Significant Events in April in Filipino History

Maningning Miclat was a Filipina poet, painter, and trilingual whose brief but brilliant life left an indelible mark on the Philippine arts scene. Born on April 15, 1972, in Beijing, China, to Filipino parents Mario Miclat and Alma Miclat, her story is one of extraordinary talent shaped by a unique upbringing, a relentless creative spirit, and a tragic end that continues to resonate with those who admire her work. Her legacy endures through her art, poetry, and the foundation established in her name, which nurtures young artists and poets.

On April 15, 1975, the Pambansang Katipunan ng Kabataang Barangay ng Pilipinas (KB) was established by virtue of Presidential Decree 684 by President Ferdinand Marcos.

On April 15, 1948, President Manuel Roxas died of heart attack after delivering a speech in the Kelly Theater of Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga. The President who was on a long standing invitation from Major General E. L. Eubank, went to Pampanga on official visit accompanied by Senate President Avelino, Speaker Perez and General Jalandoni.

Engracia "Aling Asiang" Cruz-Reyes was a Filipino chef and entrepreneur who played a significant role in promoting Filipino cuisine, especially through the restaurant chain she founded, The Aristocrat.

On April 16, 1902, General Miguel Malvar surrendered to General Franklin Bell in Tanauan, Batangas, after having been surrounded by forces of Bell, General Mariano Trias, and General Juan Cailles. In the words of Felipe Buencamino, Trias and Cailles "cooperated a good deal" with Bell to effect the surrender of Malvar.

On April 17, 1898, General Francisco Makabulos, leader of the Katipunan revolutionary forces in Tarlac, established the Makabulos Republic with the promulgation of the Makabulos Constitution.

Juan Bautista Gorordo was a significant figure in the history of the Philippine Catholic Church. He was the first Cebuano and the second Filipino to be appointed as a bishop, serving as the Bishop of Cebu from 1910 until his retirement in 1931.

On April 18, 1877, Vicente Yap Sotto, son of Marcelino Sotto and Pascuala Yap, a patriot, lawyer and publicist, acknowledged Father of Cebuano Journalism, Literature, and Language, was born in Cebu City. Sotto studied in the Colegio de San Carlos of Cebu and graduated Bachelor of Arts from San Juan de Letran College, Manila. Later he took a commercial course in the University of Santo Tomas and then studied law at the Manila Law College and in March 1907 was admitted to the bar.