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Philippine International Quincentennial Conference Begins

Philippine International Quincentennial Conference Begins

The Inaugural Session of the Philippine International Quincentennial Conference kicked off on 20 October 2021 at the Emilio Aguinaldo Museum in Kawit,…

PH to Host International Conference on the First Circumnavigation of the World

PH to Host International Conference on the First Circumnavigation of the World

The National Quincentennial Committee is pleased to announce that between 20 October and 17 December 2021, the country will host the Philippine Inte…

Inspiration Behind the Quincentennial Motif

Inspiration Behind the Quincentennial Motif

You have probably noticed this motif we have in our collaterals and designs across the country and Philippine embassies and consulates abroad. We call…

Muzones: Champion of Pre-Colonial Imagination

Muzones: Champion of Pre-Colonial Imagination

He taught the Filipino people that there is wealth in our history, especially the pre-colonial one, and wisdom in our vernaculars and indigenous geniu…

August 8 is ASEAN Day

August 8 is ASEAN Day

Boxer Codex is a late 16th-century manuscript in Spanish about the customs and ways of life of various peoples in the present-day Southeast and East A…

2021 is the Year of Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors

2021 is the Year of Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors

By virtue of Proclamation No. 1128, s. 2021, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared the year 2021 as the Year of Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors (YFPC…

Legarda, NHCP Launch New Online Program

Legarda, NHCP Launch New Online Program

The Office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines launched Kasaysayang Lokal (KASALO) Mo, a new onl…

Philippine History for Free

Philippine History for Free

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) vowed to upload online its rare Filipiniana collection, including its rich historical pho…

NQC Mourns the Passing John Alan Larkin

NQC Mourns the Passing John Alan Larkin

The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) joins the academics in the discipline of History in mourning the demise of Philippine historian John Alan …

History Month 2021 Celebrates Quincentennial Values

History Month 2021 Celebrates Quincentennial Values

How to celebrate History Month 2021? Remember the winning moments of the Filipino heart and soul.
Space is not enough to detail the triumphs and co…

Portugal Dedicates a Stamp for the PH

Portugal Dedicates a Stamp for the PH

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of Philippine-Portuguese Diplomatic Relations (1946-2021), the CTT Correios de Portugal (Post of Portugal) issu…

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Born on July 10, 1921, in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and baptized as Henry King Ahrens, he changed his name to William Henry Scott in 1939 after graduati…