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Andres Bonifacio’s 160th birth anniversary commemorated at Pandesal Forum: A Tribute to patriotism and independence

The 84-year-old Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City played host to a "Pandesal Forum" on the 160th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio on Nov....

Carmen Guerrero Nakpil: Of legends & adventures

When Carmen Guerrero Nakpil peacefully breathed her last on July 30, 2018, I knew I was witnessing the end of an era of good...

Island landmarks, heritage houses & music-making of a lifetime

Pablo Tariman in his hometown Baras, Catanduanes contemplating the island by the sea. (Photo: Floyd Evangelista Flores) As I turn 74 in December, I like to...

Ode to Lope K. Santos: writer, poet, labor organizer, and father of Filipino grammar

Sometime before Lope K. Santos passed away on May 1, 1963, he paid a visit to a cemetery with his wife, to the grave...

In search of heroes

Numerous researches and academic studies on heroes and heroism have resulted in a range of meanings for the word “hero.” As cited in Attributes and...

The Mighty Words: Writers of Protest and Revolution

Speak of protest and one speaks of proletariat literature. The notion of labor leaders and activists carry with it the stipulation of the simplistic...

LOOK! The Philippines Graphic May issue on Obrero Poets and Fiction Writers is the LED billboard display on the wall of the GA Tower...

(Billboard up today, May 19 until Friday, May 21) History has delegated the 1st of May as Labor Day, in recognition of the workers of...

Chinese Filipinos: Transecting 1521

The time was 1417, over a hundred years before Spain set foot on the Philippines. The place—the small city of Dezhou in the province...