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Occupy Pilipinas

by Summit Books

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  • Chapter 9: A Night of Ash and Lightning

    March 29, 2021 · 27 min

    Taal, 1911. In the wake of a devastating volcanic eruption, an ex-soldier finds a way to turn a quick profit as the colonial government scrambles to deal with the catastrophe.

  • Chapter 7: Steam, Sail, and Slavery

    March 15, 2021 · 24 min

    To stop the predatory slave raids of the pirates of Sulu, Governor-General Narciso Claveria turned to a deadly new technology: the steamship. Part of 1 of 2.

  • Chapter 8: Blood in the Water

    March 15, 2021 · 21 min

    Narciso Claveria assembles his fleet, including three steam-powered vessels of war. This is the story of the Battle of Balangingi. Part 2 of 2.

  • Chapter 6: Quarantines, Asymptomatic Carriers, and the Bubonic Plague

    December 21, 2020 · 17 min

    More than 120 years ago, Manila went into lockdown as the bubonic plague arrived. So how does 'Red Dead Redemption 2' figure into this forgotten piece of Philippine history?

  • Chapter 5: A Tattooed Prince, A Tattooed Slave

    December 17, 2020 · 14 min

    In the 17th century, the skin of a tattooed man (a slave purchased in Mindanao) was displayed in an Oxford library. We trace the tragic story.

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  • Chapter 4: The Spy Ring Inside Club Tsubaki

    December 4, 2020 · 21 min

    In Japanese-occupied Manila, a small club becomes the city's hottest night spot. But what the Japanese don't know is that it's also the HQ of a spy ring that may help turn the tide of World War II.

  • Chapter 3: The Final Siege

    November 15, 2020 · 18 min

    The British bombardment has breached Manila's walls, and the defenders rally their forces for a final, desperate stand. Part 3 of 3.

  • Chapter 2: Manila Has Been Breached

    October 15, 2020 · 18 min

    At the gates of Manila, the British assemble their forces and the Spanish mount a deadly counterattack. Plus, a captured hostage changes the tide of the battle. Part 2 of 3.

  • Chapter 1: When Manila Was Brutal, Bloody, and British

    October 5, 2020 · 15 min

    It is 1762, and a British fleet has appeared off the coast of Manila, demanding the Spanish surrender. Why are they here, and how will they invade the city? Part 1 of 3.

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About the show

From 1565 to 1946, the Philippines was under the rule of the Spanish, the British, the Americans, and the Japanese. What are the stories that were lost between the cracks of those centuries? This is Occupy Pilipinas, a podcast by Summit Books.