Lao, Lady Ayezza G.

HRM-1-2N
July 3, 1892 – June 12, 1896
Jul 3, 1892 Founding of the La Liga Filipina in the house of Doroteo Onjungco at Calle Ylaya in Tondo, by Dr.
Jose Rizal.
Jul 6, 1892 Dr. Jose Rizal was arrested and confined to Fort Santiago by order of Gov. Gen. Eulogio Despujol.
Jul 7, 1892 Founding of the Katipunan by Andres Bonifacio at a house in Elcano St, Tondo, Manila.
Apr 12, 1895 The First Cry of Freedom
Sep 2, 1896 The revolutionary forces under Gen Mariano Llanera storm the Spanish garrison in San Isidro,
Nueva Ecija.
Oct 23, 1896 The people of Taal, Lemery, Calaca and Bayungyungan rise in arms in the Battle of Batangas.
Nov 11, 1896 Gen Aguinaldo and his men repulse the Spanish forces in the "Battle of Binakayan" in Cavite.
Dec 2, 1896 Gov. Gen. Blanco refered records of Dr. Rizal to Capt. Rafael Dominguez, with instructions to file
charges.
Dec 6 1896 The trial of Dr. Jose Rizal started.
Dec 8, 1896 Lt. Gov. Gen. Camilo Garcia de Polavieja replaced Gov. Gen. Blanco, whom friars had observed
to be lenient to Rizal.
Dec 26, 1896 Dr. Jose Rizal was sentenced to death. Two days later, the court decided on death by musketry.
Dec 30, 1896 Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal Dr. Jose Rizal was executed at the Bagumbayan field(Luneta).
Jan 4 1897 Execution of the 15 Bicol Martyrs, in Bagumbayan
Jan 11, 1897 Execution of the 13 Bagumbayan Martyrs
Jan 12, 1897 Inauguration in Madrid of the Asociacion Hispano-Filipina, a non-partisan association seeking
reforms for the Philippines.
Feb 6, 1897 Execution of Roman Basa and other patriots
Feb 17, 1897 Battle of Zapote. Gen. Edilberto Evangelista, civil engineer and revolutionary, died in battle.
Mar 22, 1897 Foundation of the Philippine Army The infamous Tejeros Convention proclaimed a new
revolutionary government under Gen Emilio Aguinaldo.
Mar 23, 1897 Generals Aguinaldo, Mariano Trias and Artemio Ricarte take their oaths as President, Vice-
President and Captain General of the revolutionary government.
Mar 23, 1897 The 19 Martyrs of Aklan were executed
Apr 15, 1897 Gen. Aguinaldo orders the arrest of Andres Bonifacio
Apr 25, 1897 The Isabelo Delos Reyes Manifesto
Apr 28, 1897 Andres Bonifacio is arrested by Col. Agapito Bonzon, one of Aguinaldo's trusted aides, in Barrio
Limbon, near Indang, Cavite.
May 3-4, 1897 The Capiz Revolt
May 10, 1897 Andres Bonifacio, the Supremo, was executed in Mt. Buntis
May 31, 1897 Revolutionary leaders setup a republican government at Biak-na-bato, San Miguel de Mayumo,
Bulacan.
Oct 8, 1897 Emilio Jacinto's "La Patria"
Nov 2, 1897 The Biak na Bato Republic was established in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.
Dec 14, 1897 The Pact of Biak na Bato was signed
Apr 3, 1898 The Cebu Revolt
Apr 17, 1898 Gen Francisco Makabulos and other revolutionary leaders draw up and sign a constitution "for
the purpose of creating a central executive committee to act as a provisionary government until
a formal government of the Republic in the islands is established."
May 20, 1898 The Philippine Navy was created
May 24, 1898 Aguinaldo formed a temporary Dictatorial Government.
May 28 to June 12, 1898 Battle of Alapan. Aguinaldo starts a new uprising againts Spain.
Jun 12, 1898 Proclamation of Philippine Independence
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1892: Dr Jose Rizal returns to the Philippines; organizes La Liga Filipina. Rizal arrived on June 26 and merely a
week later met with fellow Filipino Masons in Tondo to organize La Liga Filipina. Its constitution aimed to unite
the archipelago into one compact, vigorous and homogeneous body; mutual protection in every want and
necessity; defense against all violence and injustice; encouragement of instruction, agriculture and commerce;
and study and application of reforms. Rizal's popularity as author of the anti-friar novel Noli Me Tangere
alarmed the authorities. He was arrested and deported to Dapitan, in Mindanao.

1892: The Katipunan organized. Six Masons: Ladislao Diwa, Teodoro Plata, Andres Bonifacio, Valentin
Diaz, Jose Dizon; all from Logia Taliba and Deodato Arellano of Logia Lusong met at the house of Arellano on
July 7, a day after Rizal's arrest, and conceptualized the formation of a new organization. They named it
"Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan" (KKK). Unlike the Liga Filipina, this
movement would advocate separation of the colony from Spain.

1893: Fr. Severo Buenaventura a Roman Catholic priest, together with Juan Castaneda organized a Masonic
triangle in Imus, Cavite which became Logia Pilar No. 203 in 1894. General Emilio Aguinaldo who would later
become the first president of the Philippine Republic, was initiated here on January 1, 1895.

1893: Logia de Adopcion (Lodge of Adoption) organized by Logia Walana No 158. Its first initiate Rosario
Villaruel, was arrested and tortured for allegedly professing revolutionary ideas. Her father, Faustino Villaruel,
founder of Logia Walana and a member of Rizal's La Liga Filipina was one of the Thirteen Martyrs of
Bagumbayan.
1893: First national organization of Filipino Masons established. Logia Nilad lost its authority over other
lodges when its leadership was challenged; particularly the acts of its Secretary, Pedro Serrano over what they
felt as infringement of their rights and autonomy. A new body, the Gran Consejo Regional de Filipinas (Grand
Regional Council) was established to administer Philippine Lodges. The Council was approved by Grand Master
Morayta; a charter was received and the Grand Regional Council installed on December 10, 1893 with
Ambrocio Flores as Grand Master (President); Numeriano Adriano, First Vice-president; Faustnio Villaruel,
Second Vic-president; Paulino Zamora, Third Vice-president; Jose Dizon, Fourth Vice-president and Apolinario
Mabini, Grand Orator.

1896: Madrid decrees the eradication of Masonry. On July 2, 1896 the central government in Madrid issued
a decree condemning Masonry as a secret organization and ordering stricter measures against Masons. The
authorities finally unmasked the Katipunan on August 19 and large scale arrests of its members and Masons
ensued. According to Kalaw, (La Masoneria Filipina, 1920) in Madrid, the government suspended the Circulo
Filipino (which replaced the Asociación Hispano-Filipina) and arrested its board of Directors. Heads of Spanish
Orients were also issued warrants of arrest, for it was said that it was Spanish Masonry that had implanted
Masonry in the Philippines and therefore, shared in the responsibility for the insurrection.

1896: Philippine revolution starts. On August 29, 1896, Katipunan Supremo Andres Bonifacio led an attack in
Manila. Cavite province rose to arms on August 31, followed by other provinces around Manila. Emilio
Aguinaldo and many Filipino Masons would emerge as revolutionary leaders.

1896: Revolution claims lives of Masons in Cavite. At the outbreak of the revolution, men suspected of
conspiring to attack Cavite Puerto were immediately arrested. Of the thirteen men sentenced to death, ten
were Masons. They were executed by firing squad on September 12 and would be known in history as the
Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite.

1896: Dr Jose Rizal implicated in the revolt and executed on December 30.

1897: Liga Filipina members executed in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park) in Manila on January
11. Remembered later as the Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan, all of them were Masons.

1897: A government was established by Gen Emilio Aguinaldo in Biak-na-Bato in Mayumo, Bulacan. The
Spanish government sued for truce and the Treaty of Biak-na-Bato was signed in December. One of the terms
of the treaty was the self exile of General Aguinaldo to Hong Kong. He was accompanied by his cabinet and
other revolutionary leaders. Aguinaldo would return to the Philippines at the start of the Spanish-American
war in 1898 to resume the struggle to liberate the country. The United States would send (then) Commodore
George Dewey to engage the Spanish armada at Manila Bay and later, three expeditionary forces for the land
warfare.

1898: Philippine Independence declared in Kawit, Cavite. After the surrender of Spanish forces in Cavite and
a series of other victories, General Aguinaldo declared independence on June 12, 1898. On August 13, the
colonial government surrendered Manila, the capital city to the Americans after a "mock battle" (a scripted
fight designed to save Spanish pride). The United States refused to recognize Filipino sovereignty; instead,
President William McKinley issued on December 12, "Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation", declaring U.S.
sovereignty over the Philippines.
Philippine Constitution Timeline
1542 Spanish claim the islands
1898 Spain cedes the Philippines to the US
1902 US establishes civil government to replace military rule
1935 The Commonwealth of the Philippines is established under President Manuel Quezon and the US
promises independence in 10 years
1941 Japanese forces invade the islands
1944 The US retakes the islands
1946 The US grants the new Republic of the Philippines full independence
1965 Ferdinand Marcos becomes President
1969 Marcos is reelected despite allegations of elections fraud, Vietnam protests begin, Muslim separatists
begin guerrilla war in the south
1972 Marcos declares martial law, suspends parliaments, arrests opposition leaders, and imposes censorship
regulations
1973 New constitution adopted granting Marcos broad powers
1981 Marcos wins reelection, martial law lifted
1983 Opposition leader Benigno Aquino killed as he returns to the Philippines from exile
1986 Marcos opposed in elections by Aquino’s widow Corazon, mass protests of election results in favour of
Marcos forces him into exile
11 February 1987 New Constitution passed
1992 Aquino replaced as President by defense minister Fidel Ramos
1996 Peace agreement signed with Muslim separatist group
1998 Joseph Estrada, former film star, elected President
January 2000 Impeachment trial against Estrada suspended, leading to mass protests which replace Estrada
with Vice-President Gloria Arroyo
April 2001 Estrada found guilty of stealing more than 80 million dollars of state funds during Presidency,
but later pardoned
June 2004 Arroyo elected to Presidency
2005 Arroyo resists attempt to impeach her under allegations of vote-rigging, declares a state of
emergency in response to an alleged military coup
2007-2009 Ethnic tensions mount between Islamic separatist groups and Christian majority
June 2010 Beningo “Noynoy” Aquino, son of Corazon Aquino, elected President