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A common misconception in genealogy is that family history can only be proven through birth, baptismal, marriage, and death records.

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On the evening of June 3, 1863, Manila experienced one of the most devastating earthquakes in its history.

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GUMAWA ng history si PRO6 director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño. Ha?

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In many moments in Philippine history, several prominent men and women died outside the country. Marcelo H. del Pilar died in Barcelona, Spain in 1896, while Manuel L. Quezon died in New York.

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Never in our political history has a sitting Senate been held in such disrepute, been so reviled in public opinion than over the past two weeks.

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US markets are surging to new all-time highs.

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Force certainly shapes history. 

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Back in the early days of martial law, when I went underground, among the books I read in our safehouse in Makati was William Shirer’s monumental The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a comprehensive account of Adolf Hitler’s and the Nazis’ rise to power.

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Here’s a bit of history.

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This week on March 24 in 2001, Roselle Ambubuyog graduated summa cum laude and class valedictorian from Ateneo de Manila University, becoming the first visually-impaired Filipina to achieve the distinction at the institution.

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GUMAWA ng history si PRO6 director Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño. Ha?

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Never in our political history has a sitting Senate been held in such disrepute, been so reviled in public opinion than over the past two weeks.

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US markets are surging to new all-time highs.

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Force certainly shapes history. 

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Back in the early days of martial law, when I went underground, among the books I read in our safehouse in Makati was William Shirer’s monumental The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a comprehensive account of Adolf Hitler’s and the Nazis’ rise to power.

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Here’s a bit of history.

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