championed assimilation with Spain, convicted of treason in 1896, and executed. (In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines - Stanley Karnow)
