The First Filipino King: One Year in the Throne

Day 3,641, 00:15 Published in Philippines Republic of China (Taiwan) by Analia Arnheim

Since her introduction to the New World in 2009, the Philippines have longed to have a monarchy. There was an initial attempt to do so and this lasted for 300 days. In 2013, the Monarchy of the Philippines was formally organized with more than 20 noble members. A year later, however, the monarchy began to erratic in its operations despite the coronation of Queen Kadayao.

Last year, on October 21, 2016, Al Raposas was designated by the official line of succession as the new monarch of the Philippines. Hailing from the House of Luzon, he humbly accepted the position today, with the creation of a new title to define the reorganization of the monarchy and his vision for the future of our beloved nation, the Philippines. As king, he created the title "Maharajah" for the monarch, and relegated the former title "Lakan" for the successor.

In the anniversary of his coronation, he decided to hold a religious assembly which was capped off by prayers of the country's foremost religious leaders. The king would again have a tour of the Philippines in the following days to commemorate the coronation, as well as to celebrate the occasion with fellow citizens of the land. His tour will also be highlighting attempts to rebuild the local components of the monarchy, and extend greater help to the marginalized sectors of the country. Mabuhay!

The new monarch has the distinction of being a former president, a former speaker of the Philippine Congress, founder of a number of political parties, and a distinguished public official under various administrations. His popularity is deemed unmatched according to official statistics, who is more famous than the two previous monarchs combined (as of February 2016, 56% vs 44😵 The Filipino monarchy, meanwhile, is one of the seven active and defunct monarchies in the world, and has remained the pride of our noble nation.