Philipines

By GabbyTd83
  • Mar 31, 1521

    First mass in the Philippines

    It was held in Limasawa, an island in Southern Leyte. Symbolized the conversion of many Filipinos to Roman Catholicism.
  • Apr 27, 1521

    Death of Ferdinand Magellan

    Death of Ferdinand Magellan. April 27, 1521.

  • Longest Revolt in history

    Longest Revolt in history. 1744-1829. Francisco Dagohoy led this longest uprising in Bohol against the Spanish government.

  • Sugar industry

    Sugar industry in the Philippines. 1859. Nicholas Loney from England pioneered the sugar industry that contributed to the economic growth of Iloilo and Panay.

  • First telephone system

    Telephone system. 1890. The first telephone system in the Philippines is inaugurated.

  • Battle of Manila Bay

    Battle of Manila Bay. May 1, 1898. The American naval fleets led by George Dewey fought against the Spanish fleet under General Patrocinio Montojo. This signaled America’s colonization of the Philippines.

  • Philippine Independence from America

    Philippine Independence from America. July 4, 1946. America eventually let go of the Philippines.

  • Biggest case of corruption

    Biggest case of corruption. September 24, 1993. Former first lady Imelda Marcos was convicted for the first time of corruption and sentenced to 24 years in prison. Few days earlier, the remains of former President Marcos who died in 1989 in Hawaii was finally entombed at their family mausoleum in Batac, Ilocos Sur.

  • First actor president of the Philippines

    First actor President of the Philippines. June 30, 1998. President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, best known as Erap, took his oath as the 13th President of the Philippines in Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan.

  • End of the 20th Century and Millennium Watch

    End of the 20th Century and Millennium Watch. December 31, 2000. The Filipino Nation led by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada joined the whole world in welcoming the new millennium. The President called on Filipinos "to pray for global peace and brotherhood and to world as one in facing the challenges of the 21st Century."