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See you @Ayala Museum Saturday September 8 for my next lecture.

See you @Ayala Museum Saturday September 8 for my next lecture.

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Halo-halo from Mini-stop convenience stores in Japan come in three flavors. See...

Halo-halo from Mini-stop convenience stores in Japan come in three flavors. See my Inquirer column today on the Japanese origins of halo-halo below.

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My Inquirer column today on the Japanese roots of the Philippine halo-halo.htt...

My Inquirer column today on the Japanese roots of the Philippine halo-halo.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/35790/japanese-origins-of-the-philippine-halo-halo


Japanese origins of the Philippine ‘halo-halo’
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Contrary to popular belief, the halo-halo (mix-mix), our iconic summer cooler, is a Philippine dish with Japanese origins. Over the years we have consumed halo-halo at venues ranging from roadside stands to Chowking fast-food outlets to five-star hotels like the Manila Peninsula (which was the first...

I have no idea what these mechanical thingamajigs are but these spare parts pull...

I have no idea what these mechanical thingamajigs are but these spare parts pulled from the wreckage of Magsaysay plane crash were blamed for the national tragedy.

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Thanks for another sympathetic review of the last History Comes Alive lecture at...

Thanks for another sympathetic review of the last History Comes Alive lecture at the Ayala Museum.
See you again September 8

http://kaboboyan.tumblr.com/post/30165679097/history-is-more-fun-with-ambeth


History is more fun with Ambeth.
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The jampacked museum lobby was a good sign – Pinoys are interested in Philippine History. The Ayala Museum kicked off “History Comes Alive” series with Dr. Ambeth Ocampo’s “Before Japayuki: Japan in...

My Inquirer column today on the dreams of M. H. del Pilar.http://opinion.inqui...

My Inquirer column today on the dreams of M. H. del Pilar.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/35668/did-m-h-del-pilar-dream-in-color


Did M.H. del Pilar dream in color?
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Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850-1896) was editor of La Solidaridad (Solidarity), the fortnightly newspaper in Spain that called for reforms in the colonial Philippines. He is immortalized not just in our history textbooks and monuments of bronze and marble; his name is found on schools, streets, and town...

The late Jesse Robredo was a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Like Magsay...

The late Jesse Robredo was a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Like Magsaysay, Robredo perished in a tragic plane crash that made the nation mourn. This 1957 photo shows the search and rescue team going over the crash site where they found a flag with the seal of the President of the Philippines.

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History 2

We had about 400 people at my Ayala Museum lecture yesterday. I spent two hours...

We had about 400 people at my Ayala Museum lecture yesterday. I spent two hours signing copies of Looking Back 5. See you all at the Museum again on September 8.

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Juan Luna did more than paint on the walls of his prison cell in Fort Santiago....

Juan Luna did more than paint on the walls of his prison cell in Fort Santiago. His brother Antonio was also implicated in the Philippine Revolution of 1896. They were treated quite well: Antonio had books and writing materials, Juan was allowed his paint box resulting in this picture now preserved in the National Museum.

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