Friday, February 20, 2009
Most of these shots are from Q300 or Q400 turboprop flights from Gensan on Mindanao to Cebu, Cebu to Caticlan, and return flights. I’ve also added a few jet views of Luzon and Manila. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/PhilippineIslandsAtollsCitiesAerialViews#
Thursday, February 19, 2009
This is the site on Mactan Island near Cebu where Lapu-Lapu, the chief of the island, repulsed the Spanish and killed Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan’s crew continued his circumnavigation of the globe, while the battle effectively delayed the colonization of the Philippines for more than four decades. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor [...]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Boracay’s white sand beach has been rated as one of the best beaches in the world. Most people get there by flying to Caticlan and taking a small ferry to Boracay Island. We circled the island about ten times while waiting to land; hence, the nice aerial views. We also took a catamaran to nearby [...]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Sias International University College of International Education Chinese History Course Syllabus Spring Semester 2009 Instructor: __Gary L. Todd, Ph.D.__________Peter Hall Room #: _A310__ Email: __LeeFoxx1949@gmail.com________Phone #: _62607770_______ Office Hours: By Appointment Course Objective: To learn the history of the world’s oldest continuous civilization, and one of today’s world superpowers. Textbook: Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Cambridge Illustrated [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Spanish lit bonfires on this island to guide their galleons. When the Americans took over the Philippines in 1898 they turned this rock into a powerful fortress, which the Japanese severely damaged in 1941-42. The fall of Corregidor marked the end of American military presence until their return in 1944-45. Photos by Gary L. [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Rizal Park, next to the Intramuros, is also called the Lunetta. It was the site of the execution by the Spanish of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal. The execution scene is depicted in larger-than-life bronze statues. Also displayed are the busts of twenty historic Filipino leaders who resisted imperialism, starting with Lapu-Lapu, the chief [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
This is the old walled Spanish city dating back to the 16th century, which includes the Manila Cathedral. During the Pacific War it was the final stronghold of the Japanese forces and was badly damaged in the fighting for liberation. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
This is the American Cemetery where thousands of Americans & Filipinos who died in the Pacific War are buried. Beautiful tile murals depict the major campaigns of the war. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/AmericanCemeteryManila#