Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 229

Hilaria del Rosario, shown on horseback during the Filipino-American War was Emi...

Hilaria del Rosario, shown on horseback during the Filipino-American War was Emilio Aguinaldo's first wife hence the Philippines first First Lady who established the precursor of today's Red Cross. She died in 1921. Aguinaldo then took a second wife, Maria Agoncillo.


History 2

Sorry for the late posting. My column today on one teacher who changed my life:...

Sorry for the late posting. My column today on one teacher who changed my life: Doreen G. Fernandez.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/31913/remembering-doreen


Remembering Doreen
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Doreen G. Fernandez passed on a decade ago in New York, on a day you could be doused with water in San Juan, on a day that celebrates the founding of Spanish Ma

SM Doña Sofia, Queen of Spain will be on her third visit to Filipinas. The three...

SM Doña Sofia, Queen of Spain will be on her third visit to Filipinas. The three times I had the pleasure of meeting her were in Spain, this was taken in Cadiz last March. The place she remembers with fondness was the "Mercado de Perlas." Surprised, I asked her where this was and she replied with a smile "en Greenhills!"

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Near Famous

These calling cards give us the three addresses of Rizal's Hong Kong clinic as w...

These calling cards give us the three addresses of Rizal's Hong Kong clinic as well as his consultation hours. He brought these to his exile in Dapitan and wrote simple words on the back turning them into "flash cards" to teach his students English.

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History 2

Knighted by France in 2008 and conferred the rank of Officier in the Order of Ar...

Knighted by France in 2008 and conferred the rank of Officier in the Order of Arts and Letters seemed like a dream. When the medal got pinned on my flesh I knew I was not dreaming. Lesson learned: wear a suit when given a medal, you won't get punctured.

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Near Famous

My Inquirer column today continues on the Philippines in World War I.http://op...

My Inquirer column today continues on the Philippines in World War I.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/31617/rizal-in-the-us-navy-filipinos-in-wwi


Rizal in the US Navy, Filipinos in WWI
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World War I seems so distant a time and place for Filipinos because actual hostilities did not reach our sunny shores unlike in World War II. The Philippines go

Julio Nakpil, composer of the Katipunan,married Gregoria de Jesus, widow of Andr...

Julio Nakpil, composer of the Katipunan,married Gregoria de Jesus, widow of Andres Bonifacio. This tune "Marangal na dalit ng Katagalugan" could have become our National Anthem instead of "Lupang Hinirang" (aka Bayang Magiliw) had history taken a different turn.

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History 2

My Inquirer column today, on the Philippines in World War I.http://opinion.inq...

My Inquirer column today, on the Philippines in World War I.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/31501/the-philippines-during-world-war-i


The Philippines during World War I
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Sometimes I wish I were born 50 years earlier, if only to have the opportunity to meet and interview people who went through the Philippine Revolution against S

Sari-sari store in Manila North Cemetery. It really is more fun in the Philippines!

Sari-sari store in Manila North Cemetery. It really is more fun in the Philippines!


History 2

Thinking of how I join Sunday family dinner in Makati from Tokyo these days I re...

Thinking of how I join Sunday family dinner in Makati from Tokyo these days I realized that if Rizal had a phone and Skype he would not have written all those letters and Ambeth Ocampo would have no career!