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NQC to Lead Scott’s Birth Centenary

NQC to Lead Scott’s Birth Centenary

In observance of the Year of Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors and the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines, we are inviting the public…

Palawan Unveilings Move to August

Palawan Unveilings Move to August

Owing to the surge of COVID-cased in Palawan since May, concerned local government units rescheduled the unveilings of the 20th, 21st, and 22nd quin…

Month-Long International Conference Begins June 23

Month-Long International Conference Begins June 23

From June 23 to July 23, the Ateneo de Manila Univerity and Centro de Humanidades of the Faculdade de Ciencias Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de…

16th-Century Cebu-Manila Parallelisms to be Discussed

16th-Century Cebu-Manila Parallelisms to be Discussed

In this fifth Araw ng Maynila Lecture, historian Ambeth Ocampo asks why is it that when we talk of Manila today, we often do so in the past tense? L…

New Rizal Documentary Focuses on Hero’s Stay in Germany

New Rizal Documentary Focuses on Hero’s Stay in Germany

In celebration of the 160th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal on June 19, a two-years-in-the-making documentary will be shown featuring Rizal’s fi…

What to Anticipate this 500 Years of the Battle of Mactan

What to Anticipate this 500 Years of the Battle of Mactan

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared April 27 as a special day throughout the country in celebration of the 500th anniversary or quincentennial of t…

50 OPM Artists Joined Singing the 500 Years of the Victory at Mactan Theme Song

50 OPM Artists Joined Singing the 500 Years of the Victory at Mactan Theme Song

The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) and PHLPOP released last April 23 the new music video of “Bagani,” the theme song of the 2021 Quincentenni…

A Museum on Philippine Pre-Colonial History Set to Open on April 26

A Museum on Philippine Pre-Colonial History Set to Open on April 26

On the eve of the national day for the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and Na…

Exhibit, Cultural Treasure Declaration Slated this Christianity at 500

Exhibit, Cultural Treasure Declaration Slated this Christianity at 500

The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) joins the Filipino Catholic faithful in the official commencement of the 500 Years of Christianity this Ea…

National Museum Displays Rare Magellan, Elcano Portraits

National Museum Displays Rare Magellan, Elcano Portraits

On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world, the National Museum of the Philippines brings to public view, for…

Celebrating History Through Paper Crafts

Celebrating History Through Paper Crafts

This story was originally published by the Philippine Information Agency.

There is already a buzz surrounding the upcoming 500th anniversary of the…

NHCP Completes Magellan Monument Conservation

NHCP Completes Magellan Monument Conservation

After almost a month, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ Materials Research Conservation Division (NHCP MRCD) has finished conserv…