Luzon

One of earth’s most colossal volcanic eruption to of happened in the past 100 years is the eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano that erupted in June 15, 1991 in the Luzon island in the Philippines. This volcano also erupted roughly about 450 to 500 years prior to the eruption in 1991. Death was very relevant in this volcano by killing 847 people following the eruption. A U.S. air base was located a mere 37 km away from Mount Pinatubo. Following this eruption it was preceded by various…

cyclone. For the entirety of October 17 2010 Megi was a level 5 cyclone, the most powerful level. At approximately 11:25 am on the 18th of October 2010 cyclone Megi, currently at a category 5, hit Isabela province. As shown in figure 1.2. The island of Luzon, which is the larger land mass at the most northern part of the Philippines, was were the cyclone hit and did the most damage. Figure 1.0 shows the area were Megi first made landfall. The province of Isabela Prior to the cyclone actually…

The Battle of the Bulge actually began in the year 1944 towards the end of July, but officially occurred December 16, 1944 through January 25, 1954. The battle was the biggest German Offensive they ever conducted. The battle took place in Belgium, France, and Europe. The United States suffered the highest amount casualties of the Allied Forces. The Germans lost so much that they were unable to replace them for a long time. This battle had multiple names such as the Battle of the Ardennes…

away. I remember the day I moved like it was yesterday. It was difficult to understand why I was moving away to a completely far and foreign land, completely far away from what I considered home. I was born in a small town called Pateros, in the Luzon island…

of the senator. However, it was inevitable that the blame was put on Marcos due to the fact that the senator was against his administration and was seeking democracy for the Philippines. The same goes for the rest of the Filipinos particularly in Luzon, especially the family of the senator. Personally, I am not anti nor pro Marcos. Up until now, I do not have a clear stand on it because of the many versions of what “really”…

Bataan Death March as they have evolved in economics, culture, and the practice of democracy from U.S. influence (A&E Television Networks, 2014). U.S. General Edward King Jr. was forced to surrender his 75,000 troops at the Bataan Peninsula, on the Luzon Island of Manila, because they were “crippled,” by lack of food and diseases from the deprivation of naval and air support. The troops involuntarily walked approximately 55-65 miles from Mariveles to San Fernando. From San Fernando, they had…

The United States military has always placed a high value on its soldiers and their survivability in conflict. We as a nation believe that our citizens deserve the best care we can offer should they become a casualty of war. Since the beginning of combat, almost all fighting forces have utilized some method to evacuate their wounded from the battlefield. Throughout history we can see different methods that nations have used to evacuate their wounded from the battlefield with varying degrees…

At the point when the Europeans initially found the New World, everything was certain to change. New political, monetary, and social frameworks were sure to develop. After the revelation of the silver, the worldwide stream of silver had various social and financial impacts somewhere around 1500 and 1750. Exchange began to incorporate China all the more broadly, and silver was the main cash that Ming China acknowledged in return for their extravagant items (Docs 1, 3, 5, 7). In return for this…

argument. I had pointed this out in the conservatism v. liberalism debate a few days ago, but as a country, the Philippines never had the mindset that things should get worse before they get better, or at least that’s what I’d learned from mostly Luzon-centric texts. As people, we’ve become so privileged to think that the occasional slap on the wrist for bad behavior is so uncalled for, always taking our colonized history out of context. We were colonized, yes, and we waited for the most part…

In addition to that the American and Filipino defenders of Luzon, which is where the island where Manila is located, were also forced to make their way to the Bataan Peninsula. At the end of the three months, the Japanese invaded and combined US and Filipino army, despite a lack of naval and air support (Networks…