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To pass a quiz on Rizal's place in the order of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso's eleven children, just think 7-11. There w...

To pass a quiz on Rizal's place in the order of Francisco Mercado and Teodora Alonso's eleven children, just think 7-11. There were two boys and nine girls, the eldest in the family was Saturnina or Neneng, youngest was Soledad or Choleng.
Neneng inherited their mother's business sense based on advertisements she placed in "Filipinas" a prewar women's magazine. She sold jewelry and native weaves in her store on Sta Cruz. See details in the ad. She commissioned Pascual H. Poblete to translate...

History in our pockets

My Inquirer column today is on history in your pocket. Its on coins and banknotes that we see and use everyday but seldom notice. Its also about my latest book Yaman: History and Heritage in Philippine Money.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/140372/h...
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#ambethocampo #thefilipinohistorian #lookingnack #AskAmbeth #history #heritage #numismatics #yaman


I used to teach an undergraduate elective that looked at modern Southeast Asia through their money. It was a popular cou...

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Spent the morning in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas signing my latest book Yaman: History and Heritage in Philippine Money. At 3.2 kg. It is literally my heaviest book to date.
Yaman and Looking Back 15: Martial Law (Anvil) are memorable having been put together remotely during Pandemic Lockdown. A pity that my last two books could not have a physical booklaunch or booksigning.
To order:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/Respon......

Often wrongly referred to as the "Golden Tara," this amazing image is solid 21k gold, weighing about two kilos. Found on the ban...

Often wrongly referred to as the "Golden Tara," this amazing image is solid 21k gold, weighing about two kilos. Found on the banks of the Wawa River in 1917 it is also known as the "Agusan Gold [not golden!] Image." Now displayed in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, USA; it was acquired from the person who found it, it wasn't stolen, nor taken as spoils of war or colonization. Frankly, if this had remained in the Philippines it would end up in a melting pot for its gold value. Or if ...

IF WE TRAVELED BACK IN TIME TO MANILA IN 1593 COULD WE BE UNDERSTOOD SPEAKING IN 2021 FILIPINO? Preserved in the Lessing J...

IF WE TRAVELED BACK IN TIME TO MANILA IN 1593 COULD WE BE UNDERSTOOD SPEAKING IN 2021 FILIPINO?

Preserved in the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. is one of the first known books printed in the Philippines: Doctrina Christiana en Lengua española y tagala... (Manila, 1593). It is the only copy in the universe. What makes it all the more special is that it is the earliest (16th century) source showing the baybayin.
Like the Rosetta Stone that unlock...

Save the date! Wednesday May 26 @2pmThe first of two Professorial Chair Lectures I am pleased and honored to deliver at the Pol...

Save the date! Wednesday May 26 @2pm
The first of two Professorial Chair Lectures I am pleased and honored to deliver at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Zoom and FB Live details will be posted a few days before the event.
#ambethocampo #thefilipinohistorian #lookingback #AskAmbeth #ambethsaimo #luna



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Regrets, old maps, and Carpio

My Inquirer column today is a companion to my post last week of Mr. Justice Carpio showing me Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys on the 1734 Murillo-Suarez- Bagay map of the Philippines where they were named: Los Bajos de Paragua and Panacot.
That post invited over 5k likes and had a very lively discussion thread that inspired the column. Take note that while "historical claims" have no basis after UNCLOS and in our territorial dispute against China. It was China that claimed "historical rights...

Filipino Public Historian, Journalist, Academic, and Author.

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Magisterial Lectures | Ambeth Ocampo - Liberating Ourselves From The Past

Thank you for the 12K likes to my post yesterday on the idea of a podcast or Youtube channel. The best title suggested so far is:
AMBETH SA IMO!
a rather racy title sent by pm was:
AMBETH'S LOG
some friends who recorded a Rizal as Plantitno episode some months ago used the hashtag
#AskAmbeth
Are there any other titles to consider aside from my Inquirer column title:
LOOKING BACK?

Late last night I received invitations to collaborate on podcasts, Youtube channels, websites, and even a radio spot...

Filipino Public Historian, journalist, academic, and author.

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