history-ph update: July 2015

The Young Filipino Historian, now under the URL http://history-ph.blogspot.com/, had been revived after almost 17 months of inactivity and has now reached another milestone.

Having double- and triple-digit number of visitors in at least six countries worldwide,
this history blog claimed the title international to commemorate.

This July, the blog had received more than 850 page views. This is 48% lower than the page views earned by the blog last June.

Also, the official Facebook page of this history blog (you can like the page by clicking the like button at the sidebar) was launched last October 29. By June 16, the page had reached 300 likes. Log in to your Facebook now and like the page!

Other updates:
* Ranked in the upper 0.5 percent of websites in terms of popularity per Alexa
* Tenth highest voted blog for July 2015 in Blogs ng Pinoy (BNP)
* Third highest voted blog for July 2015 in Pinoy Blogs
* Read in 45 countries since February 3, 2015

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Check out the most popular articles this July:

* Mutiny Philippines: Andres Novales and his attempt at empire
Independence Day in the Philippines is near this year and this is exhibited by the many flags and tricolors waving in many establishments nationwide. This will be the nation's 117th Independence Day (Does the number ring a bell, or rather, a police siren?). However, it must not pass our attention that in 1823, 75 years and 10 days before our own Independence Day, Andres Novales and a force of around 800 soldiers declared independence not in Kawit, Cavite but in Manila.

* Goodbye, Alibata? Quo vadis, Baybayin?
Recently, the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (Commission on the Philippine Language) released Virgilio Almario's article disproving that the ancient Filipino script is called Alibata. What is being pushed is Baybayin, and the article went as far as lambasting lack of media coverage on the issue, as well as preaching a "cleansing" of DepEd (Department of Education) staff from Alibata. It was as if Alibata was a curse to be driven away.

* history-ph update: Midyear 2015
Check out the most popular articles this June!

See the most popular articles of all time at the sidebar.


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While I was before lambasted for considering website statistics as history, is statistics in itself not part of history? Also, is this not a blog that also has its own history? History, as the second oldest profession in the world, encompasses all that has happened in the past. Well, we did take note the time that Gangnam Style broke through 1 billion and 2 billion views, respectively, right? Let us make our minds open. Again, I thank you for understanding the purpose of documenting these website statistics.

This history blog had nine out of ten top entries in the search engine Google

This history blog had five out of ten top entries in the search engine Yahoo

This history blog had three out of ten top entries in the search engine Bing

I, the author, am very humbled for this warm welcome given to the restoration of this emerging history blog - The Young Filipino Historian. Also, I fervently believe that this is only the beginning the many more achievements to come for your rising history blog. Small success may this be to many, but take to mind that you are always to be entrusted with small things first.

Finally, may God provide you with many more blessings!