Ambeth Ocampo

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Ambeth R. Ocampo (b. 1961) is a multi-awarded Filipino historian, academic, journalist, and author best known for his writings about Philippines' national hero José Rizal, and for his bi-weekly editorial page column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, "Looking Back." He became the chair of the Philippines' National Historical Institute in 2002 and of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2005.

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Retiring Supreme Court Justices used to be decorated with a sash and breast star...

Retiring Supreme Court Justices used to be decorated with a sash and breast star of the Order of Calantiao as a "pabaon." This was discontinued when Kalantiaw and the Code and Kalantiaw were officially put to rest as 20thC forgeries by Jose E. Marco.

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Books by Ambeth Ocampo

Average rating: 4.14 · 605 ratings · 81 reviews · 21 distinct works

	Rizal: Without The Overcoat 4.21 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Looking Back 4.05 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Meaning and History: The Rizal Lectures 4.23 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Makamisa: The Search for Rizal's Third Novel 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Aguinaldo's Breakfast & More Looking Back Essays 4.16 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Death by Garrote 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Bonifacio's Bolo 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Dirty Dancing 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Mabini's Ghost 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Luna's Moustache 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1997	My rating:

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Looking Back (3 books)
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“School made us 'literate' but did not teach us to read for pleasure.”
― Ambeth Ocampo

tags: illiteracy , literacy , reading , school

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“It is ironic that many Filipinos learn to love the Philippines while abroad, not at home.”
― Ambeth Ocampo, Rizal Without the Overcoat

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“As you can see, there are quite a number of things taught in school that one has to unlearn or at least correct.”
― Ambeth Ocampo, Rizal Without the Overcoat

tags: education , learning , philippine-history , philippines , rizal , school

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