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| Philippine-Related Links |
| http://www.yehey.com/ - Philippine version of the Yahoo search engine |
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| http://www.filipino-links.com/ - exactly what it says |
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| http://www.nu107.com/ - homepage of the Philippines' rock music station, NU107 |
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| http://www.globalserve.net/~studiopi/PPPP/PPPP.HTML - a page on contemporary Philippine painting, prose and poetry |
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| http://geocities.datacellar.net/SiliconValley/Vista/6803/ - Tikbalang's Realms of the Killer Sun; cool site with lots of graphics and background sounds, there's many tips on finding your way around the 'Net |
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| http://www.skyinet.net/atzzing/filfood/filfood1.html - Lutong Pinoy...looking at filipino cuisine from a cultural perspective. Learn about the importance of rice and flavor in Filipino dishes and how our tastes have changed since the Spanish era |
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| http://geocities.datacellar.net/Broadway/Stage/3240/home.html - Krizia's Music Page...lots of lyrics and MIDI files, some are even OPM |
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| http://www.vasia.com/wildfire/joven.htm - The Total Bike Site: a page full of schedules of biking events, bike tips and tricks, and other links with the same theme |
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| http://www.manilabysunset.com/ - city guide to Manila's nightlife, all you need to know about entertainment, bars, hotels, discos, restaurants, coffee shops, museums and other interesting places |
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| Important Dates in Philippine History |
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| c. 3000 B.C. Malays from Indonesia and Malaysia began settling in the Philippines |
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| A.D. 1521 Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines |
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| 1565 Spanish explorers claimed the Philippines for Spain and established a permanent settlement |
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| 1896 The Spaniards executed Jose Rizal, a leader of the Philippine Independence movement. Emilio Aguinaldo led a revolt against the Spaniards |
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| 1898 Spain gave the Philippines to the United States after the Spanish-American War |
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| 1935 The Philippines became a commonwealth, with Manuel Quezon as its first president |
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| 1942-1944 Japan controlled the Philippines |
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| 1946 The Republic of the Philippines was established |
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| 1954 The Philippine Army defeated the Communist-led Huk rebels after a five-year fight |
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| 1972 President Ferdinand E. Marcos declared a state of martial law, which lasted until 1981 |
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| 1986 Widespread protests against President Marcos forced him to leave office |
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| Learn more by searching for books about the Philippines |
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