Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 237

This is the opening page of Apolinario Mabini's notebook where he writes down th...

This is the opening page of Apolinario Mabini's notebook where he writes down the names of those who were exiled to Guam together with him. The prisoners left Manila on the Rosecranz on 15 January 1901 at 11 am.

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Heroes

This prewar postcard shows a "black" Santo Nino de Cebu. We should ask, who gave...

This prewar postcard shows a "black" Santo Nino de Cebu. We should ask, who gave him skin whitener to make him fair as he looks today? What did the image look like when Magellan presented it to Humabon's wife, Juana, after her baptism in 1521?

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History 2

My Inquirer column today on the Kalayaan islands.http://opinion.inquirer.net/27...

My Inquirer column today on the Kalayaan islands.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/27149/‘the-free-territory-of-freedomland’


‘The Free Territory of Freedomland’
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Manila North Cemetery, often referred to by its Spanish name, Cementerio del Norte, or simply “Norte” to the living and the dead who call the place home, is

If we had a DOT before the war this charming stereoscopic image would probably b...

If we had a DOT before the war this charming stereoscopic image would probably be used in a poster with the tag-line "Its more fun in the Philippines."

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History 2

My Inquirer column today on pre-Spanish Pinoy beliefs in the Boxer codex.http:/...

My Inquirer column today on pre-Spanish Pinoy beliefs in the Boxer codex.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/27029/the-boxer-codex


The Boxer Codex
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Thousands are expected to perish if a great earthquake hits Manila because people live and work in high-rise buildings. A similar earthquake in the pre-Spanish Philippines would have caused little or no casualties because people lived in simpler homes, though coastal communities could be wiped out b...

Shortly before midnight, Tokyo time, I was working and felt a bit dizzy, like my...

Shortly before midnight, Tokyo time, I was working and felt a bit dizzy, like my head was spinning and I thought of calling it a day when I saw the lampshade moving in a circular direction. Mild earthquake. Didn't panic although Im on the top floor of a residential building. Just hope my books didn't fall off the shelves in my office.

Was pleasantly surprised to find a full classroom in my course on the Banknotes...

Was pleasantly surprised to find a full classroom in my course on the Banknotes of ASEAN at Sophia University. Nobody slept yet. Looks like we will have fun this Spring term.

This traditional fish-shape cake with mongo is available in Manila. My niece cal...

This traditional fish-shape cake with mongo is available in Manila. My niece calls them "Japanese cake." Proper eating is for men to start with the head while women begin from the tail.


Travel

I recognized the Lapu-lapu monument in Mactan on the cover of this charming Japa...

I recognized the Lapu-lapu monument in Mactan on the cover of this charming Japanese children's book entitled "My Mother is from Cebu."


Travel

After three misses, the Inquirer column is resurrected.http://opinion.inquirer....

After three misses, the Inquirer column is resurrected.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/26493/us-military-atrocities-abroad


US military atrocities abroad
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An insightful article in the March 26, 2012, issue of Newsweek reminded worldwide readers of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam on March 16, 1968, when American soldiers entered the village of My Lai and left it a few hours later with between 300 and 500 Vietnamese dead, most of them unarmed women, chil...