Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 203

My Inquirer column today.http://opinion.inquirer.net/53079/phi......

My Inquirer column today.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/53079/philippine-elections-split-rather-than-unite


Philippine elections split rather than unite
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Textbook history is riddled with cardboard characters to hide the complexity of human nature that some teachers find difficult to explain. With the exception of the rivalry between the two Cavite factions of the Katipunan (Magdalo vs. Magdiwang), or the overblown but poorly explained conflict betwee...

The late E. Arsenio Manuel and Esteban de Ocampo taught me how to read history o...

The late E. Arsenio Manuel and Esteban de Ocampo taught me how to read history off tombstones. This one in the Manila North Cemetery caught my eye because it provides both the date and cause of death.

Sayang, if I were in NYC I'd enroll or at least sit-in Luigi Francia's class on...

Sayang, if I were in NYC I'd enroll or at least sit-in Luigi Francia's class on Rizal.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/74717/imagining-the-filipino


Imagining the Filipino
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This semester for the first time I taught a course on José Rizal, titling my seminar, “José Rizal and His Novels: Imagining the Filipino.”

History 165 Summer class picture lacks 20 students who volunteered to take the l...

History 165 Summer class picture lacks 20 students who volunteered to take the last test for their group mates. I wonder when Ateneo will allow me to lecture to 300 students at one time.

After a good meal at Romulo's I looked at the pictures of Carlos P. Romulo on th...

After a good meal at Romulo's I looked at the pictures of Carlos P. Romulo on the walls and remembered to post this.


Autographs

My Inquirer column today.http://opinion.inquirer.net/52725/ele...

My Inquirer column today.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/52725/elections-then-and-now


Elections then and now
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Voting was uneventful where I voted last Monday. No election irregularities, no machine breaking down or jamming. It just took so long—a little past two hours—from the time I entered the barangay hall to the time the machine flashed the message that I had voted successfully. A drop of indelible ink…

Polite text on this historical marker hints that some of our Founding Fathers ch...

Polite text on this historical marker hints that some of our Founding Fathers cheated in the first elections that led to the birth of the nation. We must see and notice the continuing relevance of the past in our time.

My Inquirer column today on 19th century Iloilo products.http://opinion.inquire...

My Inquirer column today on 19th century Iloilo products.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/52613/deer-skins-and-tortoise-shells-in-19th-century-ph


Deer skins and tortoise shells in 19th-century PH
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If you go to downtown Iloilo on Wednesday, you will come across the “Muelle Loney,” or even “Muelle Loney street,” that remind us of Nicholas Loney, Her Britannic Majesty’s vice consul in Iloilo during the days when the wharf was one of the busiest trading ports in 19th-century Philippines. Loney wa...

Many people posted photos of fingers with indelible ink to show they did their c...

Many people posted photos of fingers with indelible ink to show they did their civic duty by voting yesterday. My niece forwarded a photo of someone who didn't wait for the indelible ink to dry before using that finger.

All mothers are beautiful on their wedding day. They are more beautiful in the h...

All mothers are beautiful on their wedding day. They are more beautiful in the hearts and memories of their children and grandchildren. Happy Mothers Day!