Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 11

Write Things!

Write Things!
Always great talking to young people and learning more from them than I could teach them.



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Mighty Magulang: Curiosities

Selections from my Cabinet of Curiosities



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Flag Day Vibes in the National Museum

Flag Day Vibes in the National Museum.
People ask me why I keep visiting the museum to see the same things over and over again. Each time I visit, certain things gain renewed significance. In the run-up to Independence Day, I took a selfie with a watercolor of our flag by Juan Luna. Signed and dated Leitmeritz 21 May 1899 it was a present to Ferdinand Blumentritt.
This signifant relic, one of the earliest depictions of our flag (with the correct shade of blue), was picked out of trash for dispo...

My Inquirer column today on Apolinario Mabini's seldom-read correspondence, during his exile in Guam from January 1901 to Februa...

My Inquirer column today on Apolinario Mabini's seldom-read correspondence, during his exile in Guam from January 1901 to February 1903, that give us rare glimpses into his personality.



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Late posting for Flag Day

Late posting for Flag Day.
A recent visit to the Aguinaldo shrine in Kawit reminded me to display the flag in the run-up to June 12 Philippine Independence Day.



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Waiting for the day AI can write my columns and check my student's papers

Waiting for the day AI can write my columns and check my student's papers.
My Inquirer column today, AI: Challenge and Promise, is on my recent conversation with ChatGPT.



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Bones of Contention on the Fully Booked Bestseller Shelf

Bones of Contention on the Fully Booked Bestseller Shelf. This made my day.



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Remembering Tony Perez (1951-2025)

Remembering Tony Perez (1951-2025).
Passing by P. Tuazon to exit at EDSA some weeks ago, I passed by Tony Perez's place and told myself to schedule a visit. He ha left FB so I was going to ask around for his phone number. He was a different man to different people, a man of many facets: playwright, seer, exorcist, cultural officer at the US Embassy and upon retirement became the "Hermit of Cubao."
Received a message from him on FB, when I was teaching in Japan, he was doing murals for ...

#𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗬𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗻Ǖ

#𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸: 𝗬𝘀𝗹𝗮 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀?, 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗥. 𝗢𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼

In some old Spanish maps, the Philippines was known as the Islas del Poniente or the Isles of the West because Magellan traveled to the islands using the Western route from Spain. To the Portuguese who used the Eastern route, the Philippines was the Islas del Oriente (Isles of the East). Imagine if we changed from Filipinas to Islas del Poniente, we would not be Filipinos today; we would be “Ponientas”!

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Privileged to examine yet another original 1734 Murillo Velarde map of the Philippines added to the three known ones in Manila

Privileged to examine yet another original 1734 Murillo Velarde map of the Philippines added to the three known ones in Manila.



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