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Desecrating historical monuments really makes me sick! As the country marks the 150th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, his 81-year old monument (erected in 1932) at the plaza of Cabatuan is now being turned into a giant Christmas tree. Please share this photo until it reaches the attention of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. This is really a stupid idea!

My Inquirer column on underwater archeology and our dispute with China.http://o...

My Inquirer column on underwater archeology and our dispute with China.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/66795/archaeology-and-our-territorial-dispute-with-china


Archaeology and our territorial dispute with China
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Textbook history often organizes the story of our nation into periods marked by our colonial experiences: the Spanish period 1565-1898, the American period 1898-1946, and the Japanese period 1941-1945.

Isabel Rosario Cooper (1914-1960) a.ka. Elizabeth Cooper was a singer and movie...

Isabel Rosario Cooper (1914-1960) a.ka. Elizabeth Cooper was a singer and movie actress popularly known as "Dimples." She is a footnote in Philippine history because she was at the receiving end of the first on-screen kiss in Philippine cinema, from Luis Tuason in the film "Tatlong Hambog" (1926). Aside from that she was General Douglas MacArthur's mistress in the Philippines and the U.S. She was later dumped and paid to remain silent, she opened a beauty parlor in California and died of drug overdose in 1960. Her life is worth a novel or a movie.

My column today on the legend of Francis Xavier's visit to Mindanao.http://opin...

My column today on the legend of Francis Xavier's visit to Mindanao.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/66673/st-francis-xavier-in-mindanao


St. Francis Xavier in Mindanao
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In a map of the Philippines drawn up by the Jesuit Murillo Velarde and engraved by the Filipino Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay in 1744, my attention was riveted by St. Francis Xavier shown close to Mindanao, because it was once believed that he visited the Philippines in his missionary voyage through Asia...

The 18th century map of the Philippines by Murillo Velarde, engraved by Nicolas...

The 18th century map of the Philippines by Murillo Velarde, engraved by Nicolas de la Cruz Bagay, shows Francis Xavier close to Mindanao because it was once believed he visited the Philippines. You will also see a crab carrying a cross that documents a miracle where Xavier calmed a storm by tossing his crucifix into the turbulent sea. When he stepped ashore a crab came out of the depths and returned his crucifix. Crab was not eaten that day and was blessed by the thankful Xavier. In GenSan I was served a crab marked by a cross on its shell and was told it was a descendant of the pious crab that returned Xavier's cross. More in my Inquirer column on Wednesday.

Rizal drew a Christmas Tree to illustrate his translation of Hans Cristian Ander...

Rizal drew a Christmas Tree to illustrate his translation of Hans Cristian Andersen's sad story "The Little Fir Tree" for his nephews and nieces.

My Inquirer column today on Bonifacio's Bolos.http://opinion.inquirer.net/66351...

My Inquirer column today on Bonifacio's Bolos.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/66351/bonifacios-bolo


Bonifacio’s bolo
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When represented in art, Andres Bonifacio wields a bolo.

My Inquirer column today on Bonifacio's revolver rather than his bolo.http://op...

My Inquirer column today on Bonifacio's revolver rather than his bolo.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/66249/bonifacios-revolver


Bonifacio’s revolver
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Posted on my Facebook Fan Page is a faded photograph showing the exhibits relating to Andres Bonifacio and the Katipunan in the prewar National Library.

Preserved in the National Library of the Philippines is a copy of the Trial of B...

Preserved in the National Library of the Philippines is a copy of the Trial of Bonifacio. Contrary to the assertion of a historian who made the ridiculous declaration that Andres Bonifacio was killed during his capture in Limbon on April 26, 1897 and did not stand trial we have Bonifacio's signature with a flourish on a page of the trial document dated May 4, 1897. Note that he also signed his Katipunan name "Maypagasa." The Supremo was executed on May 10, 1897 in Mt. Nagpatong near Mt. Buntis in the Maragondon range in Cavite.

Bonifacio's bolo--or at least one of many that were allegedly his--was displayed...

Bonifacio's bolo--or at least one of many that were allegedly his--was displayed in the National Museum before the war. What became of this and other related relics of the revolution after the war is one of the tragic losses of cultural heritage. Too bad the photographer who took this museum "installation shot" didn't think of publishing clear solo pictures of each individual object. Sayang.