On a map, Biak-na-Bato looked too close to Manila to be a place of refuge ... peace was out of the question without Philippine independence from Spain. They would not accept anything less. Paciano ...

On Dec. 14, 1897, the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed by the Spanish government and Philippine revolutionaries. The pact temporarily halted hostilities and promised certain reforms, including ...

MANILA, Philippines - A six-year battle to once and for all stop the desecration of the Biak na Bato National Park in San Miguel town in Bulacan has been won by Bulakeños. This, as the Department ...

In the book “Philippine History and Government ... accepted the amnesty offered by Spanish Governor General Primo de Rivera at the Pact of Biak na Bato. This was tantamount to giving up the rebellion.

In his explanatory note, Mendoza said the Biak-na-Bato park should be preserved ... At the centennial of the declaration of Philippine Independence in 1998, Republic Act No. 8546 declared the ...

More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines ... to win the archipelago's independence. 1897 - Spanish authorities and revolutionaries sign the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, which temporarily reduces ...

Roads linking Biak na Bato to the Cagayan Valley Road were concreted in time for the 1998 Philippine Centennial Trek, as this cave network played a very vital role in shaping the country’s history.

More than 7,000 islands make up the Philippines ... to win the archipelago's independence. 1897 - Spanish authorities and revolutionaries sign the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, which temporarily reduces ...