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TODAY IN HISTORY (Every Monday) On November 1, 1897 Isabelo Artacho and Felix Ferrer cobbled, from the Cuban Constitution,...

TODAY IN HISTORY (Every Monday)
On November 1, 1897 Isabelo Artacho and Felix Ferrer cobbled, from the Cuban Constitution, what textbook history calls the Biak-na-Bato Constitution. This document does not figure in many lists of the different Constitutions of the Philippines: the 1899 Malolos Constitution, the 1935 Constitution during the Philippine Commonwealth, the 1943 Constitution during the Japanese occupation, the 1973 Constitution during Marcos’s Martial Law, and the 1986 Freedom Co...

+ROMY GACAD, Agence France Presse photo editor and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. I met Romy in Jakarta in 2011 where he...

+ROMY GACAD, Agence France Presse photo editor and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist.
I met Romy in Jakarta in 2011 where he took a series of photographs of my face covered with batik. It looked like a shroud or death mask the creases and folds of the textile forming the outline of my facial features. He gave me test prints but told me to keep them embargoed until he exhibited the series. That never was. The photos and the memory would have been apt for November 1 or Undas 2021.
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DIA DE MUERTO [Day of the Dead] at the residence of the Ambassador of Mexico is a riot of color.Despite all the skull and bones ...

DIA DE MUERTO [Day of the Dead] at the residence of the Ambassador of Mexico is a riot of color.Despite all the skull and bones its not Halloween but undas where we invite the dear departed to visit, eat, drnk, and be merry with the living. I have only seen this in puctures so I learned a lot from the Cultural Affairs officer of the embassy. Next year I will build my own “ofrenda” at hone!



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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).



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History does not repeat itself, but History Comes Alive can!
Catch the replay as we look forward to another format when the Ayala Museum and all of us emerge from hibernation.
Details on the Replay below.


"Contrary to popular belief, history does not repeat itself.” – but that doesn’t mean we can’t have #HistoryComesAlive! with Ambeth R. Ocampo repeats!

Join us on November 12 and 19 as we throwback and stream last year’s History Comes Alive on Facebook and YouTube – now free for anyone to wa...

My Inquirer column today, the Devil in Philippine life, reminds us of the creature with horns, tail, and bat-like wings. Som...

My Inquirer column today, the Devil in Philippine life, reminds us of the creature with horns, tail, and bat-like wings.
Sometimes I think Ginebra San Miguel re-branded itself as GSM to erase its former popular name "Marca Demonio" that originated from the iconic trademark first drawn by Fernando Amorsolo (right), later revised (middle), until is present form (left).
The column also refers to the 17th and 18th century Spanish friar accounts of the Philippines that speak of the devil as...

HISTORY UP CLOSE. (Every Thursday) A staple in any collection of Philippine antique maps is “Insulae Indiae Orientalis…” A ...

HISTORY UP CLOSE. (Every Thursday)
A staple in any collection of Philippine antique maps is “Insulae Indiae Orientalis…” A classic map made by Hondius around 1606 that depicts the East Indies. To appreciate it fully, remember that the cartographer did not have Google Earth nor a hot air balloon to draw the archipelago from the sky in the general shape that we know and recognize today.
The map not only reflects the state of knowledge about the Philippines in the 17th century, it comes w...

Its been 18 months and counting since the Ateneo campus has been closed to the community that gave it life. On my recent visit I...

Its been 18 months and counting since the Ateneo campus has been closed to the community that gave it life. On my recent visit I noticed moss had grown on pathways that have not been walked on in awhile. This green campus has been given time to regenerate and welcome us back soon.



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Our banknotes have come a long way from the prewar Silver cerificates both in design and what the piece of paper can actually be...

Our banknotes have come a long way from the prewar Silver cerificates both in design and what the piece of paper can actually be exchanged for. As you can see from the highlighted texts, Silver Certificates were payable to the bearer, on demand, the amount printed on the note in silver or gold coins! Today we can exchange banknotes for goods or use it to pay debts holding on the BSP's promise to pay the bearer what is printed on the note. It is not convertible to precious metals anymore.
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The College of Social Sciences and Development will conduct the second part of the Professorial Chairholder Lecture on History o...

The College of Social Sciences and Development will conduct the second part of the Professorial Chairholder Lecture on History on November 5, 2021 (Friday) from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This lecture will feature esteemed historian and scholar Dr. Ambeth Ocampo of the Ateneo de Manila University who will discuss the topic "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree: Interrogating the Marcos Diaries"

This lecture is open for faculty members and students of the University. Limited slots will also be given to parti...