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My Inquirer column today on Visayan pirates in China long before Magellan was bo...

My Inquirer column today on Visayan pirates in China long before Magellan was born.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/27631/pirates-of-the-visayas-in-china


Pirates of the Visayas in China
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While there are many references to the Philippines in ancient Chinese records, only a handful are available in English, all reproduced, wholly or partly, in the

Jessica Zafra reviews films, books, tennis, and sometimes lectures like mine. Wa...

Jessica Zafra reviews films, books, tennis, and sometimes lectures like mine. Want to share this old entry from her blog.
http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/twisted/history/page/2/


JessicarulestheUniverse | History
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Although we had the world’s most useless portable GPS (places of interest: Shopwise, Jollibee…) our trip from Makati to Pinto Art Museum in Antipolo took just half an hour in the light holiday traffic. After a good lunch at the Pinto Cafe (run by Bizu, have the evil chocolate souffle), we visited th...

Gregorio del Pilar or "Heneral Goyo" was young, dashing, and a bit of a ladies'...

Gregorio del Pilar or "Heneral Goyo" was young, dashing, and a bit of a ladies' man. When the enemy stripped his corpse bare for souvenirs they found love letters and embroidered handkerchiefs in his pockets from the young women who surrendered their hearts to the "Boy-General."


History 2

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Ito rin ang aklat na nag-engganyo sa akin na maging historyador noong una ko itong mabasa noong summer ng 1995, noong pa-grade 5 ako.

My Inquirer column today on the South China [West Philippine] Sea.http://opinio...

My Inquirer column today on the South China [West Philippine] Sea.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/27475/a-question-for-ernie-baron


A question for Ernie Baron
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Ongoing till April 27 in the pretty principality of Monaco is the conference of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), which meets there every five

A 2010 blog post by Jessica Zafra carries a photo of a typical dinner setting at...

A 2010 blog post by Jessica Zafra carries a photo of a typical dinner setting at home where a meal with friends (I can only seat 8 people) is a feast for all senses: food for the gut, food for the mind, and food for the soul.

http://www.jessicarulestheuniverse.com/2010/page/35

The historical marker in a corner of Magdalena church, Laguna where the wounded...

The historical marker in a corner of Magdalena church, Laguna where the wounded Emilio Jacinto took refuge in February 1898. The visible stains on the tile floor are, according to this marker, Jacinto's blood rather than a glaring example of bad housekeeping.

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History 2

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