Philippine Historical Association

rdf:langString Philippine Historical Association

rdf:langString The Philippine Historical Association (Kapisanang Pangkasaysayan ng Pilipinas in Tagalog) is a professional association of historians in the Philippines and is considered one of the oldest organizations of historians in the country. It was founded on September 18, 1955 by a group of prominent historians at Carbungco Restaurant located at Lepanto St., Manila. Among the group were Encarnacion Alzona, Gabriel Fabella, Gregorio Zaide, Nicolas Zafra, Celedonio Resurreccion, Teodoro Agoncillo and Esteban de Ocampo. The association is a non-stock, non-profit, non-sectarian and a non-partisan organization. Its national office is located in Manila. It was established in 1955 by members of the . The objectives and purposes of the association are the following: 1. * to promote and propagate historical knowledge and studies 2. * to collect and preserve relics, manuscripts, documents and the like pertaining to the Philippines 3. * to undertake any and other activities that will promote the objectives and purposes of the association.