With the formal surrender of Imperial Japan on the 2nd of September 1945, World War II finally ended. The survivors … Continue reading Quezon City: Post-World War Quezon City and the Reconstruction 1945-1957
When US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) signed the Tydings-McDuffie Act on the 24th of March 1934, the law gave … Continue reading Quezon City: The Philippine Commonwealth and the founding of Quezon City 1934-1941
With the signing of the Treaty of Paris on the 10th of December 1898, the American government “purchases” the Philippines, … Continue reading Quezon City: The American Colonial History of Quezon City 1898-1939
Before the Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi (1502-1572) arrived in the island of Luzon in 1570, and established the … Continue reading Quezon City: The Spanish Colonial History of Quezon City
During the end of the Lenten Season, the Philippine Catholics would observe the Semana Santa (Holy Week) with the Visita … Continue reading Quezon City: Visita Iglesia of EDSA
The Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Philippine Lenten Season is marked with many rituals and sacrifices for the country’s 81% … Continue reading Quezon City: Visita Iglesia of New Manila
In 2007, Saint Pio de Pietrelcina Chapel was opened along Congressman Eugelio Santiago Rodriguez Jr. Boulevard, in Quezon City. The … Continue reading Quezon City: Chapel of Saint Pio de Pietrelcina
