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#TodayinHistory in 1849, Spanish Gov-Gen Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed that all #PH inhabitants "shall choose or be assigned" one of the surnames compiled in his "Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos."

#TodayinHistory in 1950, 70 years ago, the 10th Battalion Combat Team (BCT), the 1st of the 5 #PH contingents that formed the Philippine Expeditionary Forces to Korea (#PEFTOK), landed in

I noticed that most of the comments garnered here, w/ the retweets are dismissive. But perhaps one appreciates how ideas like nationalism develop thru time—at first seeing one's self as

#TodayinHistory in 1870, Felipe Salvador (Ápûng Ipê), Filipino revolutionary leader & head of the millenarian society, Santa Isabel, is born in Baliuag, Bulacan #PH. Today is his 150th birth anniversary.

Notable key concepts on this very informative video on South Korea's SUCCESS in "flattening the curve" of COVID-19 cases: - Contact tracing - Aggressive testing - Breaking transmission chains -