Kristoffer Pasion
@indiohistorian.bsky.social
IndioHistorian on FB, Threads, IG, & X. Senior History Researcher of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. I post about Philippine history & contemporary issues. I believe in empathy, equality, rights, & the democratic space.
#TodayinHistory in 1868, Teresa Magbanua, teacher and Filipino revolutionary leader, was born in Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines. She fought for her people in the Philippine Revolution vs. Spain, the Philippine-American War, and in World War II. #HistorySky #EduSky
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October 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1868, Teresa Magbanua, teacher and Filipino revolutionary leader, was born in Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines. She fought for her people in the Philippine Revolution vs. Spain, the Philippine-American War, and in World War II. #HistorySky #EduSky
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#TodayinHistory in 1603, a Chinese uprising vs. Spaniards began in Manila, #PH. Spanish forces quelled the rebellion 17 days later, culminating in the massacre of approximately 20-25k Chinese. This is known in Philippine history as the Sangley Rebellion of 1603.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1603, a Chinese uprising vs. Spaniards began in Manila, #PH. Spanish forces quelled the rebellion 17 days later, culminating in the massacre of approximately 20-25k Chinese. This is known in Philippine history as the Sangley Rebellion of 1603.
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#TodayinHistory in 1975, 50 years ago, Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, became the center of the boxing world as 36,000 spectators watched boxing’s legendary match: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, in the bout famously dubbed "Thrilla in Manila."
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October 1, 2025 at 6:21 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1975, 50 years ago, Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, became the center of the boxing world as 36,000 spectators watched boxing’s legendary match: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, in the bout famously dubbed "Thrilla in Manila."
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#TodayinHistory in 1899, the Kiram-Bates Treaty was signed, promising mutual peace between the Sulu Sultanate & the United States. The agreement was initiated by U.S. forces in the Philippines to buy time until Philippine-American War was over. #Edusky #HistorySky www.facebook.com/share/p/1G6q...
August 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1899, the Kiram-Bates Treaty was signed, promising mutual peace between the Sulu Sultanate & the United States. The agreement was initiated by U.S. forces in the Philippines to buy time until Philippine-American War was over. #Edusky #HistorySky www.facebook.com/share/p/1G6q...
#TodayinHistory in 1878, Manuel L. Quezon, 2nd President of the Philippines, was born in Baler, Tayabas (now part of Aurora), #PH. He was the leading political campaigner for Philippine independence from the United States in the early 20th century.
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August 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1878, Manuel L. Quezon, 2nd President of the Philippines, was born in Baler, Tayabas (now part of Aurora), #PH. He was the leading political campaigner for Philippine independence from the United States in the early 20th century.
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#TodayinHistory in 1898, the Spanish-American War ends with peace talks. Filipinos, who had fought to overthrow Spanish rule, would be excluded from the negotiations between the two powers, ending in the ceding of the Philippines to the U.S. #HistorySky #Edusky
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August 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1898, the Spanish-American War ends with peace talks. Filipinos, who had fought to overthrow Spanish rule, would be excluded from the negotiations between the two powers, ending in the ceding of the Philippines to the U.S. #HistorySky #Edusky
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#TodayinHistory in 1945, 80 years ago, at exactly 8:15 a.m. JN local time (7:15 a.m. PH local time), an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the Allied forces. The attack instantly killed approximately 70k-80,000 people, most of them civilians.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1945, 80 years ago, at exactly 8:15 a.m. JN local time (7:15 a.m. PH local time), an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima by the Allied forces. The attack instantly killed approximately 70k-80,000 people, most of them civilians.
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#TodayinHistory in 1946, the Philippine Airlines became the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean, taking off from Nielson Airport Makati and making stopovers in Guam, Wake Island, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, reaching Oakland, California. www.facebook.com/share/p/1K6s... #Edusky #Historysky
July 31, 2025 at 4:53 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1946, the Philippine Airlines became the first Asian airline to cross the Pacific Ocean, taking off from Nielson Airport Makati and making stopovers in Guam, Wake Island, Kwajalein, and Honolulu, reaching Oakland, California. www.facebook.com/share/p/1K6s... #Edusky #Historysky
#TodayinHistory in 1963, 24 Filipino Boy Scouts and members of the Philippine contingent to the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Marathon, Greece, perished when their plane crashed into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai. There were no survivors.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1963, 24 Filipino Boy Scouts and members of the Philippine contingent to the 11th World Scout Jamboree in Marathon, Greece, perished when their plane crashed into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai. There were no survivors.
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A quote to remember tonight after the very controversial Supreme Court decision was announced.
#Impeachment
#qotd
#Impeachment
#qotd
July 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A quote to remember tonight after the very controversial Supreme Court decision was announced.
#Impeachment
#qotd
#Impeachment
#qotd
#TodayinHistory in 1814, Apolinario de la Cruz, also known as Hermano Pule, was born in Lucban, Tayabas (now Quezon Province), Philippines. He was a leader who founded a religious movement and was martyred for leading it to challenge Spanish colonial administration.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#TodayinHistory in 1814, Apolinario de la Cruz, also known as Hermano Pule, was born in Lucban, Tayabas (now Quezon Province), Philippines. He was a leader who founded a religious movement and was martyred for leading it to challenge Spanish colonial administration.
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#TodayinHistory in 1815, Margarita Roxas de Ayala, foremost Filipina philanthropist of the 19th century, and founder of La Concordia College, was born in Manila, Philippines. She would become the matriarch of the Roxas-Zobel de Ayala-Soriano family.
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July 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#TodayinHistory in 1815, Margarita Roxas de Ayala, foremost Filipina philanthropist of the 19th century, and founder of La Concordia College, was born in Manila, Philippines. She would become the matriarch of the Roxas-Zobel de Ayala-Soriano family.
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#TodayinHistory in 1923, Filipino leaders in the U.S. administration in the Philippines tendered their resignation in defiance of U.S. Governor-General Leonard Wood. It would be known in Philippine history as the Cabinet Crisis of 1923.
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July 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1923, Filipino leaders in the U.S. administration in the Philippines tendered their resignation in defiance of U.S. Governor-General Leonard Wood. It would be known in Philippine history as the Cabinet Crisis of 1923.
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#TodayinHistory in 1990, 4:26 pm, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Luzon, Philippines, the strongest in the region in a century. The ground shook violently for a minute, wrecking havoc in Agoo, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, & surrounding areas.
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July 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1990, 4:26 pm, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Luzon, Philippines, the strongest in the region in a century. The ground shook violently for a minute, wrecking havoc in Agoo, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, & surrounding areas.
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August is #HistoryMonth in the Philippines, marked by a remarkable number of significant dates related to Philippine history this month. Here are the upcoming events of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) for August.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
August is #HistoryMonth in the Philippines, marked by a remarkable number of significant dates related to Philippine history this month. Here are the upcoming events of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) for August.
#HistorySky #Kasaysayan
#HistorySky #Kasaysayan
#TodayinHistory in 1890, José Rizal’s essay “On the Indolence of Filipinos" was published. It was a scathing rebuttal of the Spanish myth that Filipinos were inherently lazy, a perception rooted in racism & colonialism.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1890, José Rizal’s essay “On the Indolence of Filipinos" was published. It was a scathing rebuttal of the Spanish myth that Filipinos were inherently lazy, a perception rooted in racism & colonialism.
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"𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘪, 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘬 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘣 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯. 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰: 𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘈𝘠 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴."
-Philippine Pres. Noynoy Aquino delivering his 2nd State of the Nation Address to Congress, 25 July 2011
-Philippine Pres. Noynoy Aquino delivering his 2nd State of the Nation Address to Congress, 25 July 2011
July 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
"𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘪, 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘬 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘣 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘰 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘯. 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰: 𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘈𝘠 𝘴𝘢 𝘗𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘴."
-Philippine Pres. Noynoy Aquino delivering his 2nd State of the Nation Address to Congress, 25 July 2011
-Philippine Pres. Noynoy Aquino delivering his 2nd State of the Nation Address to Congress, 25 July 2011
#TodayinHistory in 2016, the Philippines won its case vs. China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration when the court declared China’s so-called Nine-Dash Line illegal in international law. It was a historic victory for all coastal states.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
#TodayinHistory in 2016, the Philippines won its case vs. China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration when the court declared China’s so-called Nine-Dash Line illegal in international law. It was a historic victory for all coastal states.
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#TodayinHistory in 1860 & 1869, two key figures of the Philippine Revolution, both named Pio, were born: Pio del Pilar and Pio Valenzuela. They would later rise as prominent leaders in the Katipunan, the secret society that ignited the Revolution. #Edusky #HistorySky www.facebook.com/share/p/19JJ...
July 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1860 & 1869, two key figures of the Philippine Revolution, both named Pio, were born: Pio del Pilar and Pio Valenzuela. They would later rise as prominent leaders in the Katipunan, the secret society that ignited the Revolution. #Edusky #HistorySky www.facebook.com/share/p/19JJ...
#TodayinHistory in 1921, William Henry Scott, Episcopalian missionary and historian on Prehispanic Philippines, was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. His works contributed to what we know now about the Philippines before Spanish colonization.
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July 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1921, William Henry Scott, Episcopalian missionary and historian on Prehispanic Philippines, was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. His works contributed to what we know now about the Philippines before Spanish colonization.
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#TodayinHistory in 1940, the #PH National Assembly began tabulating the results of the national plebiscite to amend the 1935 Constitution. The majority voted in favor of: reducing the presidential term to 4 year, restoring the Senate, & establishing Comelec.
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July 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#TodayinHistory in 1940, the #PH National Assembly began tabulating the results of the national plebiscite to amend the 1935 Constitution. The majority voted in favor of: reducing the presidential term to 4 year, restoring the Senate, & establishing Comelec.
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#TodayinHistory in 1820, Valerio Malabanan, secular priest and educator, was born in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. His life devoted to teaching proved consequential for having had many of his students become leading Filipino leaders in the late 19th century. www.facebook.com/share/p/1AkE... #Edusky
July 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1820, Valerio Malabanan, secular priest and educator, was born in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. His life devoted to teaching proved consequential for having had many of his students become leading Filipino leaders in the late 19th century. www.facebook.com/share/p/1AkE... #Edusky
#TodayinHistory in 1892, the Katipunan was formally established as a secret revolutionary society. It was founded in Manila, organized to launch a nationwide armed revolution vs. Spain with the aim of creating an independent Filipino nation.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1892, the Katipunan was formally established as a secret revolutionary society. It was founded in Manila, organized to launch a nationwide armed revolution vs. Spain with the aim of creating an independent Filipino nation.
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#TodayinHistory in 1946, the Philippines finally became an independent nation when U.S. formally withdrew its sovereignty, recognized Philippine independence, & invited states to establish diplomatic relations with the newly inaugurated Republic.
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July 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1946, the Philippines finally became an independent nation when U.S. formally withdrew its sovereignty, recognized Philippine independence, & invited states to establish diplomatic relations with the newly inaugurated Republic.
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#TodayinHistory in 1892, Rizal est. La Liga Filipina, the 1st of its kind--neither a secret society nor a political party, but an open, organized effort to create a civil society that promoted mutual protection, support for the oppressed & pursuit of reform. www.facebook.com/share/p/155W... #EduSky
July 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#TodayinHistory in 1892, Rizal est. La Liga Filipina, the 1st of its kind--neither a secret society nor a political party, but an open, organized effort to create a civil society that promoted mutual protection, support for the oppressed & pursuit of reform. www.facebook.com/share/p/155W... #EduSky