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My Inquirer column today on a Jesuit elephant in 17thC Manila.http://opinion.in...

My Inquirer column today on a Jesuit elephant in 17thC Manila.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75278/a-jesuit-elephant-in-17th-century-manila


A Jesuit elephant in 17th-century Manila
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Mali is a 40-year-old elephant from Sri Lanka who made international news when Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) launched a campaign to transfer her from her sorry quarters at the Manila Zoo to an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. I remember seeing Mali during a school field trip many…

Rising over the mountains like Godzilla the mythical sun and three stars that fo...

Rising over the mountains like Godzilla the mythical sun and three stars that form the main elements in our flag can be seen on the canopy of the iconic Balcony built on the front windows of Emilio Aguinaldo's home in Kawit , Cavite that marks the spot where the Declaration of Independence from Spain was read on June 12, 1898. I had to lie on the floor to take this photo so please share.


2014

To prepare for my June 28 Lecture at the Ayala Museum I revisited the original R...

To prepare for my June 28 Lecture at the Ayala Museum I revisited the original Rizal manuscripts now preserved in the National Library. To give you a sense of scale I placed my gloved hand (not copying Michael Jackson!) beside the Ultimo Adios that was small enough to be hidden in an alcohol lamp given to Rizal's family after his execution. Please share.


2014

My Inquirer column today on turtle meat in the 17thChttp://opinion.inquirer.net...

My Inquirer column today on turtle meat in the 17thC
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75079/the-taste-of-turtle-meat-and-fat


The taste of turtle meat and fat
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The apprehension of Chinese poachers in our waters by the Philippine Coast Guard occurs so often that it does not readily make headline news.

Before Manuel Luis Quezon issued the regulations that standardized the Philippin...

Before Manuel Luis Quezon issued the regulations that standardized the Philippine flag to the form we know today, the sun had a face, and sometimes had more than eight rays. This wonderful prewar flag in silk is displayed in the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit. Please share.


2014

My Inquirer column today on Pinoy food documented in 1837.http://opinion.inquir...

My Inquirer column today on Pinoy food documented in 1837.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/75020/goulay-paxio-houlam-in-1837


Goulay, paxio, houlam in 1837
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Of the many traveler’s accounts of the Philippines in the 19th century, one that is full of detailed information is the two-volume Les Philippines by J. Mallat, published in Paris in 1846. While a translation from the original French is readily available from the National Historical Commission of th…

I'm definitely back from Tokyo so History Comes Alive @ Ayala Museum rolls out o...

I'm definitely back from Tokyo so History Comes Alive @ Ayala Museum rolls out on the Saturdays of: June 28, July 26, and August 30. Mark your calendars folks. Don't worry lectures will be in English translation! Please share :)


2014

My Inquirer column today.http://opinion.inquirer.net/74835/jap......

My Inquirer column today.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/74835/japan-in-17th-century-philippine-history


Japan in 17th-century Philippine history
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Veteran journalists once advised younger ones like me to take a break from column deadlines when travelling abroad. Those were the days when journalists used a manual typewriter, an age before the computer and the Internet.

My Inquirer column today--the last in the Bonifacio series.http://opinion.inqui...

My Inquirer column today--the last in the Bonifacio series.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/74768/bonifacio-pardon-and-execution


Bonifacio: pardon and execution
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If you read the transcript of the Bonifacio Trial to the end, you will be left asking: What happened? Better still: What really happened?

Had 80 happy students despite the heat and speed of the Summer Term at Ateneo. W...

Had 80 happy students despite the heat and speed of the Summer Term at Ateneo. Wondering aloud when I will be allowed to lecture to 200!