February 8, 2018
| History
Did you know that today in 1935, the first fully implemented constitution of the country was drafted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines? Although the 1935 constitution was not the first body of law to be created (the first one is the Malolos constitution made by the then-revolutionary government), it was the first to be Read More
January 29, 2018
| History
Did you know that today in 1945, about 40,000 American troops marched towards Olongapo City in order to liberate it from the occupying Japanese forces? It was near the end of World War II. Then President Jose P. Laurel had just issued an executive proclamation putting an end to the second Philippine Republic thus ending Read More
January 5, 2018
| History
Did you know that today in 1899, General Emilio Aguinaldo issued a counter proclamation to the declaration of “benevolent assimilation” by then US President William McKinley? The term “benevolent assimilation” referred to the policy in which the United States was to take over the “future control, disposition and government” of the entire Philippines. The proclamation Read More
November 2, 2017
| History | Military | United States
USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3), (formerly JHSV-3), (ex-Fortitude) is the third Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, which is part of the United States Military Sealift Command and was built in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Millinocket (T-EPF-3) The most modern naval vessel of the United States military apparently sailed past the watchful eye of Chinese ships patrolling wide areas of Read More
November 2, 2017
| History | Military | United States
USNS Fall River (T-EPF-4) is the fourth Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport, which is part of the United States Military Sealift Command.Fall River was built by Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Fall River On 23 March 2010, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced in Fall River, Massachusetts that the fourth Expeditionary Fast Transport will Read More