(photo: National Archives) During the 1920s and 1930s, prominent Filipino nationalists like Manuel Quezon took their case for independence ... a bill that made the Philippines a commonwealth ...

MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has directed all government agencies and government-owned or -controlled corporations ...

MANILA, Philippines — Amid an international slump ... and a one-of-a-kind copy of the 1898 Philippine Declaration of Independence. Amorsolo’s 1929 “Under the Mango Tree” bested the ...

"The Philippine Islands are not yet ready for independence, in spite of the ... "As far as education is concerned the Philippines are progressing fast. Seven hundred thousand children out of ...