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November 18, 2021
HISTORY UP CLOSE (Every Thursday).
Imagine going to the municipio and being asked to choose a new surname off a page and you are...
HISTORY UP CLOSE (Every Thursday).
Imagine going to the municipio and being asked to choose a new surname off a page and you are left with these choices.
From the Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos [Alphabetical catalog of surnames] compiled to accompany the 1849 decree of Governor general Narciso Claveria, El Conde de Manila, imposing surnames to improve census and taxation.
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Imagine going to the municipio and being asked to choose a new surname off a page and you are left with these choices.
From the Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos [Alphabetical catalog of surnames] compiled to accompany the 1849 decree of Governor general Narciso Claveria, El Conde de Manila, imposing surnames to improve census and taxation.
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November 17, 2021
Cravings satisfied: premium sushi @Tsukiji;, Makati; pindang damulag, betute, and kamaru (not in photo) @Everybody’s Cafe, SFO, ...
Cravings satisfied: premium sushi @Tsukiji;, Makati; pindang damulag, betute, and kamaru (not in photo) @Everybody’s Cafe, SFO, Pampanga
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Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las islas Filipinas [Events of the Philippine Islands], published in Mexico in 1609 (left), is con...
Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las islas Filipinas [Events of the Philippine Islands], published in Mexico in 1609 (left), is considered an authoritative source on the Philippines and the Filipinos at the Spanish contact. Rizal published an extensively annotated edition of Sucesos in 1890. Morga was also known as the defender of the Spanish Philippines who emerged victorious against a Dutch attack in 1600. His flagship, San Diego, shipwrecked off Nasugbu and Fortune Island was brought to light in...
November 16, 2021
ART IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY. (Every Tuesday).
Art inspired by significant others can be truly beautiful, like this portrait t...
ART IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY. (Every Tuesday).
Art inspired by significant others can be truly beautiful, like this portrait the young Fernando C. Amorsolo made of his first wife Salud. Even in black and white one can imagine what the actual painting in oil was like.
Going over my files I found another profile of Salud in crayon. I wouldn't mind hanging these works on my wall, even if I am not related to the sitter. A pity these works are believed to have been lost or destroyed during th...
Art inspired by significant others can be truly beautiful, like this portrait the young Fernando C. Amorsolo made of his first wife Salud. Even in black and white one can imagine what the actual painting in oil was like.
Going over my files I found another profile of Salud in crayon. I wouldn't mind hanging these works on my wall, even if I am not related to the sitter. A pity these works are believed to have been lost or destroyed during th...
November 15, 2021
Manuel L. Quezon’s oath taking (1935)
TODAY IN HISTORY (Every Monday).
On November 15, 1935 Manuel Luis Quezon and Sergio Osmeña took their oath of office as President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Philippine Commonwealth. This was held in front of the Legislative Building today the National Gallery of Art, National Museum. A 38-second film clip of Quezon's oath-taking brings history to life, it gives us the sound of his voice and the drama of his public speaking.
He opened his inaugural address by stating:
"Th...
On November 15, 1935 Manuel Luis Quezon and Sergio Osmeña took their oath of office as President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Philippine Commonwealth. This was held in front of the Legislative Building today the National Gallery of Art, National Museum. A 38-second film clip of Quezon's oath-taking brings history to life, it gives us the sound of his voice and the drama of his public speaking.
He opened his inaugural address by stating:
"Th...
November 14, 2021
RIZAL QUOTE FOR THE WEEK. (Every Sunday)
Quotes are translated from the original Spanish or other languages, and sourced from th...
RIZAL QUOTE FOR THE WEEK. (Every Sunday)
Quotes are translated from the original Spanish or other languages, and sourced from the 25-volume Escritos de Rizal series (Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission, 1961).
*from a letter of Rizal to his nephew Alfredo or "Freding" giving him advice on life.
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Quotes are translated from the original Spanish or other languages, and sourced from the 25-volume Escritos de Rizal series (Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission, 1961).
*from a letter of Rizal to his nephew Alfredo or "Freding" giving him advice on life.
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November 12, 2021
Unboxing an early Xmas gift to myself. “Sunburst” is a witty wonderful assemblage built around a prosperous laughing Buddha in ...
Unboxing an early Xmas gift to myself. “Sunburst” is a witty wonderful assemblage built around a prosperous laughing Buddha in plaster, the type won or bought in small town peryas. This is the fifth and last of a series by my friend, Glenn Martinez, former travel blogger, now a very promising and productive artist.
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Some Pinoys associate the Netherlands with: Dutch Cleanser, Dutch Boy Paint, Dutch Maid milk, Holand hopia, and Gold Label Doubl...
Some Pinoys associate the Netherlands with: Dutch Cleanser, Dutch Boy Paint, Dutch Maid milk, Holand hopia, and Gold Label Double Dutch ice cream. My Inquirer column today is on early Philippines-Dutch relations:
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November 11, 2021
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