Times like these remind us why peace matters.
Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL) revisits the 1995 documentary film Days of the Crimson Sun: The Re-telling of the Battle of Manila, featuring a talkback with filmmaker Tats Rejante Manahan on Saturday, April 25, at the Ayala Museum.
This special session of the Roderick Hall Memorial Lectures spotlights the film that tackles the horrors of war during the Battle of Manila and World War II in the Philippines, told through the voices of survivors who broke their silence fifty years after the war.
April 25, 2026 (Saturday)
4:00 – 7:00 PM
Ayala Museum
Tats Rejante Manahan
Filmmaker
Tats Rejante Manahan is a surface decorator, conservator, and restorer specializing in murals and architectural decorations. She is an expert member of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for Shared Built Heritage and previously served on the second Board of Trustees of ICOMOS Philippines, as well as its representative to the National Commission on Monuments and Sites (NCMS).
She is the immediate past Chairperson of the Heritage Conservation Society and currently serves on its Advisory Board. She is also President of the Board of Trustees of Alice Reyes Dance Philippines and Vice President for the Committee on Culture of the Philippine Italian Association.
In addition to her conservation work, she contributes articles on art and culture to daily and magazine publications. Earlier in her career, she worked as a scriptwriter and director for television and documentaries with the independent production company Other Productions Worldwide.
TICKETS
P300 Regular | P240 Discounted* | P210 Senior/PWD | P150 Student
With free one-day access to Filipinas Heritage Library valid until May 26, 2026.
*Ayala Group employees, Teachers, Museum/Library members, cultural workers with valid I.D.
The Roderick Hall Memorial Lectures are an annual lecture series to commemorate the longtime patron of Filipinas Heritage Library (FHL), Mr. Roderick Hall. Mr. Hall built The Roderick Hall Collection over the course of his lifetime. Each talk in the lecture series promotes a uniquely Filipino experience of World War II and how the legacy of the war continues to be felt in present times. FHL thanks the Hall family for their continued support.
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