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My Inquirer column today on what else was lost in the Battle for Manila in 1945....

My Inquirer column today on what else was lost in the Battle for Manila in 1945. I have been informed that contrary to some people who want to distort history, Korean recruits were not involved in the atrocities in the atrocities committed in Manila because they were assigned elsewhere.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/83090/rape-of-cultural-heritage


Rape of cultural heritage
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This year is the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, as well as the end of the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines. While most people and textbooks memorialize February 1945 as the ���Liberation of Manila��� (from the Japanese), many others, like the writer Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil who���

My Inquirer column today on the burden of caring for books.http://opinion.inqui...

My Inquirer column today on the burden of caring for books.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/83038/old-fashioned-books


Old-fashioned books
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It turns out that the Isis video showing the destruction of ���ancient��� statues and artifacts in the Mosul museum that went viral online was not what it seemed. The artifacts shown being pushed off pedestals, crushed with sledgehammers, or disfigured with drills and chainsaws were reproductions. All t���

I have heard so many good things about the Old Manila Walks being given by Ivan...

I have heard so many good things about the Old Manila Walks being given by Ivan Man Dy for the past ten years, especially the Walk and Wok food tour of Binondo. So I finally accepted a personalized tour and got many ideas for columns as well gained a few inches on my waist. This is the Dai (great) siopao from Masuki. To get an idea of size compare it to my niece's mascot Monchichi.


2015

This Japanese war-time propaganda poster is one of many presently exhibited in t...

This Japanese war-time propaganda poster is one of many presently exhibited in the Lopez Museum. It looks charming enough to hang in a kindergarten classroom, but the message about happiness and home in a Japanese-occupied Philippines was definitely far from the triuth. Pls share.


2015

Sorry, forgot to load my Inquirer column today on Rizal in Paris.http://opinion...

Sorry, forgot to load my Inquirer column today on Rizal in Paris.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/82904/innocents-abroad


Innocents abroad
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French flags fly alongside our own on Roxas Boulevard, on the short walk to the Rizal monument, and on the gates of Malaca��ang today. President Fran��ois Hollande of France is in Manila for a two-day state visit, and grounding the high-level political and economic talks will be our long historical re���

There are many Philippine historical photos in the LIFE website. This shows a pa...

There are many Philippine historical photos in the LIFE website. This shows a party for Douglas MacArthur, who re-visited the Philippines after the war. As you can see, everyone is busy and engaged, only MacArthur is eye to eye with the lechon placed too far from reach.Pls share.

Some signs in ASEAN prohibit bringing durian into a train but this one on Hong K...

Some signs in ASEAN prohibit bringing durian into a train but this one on Hong Kong MTR prohibits bringing: New Year orange trees, fireworks, balioons and lechon!


2015

Was in Zamboanga last weekend and saw one of the best Rizal monuments in the Phi...

Was in Zamboanga last weekend and saw one of the best Rizal monuments in the Philippines.

Kung hei fat choy! May the Year of the Sheep/Goat be happy and prosperous for ev...

Kung hei fat choy! May the Year of the Sheep/Goat be happy and prosperous for everyone!

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Best Opinion Page Columnist Gawad Tanglaw #howtogetawaywithmurder