Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 158

My Inquirer column today on the art of Fernando Zobel.http://opinion.inquirer.n...

My Inquirer column today on the art of Fernando Zobel.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/82087/zobel-words-and-pictures


Zobel, words and pictures
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Some people react to abstract art with the comment that any five-year-old can do the same dabs of paint on a canvas and be considered an artist. When some

MERALCO was not just an electric company. Iit was the "Manila Electric Railroad...

MERALCO was not just an electric company. Iit was the "Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company" till 1919 and this advertisement shows how their trains earned extra income by selling advertising space just as our MRT/LRT and buses do today. Pls share.


2015

I chose to stay home during the Papal weekend and watch everything unfold on TV....

I chose to stay home during the Papal weekend and watch everything unfold on TV. No crowds, no diapers, just idiotic commentary from TV anchors and reporters. I have no pictures with the Pope, not even the cardboard ones in churches, but I have the next best thing, a photo with Cardinal Tagle.


2015

It's not an urban legend pala, now I have to find Cooking ng Ina mo rin!

It's not an urban legend pala, now I have to find Cooking ng Ina mo rin!

My column today on CEDULA.http://opinion.inquirer.net/81943/cedula

My column today on CEDULA.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/81943/cedula


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January is the time of year when adults head to their barangay hall or municipio to get a cedula or residence certificate.

Sorry for posting this column late--its about a legendary woman Pope and a secre...

Sorry for posting this column late--its about a legendary woman Pope and a secret woman Jesuit,
http://opinion.inquirer.net/81898/a-woman-as-pope-and-jesuit


A woman as pope and Jesuit
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When, during his encounter with the youth at the University of Santo Tomas, Pope Francis advised the organizers to include more women next time, to offset the

Tomorrow is the Feast of the Santo Niño, it reminded me of a detail from a 17th...

Tomorrow is the Feast of the Santo Ni��o, it reminded me of a detail from a 17th century altar front in San Agustin depicting the "Nino Dormido" (Sleeping Child Jesus). This charming Ni��o, expertly carved from Philippine hardwood, resembles depictions of the Buddha in blissful sleep, proof of the melding of cultures in Philippine religious imagery. Pls share.


2015

My Inquirer column today on the man who saved the life of Paul VI in Manila.htt...

My Inquirer column today on the man who saved the life of Paul VI in Manila.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/81746/the-popes-gorilla


The Pope���s ���Gorilla���
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Bishop Paul Casimir Marcinkus (1922-2006) was not known in Rome as ���Il Gorilla��� for nothing. He towered over most people in the Vatican Curia because he stood at 6���4��� without shoes. He weighed over 200 pounds, and, like a sumo wrestler, tackled a deranged Bolivian painter who attempted to assassinat���

Each time I go to San Agustin in Intramuros, I look for this image of San Pedro...

Each time I go to San Agustin in Intramuros, I look for this image of San Pedro Martir and wonder if he can be the patron saint against headaches. Pls share.


2015

Ferdinand Marcos saving the life of Pope Paul VI with a karate chop and a few ki...

Ferdinand Marcos saving the life of Pope Paul VI with a karate chop and a few kicks is something for Ripley's "Believe it or Not" read on and please share.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/81698/the-marcos-karate-chop


The Marcos karate chop
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When I asked the eminent Filipino historian Teodoro A. Agoncillo how he managed conflicting sources, he answered that often those not meant for public consumption were best. The more secret or private the document, the more reliable it is. But what if the private document is itself questionable, lik���