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Article: 135th Birth Anniversary of President Emilio F. Aguinaldo.
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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PRESENTED a certificate as Honorary Member of the Philippine Historical Association (PHA), the nations premier association of historians, on his 91st birth anniversary, President Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy at first demurred, claiming that he was not a historian. The response of the Association was that de did not write History but made it. The General was persuaded to accept the PHA membership.
Humility is the hallmark of a noble man. President Aguinaldo was a good example. Throughout his life he lived to the ripe old age of 95 years he never mentioned the many great contributions he made to his country.
During the revolution against Spain (1896-1898), ...