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Often overlooked by visitors to the Malacanang Museum this small object should h...

Often overlooked by visitors to the Malacanang Museum this small object should have been highlighted last June 12. The thimble used by Marcela Agoncillo when she made the first Philippine flag in Hongkong in 1898.


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We had almost 700 people at the Ayala Museum for my lecture yesterday. Ground fl...

We had almost 700 people at the Ayala Museum for my lecture yesterday. Ground floor was Standing Room. We had a Satellite viewing section via Skype on the 3rd floor and that was packed too. Hope you reserve or come early for the July 26 talk on Apolinario Mabini!


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My Inquirer column today on early Japan-Philippines relations.opinion.inquirer....

My Inquirer column today on early Japan-Philippines relations.
opinion.inquirer.net/75991/japan-under-our-skin


Japan under our skin
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Toshinao Urabe, ambassador of Japan, led us through a delicate dinner at his residence recently, which made me realize that the Japanese really eat with their eyes. An elaborate dinner service, fine lacquerware and creative plating of each dish delighted our senses before the food was actually taste…

Would you believe I forgot to post yesterdays column on Araw ng Maynila? That sh...

Would you believe I forgot to post yesterdays column on Araw ng Maynila? That should rightfully be Araw ng Kastila!
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75935/araw-ng-maynila-araw-ng-kastila


‘Araw ng Maynila,’ ‘Araw ng Kastila’
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If you passed San Juan unprepared on June 24, chances are you were doused with water. This is the traditional way the townspeople celebrate the feast of its patron saint—John the Baptist, better known in the Philippines by his Spanish name San Juan Bautista. June 24 is also a holiday in Manila becau…

Selfie of Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. This 19th century Filipino painter had a c...

Selfie of Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo. This 19th century Filipino painter had a camera and he took many photographs that are worth a second look if only to compare and contrast selfless taken today with those of the past. Please share.

Ayala Museum now offers a season pass for History Comes Alive 2014! Discounted...

Ayala Museum now offers a season pass for History Comes Alive 2014! Discounted admission for those who plan to attend all three lectures. See you on Satuday the 28th for the first lecture, as usual, on Rizal: Face to Face. Please share.


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Hands down, the best Japanese food in Manila is in the residence of the Japanese...

Hands down, the best Japanese food in Manila is in the residence of the Japanese ambassador, everything elsewhere pales in comparison,

My Inquirer column today on Mabini and the Commission on Appointments.http://op...

My Inquirer column today on Mabini and the Commission on Appointments.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75769/syphilis-and-sex-videos


Syphilis and sex videos
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Sex videos were “thrown in” in an attempt to block the confirmation of Leila de Lima’s appointment as justice secretary.

Happy Birthday Lolo Jose! We used to own a bust of Jose Rizal by National Artis...

Happy Birthday Lolo Jose!
We used to own a bust of Jose Rizal by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino that is now in the Rizal Library of the Ateneo. Rizal was part of our family, he wore a Santa hat during Christmas, and dark shades in the summer. Some people found this sacrilegious but that was our way of showing our affection for "Lolo Jose" as we were taught to call him by his grand niece Asuncion Lopez Bantug. Neal Oshima took this photo of Lolo Jose and my sister a quarter of a century ago.


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My Inquirer column today with excerpts from my forthcoming book "Rizal and me."...

My Inquirer column today with excerpts from my forthcoming book "Rizal and me." Please share
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75712/rizals-ateneo


Rizal’s Ateneo
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Ateneo Loyola Schools welcomed a new batch of freshmen and returning students this school year on June 16, the same day in 1875 that Jose Rizal returned to Ateneo Municipal after the summer vacation. Contrary to popular belief, Ateneo in Rizal’s time was a colegio, meaning a secondary or high school…