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Anatomy of a repeating scandal: Lessons in investigating a failed 1926 public works project

Some 96 years ago, on June 12, 1929, the Graphic magazine published an article titled The Tinkers’ Dam by M. San Martin.

When there is no Planet B, how do you get to point C?

The astronauts got it right the first time. It was 1971 and Apollo 14 Lunar Module Pilot Edgar Mitchell peered through the small window of their spacecraft and saw a 360-degree panoramic view of the Earth, Moon, Sun, and the stars.”

El Colegio De San Ildefonso presents “The Acapulco–Manila Galleon: We Are the Pacific: The World That Emerged From The Tropics”

For two and a half centuries, from 1565 to 1815, the Acapulco–Manila navigation route created a network of exchanges that transformed life on both shores of the Pacific. More than a commercial link, it wove economic, social, political, and spiritual relationships that left...

Hymen, oh Hyménée!: Juan Luna’s love in a time of lunacy

Juan Luna’s ‘Hymen, oh Hyménée!’ drowns the public with overwhelming passion for the last time, 132 years later. From Oct. 7 to Oct. 16, the Ayala Museum held a special one-object exhibit. It was for a painting dubbed as “the holy grail of Philippine...

She looms a beauty: The power of weaving and femininity in ‘A Loom of Stories’

Seven artists led the female-charged 37th edition of the Of Art and Wine exhibit in the form of loom and weaving If one would lightly trace the original thread of weaving in our country’s history to find at what age we first practiced it,...

The popularity of book fairs

It was my first time, some three years ago, to attend the Manila International Book Festival (MIBF) at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. I was with a good friend then. Metro Manila still carried the bite of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the...

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Kamakalawa (kay Cirilo F. Bautista) ni Santiago Villafania

1.   kagabi ay hinimayhimay ko ang bawat taludtud ng aking tula binaybay ang mga malalalim na kataga hanggang sa dumugo ang pahina   noon ko lang unang natikman ang tamis at...

‘FORTY-FYING THE FUTURE’ Isuzu Gencars launches modern jeepney as it celebrates 40th anniversary

Isuzu Gencars celebrates its 40th anniversary with another achievement to be proud of. Last June 18, 2018, it made motoring history by launching the modern...

Labor group urges President Marcos to defer anew PhilHealth premium hike amid economic struggles, lack of wage increase in 2024

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) made an urgent appeal to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. to defer once again the implementation of higher...

Roster of winners: Priority Area 1—Nutrition and Physical Activity

Bayambang, Pangasinan—ECCD F1K Dietary Supplementation Program for Mothers Through the donation of Bayambang Mayor Cesar T. Quiambao, the local government unit set up the LGU...