The "Te Deum" of January 23, 1898
"Te Deum" such as this? January 23, 1898 - A "Te Deum Laudamus" was sang at the Manila Cathedral, it signaled the end of what the Spanish colonial regime labeled that time as "Insurreccion". The singing of the Te Deum was part of an agreement between Aguinaldo and the Spanish government known as "The Pact of Biak-na-Bato". Among the points agreed for a truce are the following: ( 1) that Aguinaldo and his companion would go into voluntary exile abroad; (2) that Governor Geneneral Fernando Primo de Rivera would pay the sum of 800,000 Pesos to the rebels in three instalments: (a) 400,000 Pesos to Aguinaldo upon his departure from Biak na Bato, (b) 200,000 Pesos when the arms surrendered by the revolutionists exceeded 700, and (c) the remaining 200,000 Pesos when "Te Deum" was sung and general amnesty proclaimed by the governor; 3) that Primo de Rivera would pay the additional sum of 900,000 Pesos to the families of the non c