Excerpt of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Filipino Historian to become a member Photo courtesy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

ThINQ is the blogger network of the Philippine Daily Inquirer which began publishing in 2016. To quote from the Inquirer, "ThINQ is the Inquirer's attempt to highlight in the public space the distinct viewpoints contributed by bloggers covering a wide range of topics and issues."

On May 26, 2017, after a careful review by the editors of Inquirer.net, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was sent to the author of this history blog, the Filipino Historian. Three days later, on May 29, 2017, he signed the MOU. The signing signifies that the blog formally becomes a member of ThINQ. This recognition by one of the nation's leading newspapers is appreciated as a welcoming gesture to the works done by the Filipino Historian in the past years. The readers can expect continued commitment in bringing history to the Philippines and the world.

Other updates:

• As of May 2017, the blog has achieved its highest rank in Top Blogs Philippines, a ranking website with some 5,000 blogs in its directory. From 28th in April 2017 (also recorded in September 2015), the Filipino Historian rose to the 5th spot this month.
• As of May 2017, the blog has been ranked in the Top 1% of live websites once more, as confirmed by the ranking website Alexa. It was also ranked nationally (the Philippines) for the first time since 2015.