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My Inquirer column today on not one but two Bonifacio bolos!

My Inquirer column today on not one but two Bonifacio bolos!


Where is Bonifacio's bolo? | Inquirer Opinion
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Where are the bones of Andres Bonifacio? That was the question posed in last Wednesday's column, which prompted recently appointed National Library Director Antonio M. Santos to make an inquiry. The inquiry led to a dead end. In a gathering of librarians on Bonifacio Day, he said in jest that his pr...

Sorry for the late posting. But here is a sketch by Jorge Pineda in 1911 depicti...

Sorry for the late posting. But here is a sketch by Jorge Pineda in 1911 depicting the proposed monument commemorating the Heroes of 1896. After it was erected in Balintawak it spawned so many copies that have since been mistaken to be Andres Bonifacio! For details see my books "Bonifacio's Bolo" and "Bones of Contention."


Heroes

Where are Bonifacio's remains? Nobody knows but follow the trail in my Inquirer...

Where are Bonifacio's remains? Nobody knows but follow the trail in my Inquirer column today.


The mystery of Bonifacio's bones | Inquirer Opinion
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On Nov. 30, 1863, a boy was born in Tondo to Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro. In the church calendar the day 30 is marked as the feast of St. Andrew, so the child was christened Andres Bonifacio. During the Spanish period Nov. 30 was celebrated in Spanish Manila because San Andres was cons...

Jose Honorato Lozano painted this view of the Pateros River in the late 19thC an...

Jose Honorato Lozano painted this view of the Pateros River in the late 19thC and you can see the duck (pato) industry that gave the place its name. The best balut comes from this Southern Tagalog town, so does the "Peking Duck" served in some local restaurants. One 19thC account says that the men of Pateros sat on the eggs to warm them, they were idle human incubators!


History

Four days to go! See you at the Ayala Museum this Saturday December 3 @3pm

Four days to go! See you at the Ayala Museum this Saturday December 3 @3pm

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History
Historic EDSA is the site of the 1986 People Power Revolution. Formerly Highway 54 it was renamed in honor of the historian and National Library Director Epifanio de los Santos (1871-1928) now we can connect a face to the streetname.

Am glad I accepted Cedie Vargas's invite to attend the opening of the Chabet sho...

Am glad I accepted Cedie Vargas's invite to attend the opening of the Chabet show at the Lopez Museum. Traffic was terrible and Chabet wasnt around but I was rewarded with a blast into the past--- David Medalla was there!


Near Famous

Sorry for the late posting but would you believe Inq.net forgot to load the colu...

Sorry for the late posting but would you believe Inq.net forgot to load the column today? Its conclusion of last Wednesday's column on banknotes and history.


'Weather-weather lang' | Inquirer Opinion
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Banknotes are small, almost worthless, pieces of paper, but depending on the amount printed on them, one piece of paper is worth more than another with a different color and a different portrait on it. Those who cannot read the words and numbers on banknotes rely on color or the faces to know their ...

I presume this pre-war department store in Manila was a workers cooperative. One...

I presume this pre-war department store in Manila was a workers cooperative. One wonders what goods they had on sale, perhaps luxury items like Louis Vuitton at factory prices? Or was it a well-stocked deli and liquor shop like Santi's today?


History

My Inquirer column today, the first of two on reading history off the banknotes...

My Inquirer column today, the first of two on reading history off the banknotes in your wallet.


'Mukhang pera!' | Inquirer Opinion
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The recent "arrest" and booking of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in St. Luke's hospital is a reminder that life is indeed like a wheel—sometimes we are on top, other times on the bottom. Her arrest should remind us of former President Joseph Estrada who was arrested,...