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DATE	EVENT
Jan 4 1897	Execution of the 15 Bicol Martyrs, in Bagumbayan
Jan 6, 1812	Birth of Melchora Aquino, "Mother of the Philippine Revolution"
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.
Jan 17, 1899	First raising of the Philippine Flag in Mindanao
Jan 20, 1872	Outbreak of the short-lived Cavite mutiny led by Sergeant Lamadrid, who died in action two days later.
Jan 21, 1899	The Malolos Constitution was promulgated.
Jan 23, 1899	The Philippine Republic was inaugurated in Malolos, Bulacan.
Jan 28, 1861	Birth of Maestro Julian Felipe, composer of "La Marcha Nacional Filipina," the national anthem.
Feb 4, 1899	An American sentry shoots and kills a Filipino soldier trying to cross the San Juan del Monte bridge. This started the Philippine American War
Feb 6, 1897	Execution of Roman Basa and other patriots
Feb 11,1899	Teresa Magbanua attacked the Iloilo-based American colonial forces.
Feb 15, 1889	La Solidaridad was founded in Spain
Feb 17, 1872	GOMBURZA Martyrdom In 1872, Fathers Gomez, Burgos and Zamora were executed in Bagubayan, after a mock trial found them guilty of leading the Cavite Mutiny.
Feb 17, 1897	Battle of Zapote. Gen. Edilberto Evangelista, civil engineer and revolutionary, died in battle.
Feb 20, 1899	Battle of Mandorino, Iloilo, commanded by Gen Martin Delgado.
Feb 21, 1853	Birth of artist-patriot Felix Resureccion Hidalgo y Padilla in Binondo, Manila
Feb 25, 1986	Culmination of the EDSA Revolution
March 1, 1888	A petition written my Marcelo del Pilar and signed by 810 Filipinos, demanded expulsion of the Spanish archbishop and friars, the secularization of benefices and confiscation of the Augustinian and Dominican estates.
Mar 17	Battle of Sta. Barbara
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
Mar 24	Battle of Pasong Santol
Mar 25	Cry at Candon in Ilocos Sur
Mar 30, 1869	Birth of Emilio Aguinaldo
Apr 3, 1898	The Cebu Revolt
Apr 9	Araw ng Kagitingan
Apr 12, 1895	The First Cry of Freedom
Apr 15, 1897	Gen. Aguinaldo orders the arrest of Andres Bonifacio
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."
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 1, 1891	The Naic Assembly
May 3-4, 1897	The Capiz Revolt
May 8, 1860	Birth of rebel bishop Gregorio Aglipay, one of the Founders of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente
May 9, 1875	Birth of Gregoria de Jesus.
May 10, 1897	Andres Bonifacio, the Supremo, was executed in Mt. Buntis
May 20, 1898	The Philippine Navy was created
May 22, 1860	Birth of Julio Nakpil, revolutionary musician and composer.
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.
May 31, 1897	Revolutionary leaders setup a republican government at Biak-na-bato, San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.
Jun 3, 1876	Birth of Jose Palma in Bayambang, Pangasinan. Palma was the lyricist of the National Anthem and publisher of the revolutionary newspaper La Independencia.
Jun 5, 1899	Assasination of Gen. Antonio Luna and Col. Francisco Roman, his aide-de-camp, at Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija.
Jun 12, 1898	Proclamation of Philippine Independence Gen Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine Independence in Kawit, Cavite
Jun 19, 1861	Birth of Dr. Jose Rizal Dr. Jose P. Rizal, Philippine National Hero, was born in Calamba, Laguna
Jun 23, 1898	Aguinaldo changed Dictatorial Government to a Revolutionary Government.
Jun 24, 1859	Birth of Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo, who sewed the first Filipino flag raised on June 12, 1898.
Jun 24, 1899	Apolinario Mabini's decalogue
Jul 1, 1898	Spanish forces under Gen Monet surrender to the Filipino revolutionaries in Hagonoy, Bulacan.
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.
Jul 14, 1899	The revolutionary congress meets and elects its officers in Tarlac, Tarlac.
Jul 23, 1864	Birth of Apolinario Mabini, the "Brains of the Revolution," in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas.
Aug 3, 1902	Foundation of the Aglipayan Church The Philippine Independent Church was founded by Fr. Aglipay
Aug 13, 1898	The Mock Battle of Manila. Spanish authorities at Fort Santiago surrendered after less than two hours of fighting. The terms of capitulation and occupation were signed the next days at the San Agustin Church
Aug 19, 1896	Discovery of the Katipunan by Father Mariano Gil y Guzman in Tondo, through the testimony of Teodoro Patiño, a typesetter of the El Diario del Manila.
Aug 23, 1896	Cry of Balintawak/Pugad Lawin Outbreak of the Philippine revolution
Aug 29, 1898	Battle of Manila and Pinaglabanan
Aug 30, 1850	Birth of Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Sep 2, 1896	The revolutionary forces under Gen Mariano Llanera storm the Spanish garrison in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija.
Oct 8, 1897	Emilio Jacinto's "La Patria"
Oct 13, 1868	Birth of revolutionary heroine Teresa "Nay Isa" Magbanua in Pototan, Iloilo.
Oct 12, 1898	Battle of Batangas
Oct 22	Establishment of the Revolutionary Committee
Oct 23, 1896	The people of Taal, Lemery, Calaca and Bayungyungan rise in arms in the Battle of Batangas.
Nov 2, 1897	The Biak na Bato Republic was established in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.
Nov 11, 1896	Gen Aguinaldo and his men repulse the Spanish forces in the "Battle of Binakayan" in Cavite.
Nov 14, 1875	Birth of the boy general Gregorio del Pilar, Hero of Tirad Pass, in Bulacan, Bulacan.
Nov 17, 1898	Cry of Sta. Barbara
Nov 30, 1862	Birth of Andres Bonifacio
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 10, 1898	The Treaty of Paris ceding the Philippines to the US was signed
Dec 14, 1897	The Pact of Biak na Bato was signed
Dec 15, 1875	Birth of Emilio Jacinto, Brain of the Katipunan
Dec 17, 1826	Birth of Graciano Lopez-Jaena
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).