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Readers have asked for the pics that accompany today's Inquirer column. Here they are thanks to Michelle Domingo. I wish we had...

Readers have asked for the pics that accompany today's Inquirer column. Here they are thanks to Michelle Domingo.
I wish we had them in higher resolution. This was the best I could do to enhance them.



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My Inquirer column on prewar U.S. colony passport applications now available online that has been a treasure-trove of images of ...

My Inquirer column on prewar U.S. colony passport applications now available online that has been a treasure-trove of images of historical figures as we have not seen them before.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/143269/s...



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People often forget that Quezon Memorial is more than a park. Its a tomb. Here Quezon literally looms larger than life.

People often forget that Quezon Memorial is more than a park. Its a tomb. Here Quezon literally looms larger than life.



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My Inquirer column today was inspired by the preparation for yet another Schoolyear of teaching undergrad history.https://opini...

My Inquirer column today was inspired by the preparation for yet another Schoolyear of teaching undergrad history.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/143208/s...



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Freud can’t wait for Intramuros to re-open. He has a Staysafe app and is raring to walk history with me again.

Freud can’t wait for Intramuros to re-open. He has a Staysafe app and is raring to walk history with me again.



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Poetess and long-time UP film Center Director Virginia Moreno (1925-2021) was, depending on who I was talking to, either "Miss M...

Poetess and long-time UP film Center Director Virginia Moreno (1925-2021) was, depending on who I was talking to, either "Miss Moreno" or "Aling Barang." Photo on the right is memorable for the mirror image she cut from the expressionist work of Onib Olmedo behind us. She had her own funky style with her "Catwoman" glasses and clothes that she proudly claimed as her own design, and not by her brother Jose "Pitoy" Moreno (1930-2018) shown on the left teaching me how women wore a "Manton de Manila...

Post birthday Spanish spread from my favourite publisher. Stack of books in the background is a cake from Little Miss Oc’s. The ...

Post birthday Spanish spread from my favourite publisher. Stack of books in the background is a cake from Little Miss Oc’s. The only hitch to lockdown birthday is not sharing it with family and friends. Thanks again for all the greetings FB crashed when I liked the 300th comment depriving me of the joy from 500 more. You know who you are:)



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Did you know? August is the History Month in the Philippines! To get to know more about our history, we have titles you can chec...

Did you know? August is the History Month in the Philippines! To get to know more about our history, we have titles you can check out and read.

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#HistoryMonth

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My Inquirer column today on a more nuanced view of heritage. We need more light than heat.https://opinion.inquirer.net/143039/h...

My Inquirer column today on a more nuanced view of heritage. We need more light than heat.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/143039/h...



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