Philippine Independence Day, June 12

On June 12, 1928, Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo (who later became the Philippines' first Republican President) declared Philippine independence and proclaimed the sovereignty of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain after the latter was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.

The declaration, however, was not recognized by the United States or Spain, as the Spanish government ceded the Philippines to the United States in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, in consideration for an indemnity for Spanish expenses and assets lost.

The United States recognized Philippine independence only on July 4, 1946 in the Treaty of Manila.  Because of this, Independence Day was observed in the Philippines every July 4 until, upon the advice of historians and at the urging of nationalist politicians, President Diosdado Macapagal signed into law Republic Act No. 4166 on August 4, 1964, designating June 12, previously been observed as Flag Day, as the country's Independence Day.

Mastering Twitter

I am sure you have heard already of Twitter, the social networking and micro-blogging service that enables users to post updates of up to 140 characters.

On Twitter, users post updates known as tweets on the service's website, or reply to or re-post (retweet) other people's tweets.

Twitter also allows you to follow your favorite celebrities and read their updates as soon as they are posted. It is like constantly following them celebrities without being accused of being a stalker.

And there's more. I have discovered that a combination of applications actually allows you to post updates via text to Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo Messenger and even your blogs.

Here's how. Register at PHTwitters.com. Then turn on the Twitter application on Facebook. Next, install the Yahoo Messenger plugin Twitter-Sync.

Finally, if you are using blogger.com, you can add this code to your blogs to show your Twitter updates.

Try all these and experience mobile blogging in the truest sense. And, in case you are interested, feel free to follow me (gelumantao) on Twitter. I would be glad to follow you too.

Negoskwela's Schedule for June 2009

June is known for a lot of things. It is a great month for weddings, which why we read about Jude brides everytime. It is also the start of classes in the Philippines. Literally millions of children troop to public and private schools to learn new things. This they start doing in a month the rains fall almost daily, causing floods, landslides, and a whole range of calamities and inconvenience.

June is really a reminder to our people to continue to strive for learning and education despite everything. And this should not stop even after formal education, or despite having been deprived of it. All of us should try to learn new skills. Just like the ones they offer at Negoskwela. Check out their schedule for the early part of June 2009.

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