Rajah Sulayman was native Muslim king who, together with Rajah Matanda and Rajah Lakandula, the king of the Tondo area, ruled a large population of Tagalogs in the southern part of the Pasig River and the city of Manila in the Philippines, during the 16th century.
Sulayman welcomed the Spanish conquistadors, Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo soon after they arrived. He befriended and offered them spices and women as gifts. But as the weeks passed on, the Spaniards began to abuse him and he soon realized that they were not there just to visit the islands, but to take control and steal the rich resources of his land. He opposed the Spanish settlements and led a coup to throw the Spaniards out of the city.
On the morning of May 24, 1570, The Battle of Bangkusay, a district of present day Tondo, took place between thousands of native warriors against 300 Spanish soldiers. Defenseless against Spanish steel, and the fury of rival and Christianized tribes, Sulayman, Lakandula and Matanda's armies were defeated and the city burned to the ground.
The three kings were captured and held as a prisoners by Martín de Goiti. Sulayman's surviving troops along with Rajah Lakandula and Matanda's defeated warriors, retreated to the jungles of Manila and later organized a rebellion where they laid siege on the Spanish settlement for several months. The Spaniards eventually drove them out and on June 24, 1571 after many months of fighting, the natives surrendered soon after the Spanish General, Miguel López de Legazpi arrived. They were converted to Roman Catholicism and Rajahs Lakandula and Matanda served as puppet-rulers for the Spanish government.
Rizal Memorial Coliseum
The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is one of two indoor sporting arenas located inside the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines, the other being the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The capacity of the coliseum is 8,000.
The arena is named after Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
It was one of the main venues of several basketball games and other indoor sports during the 1950s up until the 1970s. The now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association played a number of games in the venue.
The Philippine Basketball Association also hosted a number of playing dates in the venue during the early-1980s. The basketball competitions of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held at RMC that saw a fight-marred gold medal game between the host Philippines and Malaysia.
With the construction and use of the more popular (and much larger) Araneta Coliseum, as well as the use of the PhilSports Arena, the arena suffered terribly as the arena lack an air-conditioning system and adequate lighting. However, in the past few years it has hosted a number of UAAP, NCAA and Shakey's V-League tournaments, as well as the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
In 2007, the NCAA held its games at the Araneta Coliseum and The Arena in San Juan City marking for the first time in a long while the arena did not host any NCAA game.
The arena is named after Philippine national hero Jose Rizal.
It was one of the main venues of several basketball games and other indoor sports during the 1950s up until the 1970s. The now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association played a number of games in the venue.
The Philippine Basketball Association also hosted a number of playing dates in the venue during the early-1980s. The basketball competitions of the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held at RMC that saw a fight-marred gold medal game between the host Philippines and Malaysia.
With the construction and use of the more popular (and much larger) Araneta Coliseum, as well as the use of the PhilSports Arena, the arena suffered terribly as the arena lack an air-conditioning system and adequate lighting. However, in the past few years it has hosted a number of UAAP, NCAA and Shakey's V-League tournaments, as well as the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
In 2007, the NCAA held its games at the Araneta Coliseum and The Arena in San Juan City marking for the first time in a long while the arena did not host any NCAA game.
Hilario Davide, Jr.
Hilario Gelbolingo Davide, Jr. (born December 20, 1935) is the current Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations. He was the 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Davide was born on December 20, 1935 in Barangay Colawin, in Argao, Cebu to Hilario P. Davide, a retired Schools Division Superintendent, and Josefa L. Gelbolingo, a former public school teacher. He completed his primary education at Argao Central Elementary School and secondary education at Abellana Vocational High School. In college, he went to the University of the Philippines where he initially took up Associate in Arts in 1955. In the same year, he entered the U.P. College of Law as an entrance scholar.
From 1959 to 1963, Davide became a private secretary to the vice governor of the province of Cebu, then to its Governor. From 1962 to 1968, he was a faculty member of the College of Law of Southwestern University in Cebu City. This university confer him with a degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) in 1999.
Davide was born on December 20, 1935 in Barangay Colawin, in Argao, Cebu to Hilario P. Davide, a retired Schools Division Superintendent, and Josefa L. Gelbolingo, a former public school teacher. He completed his primary education at Argao Central Elementary School and secondary education at Abellana Vocational High School. In college, he went to the University of the Philippines where he initially took up Associate in Arts in 1955. In the same year, he entered the U.P. College of Law as an entrance scholar.
From 1959 to 1963, Davide became a private secretary to the vice governor of the province of Cebu, then to its Governor. From 1962 to 1968, he was a faculty member of the College of Law of Southwestern University in Cebu City. This university confer him with a degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) in 1999.
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