Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 243

My Inquirer column today on scandals of the past.

My Inquirer column today on scandals of the past.


'Pinoy Scandal'
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Young people who see the term "Pinoy Scandal" presume it is short for Pinoy (Sex) Scandal and expect graphic porn. If the couple is famous, that leads to more hits on the Net.

We have Rizal Cement, Rizal Commercial and Banking Corporation, Rizal Matches, s...

We have Rizal Cement, Rizal Commercial and Banking Corporation, Rizal Matches, so why not Rizal Cigars? This is a label from a prize-winning brand of pre-war Philippine or Manila Cigars.


Heroes

We have Angry Birds, we have na Galit na Bird in the Philippines. In Chiang Mai...

We have Angry Birds, we have na Galit na Bird in the Philippines. In Chiang Mai we were served Free Bird Water.


Smile

My Inquirer column today, post-Valentines Day.

My Inquirer column today, post-Valentines Day.


Love that kills
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By the time this column sees print the prices of long-stem roses and chocolates have gone down. If these flowers and sweets are beyond the "sell before" date they should be on sale by now. Dinner tables in romantic restaurants, rooms in short-time motels and motels masquerading as hotels can be book...

Pictures from my last lecture at the National Museum. Next one on Saturday March...

Pictures from my last lecture at the National Museum. Next one on Saturday March 10 @3pm. I will pre-sign many books so you wont have to line up too long.

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Gwenn Galvez's Photos
AMBETH OCAMPO regales a full house of visitors of the National Art Gallery and members of the Museum Foundation of the Phils w a history of Phil money

Leonor Rivera was Rizal's childhood sweetheart and fiancee. It is said she was t...

Leonor Rivera was Rizal's childhood sweetheart and fiancee. It is said she was the inspiration for Maria Clara in the Noli me tangere. In this studio portrait Leonor wears the baro't saya costume we know today as the "Maria Clara." Happy Valentines!

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Heroes

With Austin Coates author of "Rizal Philippine Nationalist and Martyr" (Oxford U...

With Austin Coates author of "Rizal Philippine Nationalist and Martyr" (Oxford University Press, 1968) this was taken in the home of Rizal's grandniece Asuncion Lopez Bantug. I sought him out for an interview and we later became good friends. He would stay with us when in Manila the last years of his life.

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Near Famous

The Rizal exhibit at the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana in Madrid can be viewed o...

The Rizal exhibit at the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana in Madrid can be viewed online. My essay was translated from the original English to Spanish.


Exposición Virtual. Biblioteca Nacional de España
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Micrositios Exposiciones

Had a good lecture at the National Museum, the next one is on Saturday March 10,...

Had a good lecture at the National Museum, the next one is on Saturday March 10, 2.30pm

A notice from the DFA website

A notice from the DFA website


Professor Ambeth Ocampo Lectures on Jose Rizal in Madrid
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Department of Foreign Affairs - Republic of the Philippines