The Austrian-Philippine Home Page is part of APSIS (Asian/Pacific Studies & Information Service) at the Institut f?LJ¥r V??lkerkunde (Institute of Social Anthropology), University of Vienna.

1. sweet rice cake from the Philippines 2. a special treat served on special occassions in the Philippines 3. a domain on the World Wide Web serving Philippine treats

Vision: The HCS will be the prime mover and advocate for the preservation of Philippine built heritage resources in order to contribute towards the establishment of a Society that preserves and values its cultural heritage through advocacy and volunteerism, project implementation, education and information - Museo Pambata Bldg., Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Manila.

A web of Philippine histories.

Re-discovered in a tridacna clam in the Philippines in 1934 by a muslim tribe who named it the "pearl of god" or the PEARL OF ALLAH. Therefore the date of discovery is listed as one of the most famous dates in Philippine and world history. Certified as the Largest Pearl in the World it is 14 inches long and 9 inches wide and weighs over 14 pounds. For sale by owner for $50 M US.

A reference site about the history of the country from the first human migration to the archipelago, to the Spanish colonization, the American era, the Japanese occupation, up to the present time.

An outline of Philippine history from pre-Spanish colonial times to the present. The site includes a list of Philippine presidents & vice presidents and a timeline of important episodes in Philippine history.

Tribung Pinoy's award-winning Philippine history site.

Country profile from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. Has a fairly extensive section on Philippine history up to about 1990.

Short (or small) history of a divided nation.

A fairly comprehensive general reference for the history of the Philippines, one of the earliest Philippine history sites on the web.

A very brief bio of this revolutionary general.