Arius Raposas

Raposas began the Filipino Historian as an open access history website in 2012, consistently ranking as one of the top blogging websites in the Philippines.^[15][16][17] The website claims to reach an average of 1 million people per day as of 2022. In 2025, it claims to have reached a cumulative of over 1 billion people. Web analytics service Similarweb, meanwhile, ranks the website in the Top 500 of Websites Ranking for Dictionaries and Encyclopedias in the Philippines (201 as of June 2025).^[14][18]

Meanwhile, his media appearances began in 2014, where the local media has popularized the moniker of him being the nation's youngest historian due to his relatively young age when he first appeared on national television. Among the networks he has been featured in include Arte TV,^[19][20] RED FM Canada,^[21] GMA 7,^{[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]} TV 5,^[29][30][31] PTV 4, IBC 13,^[32] ABS-CBN, Net 25, UNTV, Bombo Radyo Philippines, Radyo Pilipinas,^[33] Philippine Daily Inquirer,^[34] Philippine Star, SunStar,^[35] and DZUP. Besides his work with mainstream media outlets, he also maintains a podcast.^[36]

In 2023, Raposas was one of the experts featured in the docufilm Gomburza produced by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.^{[37][38][39][40]} The documentary was released as part of the 150th anniversary of the execution of the three Filipino priests (Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos, Jacinto Zamora) collectively called Gomburza.^[41]

For his contributions in mainstream and digital media, Raposas was nominated as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Filipino Influencers (TOYFI) for 2024, an award organized by the Rotary Club and Junior Chamber International, and was recognized as Influencer of the Year Award for Filipino History at the Influencers Watchlist 2025.^[42][43][44]

Raposas was named one of the "Icons of Change" for Sustainable Development Goal 15, and as "Exemplary Young Public Servant and Outstanding Housing Advocate of the Year" by the Dangal ng Lahi Award.^[45][46] He was also recognized by the Gawad Pilipino Awards as Natatanging Bayaning Pilipino sa Larangan ng Kasaysayan (Distinguished Filipino Hero in the Discipline of History) and Natatanging Pilipino na Naglilingkod sa Tao at sa Bayan (Distinguished Filipino Public Servant).^[6]

Raposas is one of the editorial board members of the International Journal of Academic and Practical Research.^[47]

In the literary field, Raposas won the Parangal ng Gintong Pluma in 2024, and was also a finalist for the 2021 Lampara Prize in both the New Adult and the Young Adult categories.^[48][49][50] He has also displayed his prowess as a translator by participating in the 2022 Timpalak Mario I. Miclat sa Pagsasalin, organized by the Filipinas Institute of Translation (FIT).^[51][52]

As of 2025, Raposas is ranked 3rd in Business & Management / Public Administration by AD Scientific Index among scientists from the University of the Philippines according to h-index.^[53]

• Arius Raposas in Google Scholar
• Arius Raposas in YugaTech
• Arius Raposas at the 2023 Manila International Book Fair
• Website of the Filipino Historian