The Spaniards snatched off their gold earrings ... frequent droughts and lack of modern machinery kept the infant industry of the Philippines from rapid development. Not until last year did ...

In 1896, Filipinos launched a major nationwide revolution against the Spaniards who had ruled the Philippines since the 1500s. One revolutionary who rose through the ranks and became president of ...

this digital documentary traces the beginning of cinema in the Philippines in 1897 when two Spaniards showed the first moving pictures in Escolta. Against the backdrop of war and revolution ...