Category Archives: History
President Noynoy Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2011 (English translation)
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.; Vice President Jejomar Binay; former Presidents Fidel Valdez Ramos and Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona and the honorable Justices of the Supreme Court; honorable members of the diplomatic corps; members of … Continue reading
Filed under Graft and Corruption, History, Politics
The Noodle In Asuncions’ Soup
by jun asuncion Clarifying some confusions. I’ve tried to know whether our patriarch Mariano Kagalitan was originally a native Muslim. He was for sure not a mestizo of any kind or a Spaniard for he also had to change his … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Asuncion's History, Bulan Families, Culture, Education, History
From Code Of Kalantiyaw To Mt. Sinai
by jun asuncion This post is not intended as an academic work but just my personal thoughts on this Independence Day and as my reply to a comment on my earlier post Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Filipino … Continue reading
Filed under History, Over a Cup of Coffee, Views and Concern
The Asuncions In Politics, Arts And Sciences
by jun asuncion Part I: The Search Begins This post is my reply to this comment from Jeffrey, an Asuncion. This made me take out my copy of our Family Tree which I got from my sister Menchu. The … Continue reading
Filed under Arts, Asuncion's History, Bulan Families, Culture, Education, History
Nanette Vytiaco And Tony Ariado : A Retrospect
Or, Bulan’s Past Brothers And Sisters in Arm Every political ideology began by man finds its end also in man. First, people killed for communism and in the end people killed communism. Fascism (National Socialism), Anarchism, Monarchism, Imperialism, etc., had also met the same … Continue reading
Filed under History, Over a Cup of Coffee, Views and Concern
The Pen or The Sword?
The perennial question involving pen and sword: Which is mightier? Well, you have read atty. benji’s exposition about this matter in his article “badil vs. tabil“. As of now I’m inclined to say that both of them could be useless … Continue reading
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Bulan And The Korean War – by rudybelen
( actually posted as a comment to A Message To Us Filipinos…but it is important to remember the past and our forgotten heroes of Bulan. So let’s put them here to the front as our tribute. jun asuncion ) April 10, 2008 … Continue reading
Filed under Education, History, Rudy Bellen's Column
Adonis Asuncion
by jun asuncion (written Dec. 3, 2007 to the reader prodebate4 in sorsogonnews’s weblog) Prodebate4, yes I am one of Adonis’ grandsons, and I am very proud of him for as a mayor he placed the people of Bulan first before … Continue reading
