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National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, whose death we commemorate on December 30.
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Rizal’s iconic photograph circa 1890 (Spain).
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This famous photograph of Filipino propagandists in Spain featured the movement’s leading personalities:
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En garde! A testament to his cosmopolitan ways, Rizal was an avid fencer.
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President Manuel L. Quezon and First Lady Aurora Quezon welcome schoolgirls and nuns in the Reception Hall of Malacañan Palace for their 1940 “at home.”
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President Manuel L. Quezon and Mrs. Aurora A. Quezon at the reception line, welcoming guests to their 1940 “at home.”
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Dr. Jose P. Rizal, seen here treating a European patient as a lady watches on.
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On December 24, 1941, President Manuel L. Quezon administered the oath of office to Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos, who also became Acting Secretary of Justice and Finance, in the Social Hall of Malacañan Palace.
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President Manuel L. Quezon
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General Tomás Mascardo
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The Malolos Congress in Barasoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan, on September 15, 1898.
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President Ramon Magsaysay astride the official horse, Victory.
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Digitally colorized portrait of Apolinario Mabini
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The forty-eight stars on the flag of the United States of America were sewn by different groups of ladies representing all the provinces of the Philippines.
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The Philippine and American flags over the Independence Grandstand
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One of General MacArthur’s objectives in the Battle of Manila was Malacañan Palace
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President Emilio Aguinaldo
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Philippine Executive Commission Chairman Jorge B. Vargas speaks to the Kalibapi in the presence of Lt. Gen. Shigenori Kuroda and Speaker Benigno S. Aquino, in the old Senate Session Hall in the Legislative Building, Manila.
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Edward, Prince of Wales, attends luncheon and dinner reception at Malacañan Palace
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Ang Pangulong Quezon habang binibigkas niya sa radyo ang kanyang talumpati ukol sa proklamasyon ng Wikang Pambansa, Disyembre 30, 1937.
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Manuel Roxas, a delegate to the 1934 Constitutional Convention, signs the Constitution on February 19, 1935.
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One of the last strongholds of the Imperial Japanese forces, chosen because it was made of reinforced concrete, the Legislative Building was heavily shelled during the battle.
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President Manuel Roxas
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President Emilio Aguinaldo
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Rizal with Sixto Lopez in Hong Kong.
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Rizal in his twenties
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Apolinario Mabini's Graduation Photo
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President Manuel L. Quezon with First Lady Aurora Aragon Quezon
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President Manuel L. Quezon, when he arrived in Miami enroute to visit Havana, Cuba, June 24, 1937.
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President Quezon on a Carabao
