Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 26

In the book-lined home of Bernardita Reyes Churchill,President of the Philippine National Historical Society

In the book-lined home of Bernardita Reyes Churchill,President of the Philippine National Historical Society.
I missed her Thanksgiving Dinner but enjoyed the leftovers and oral history spread over a four-hour lunch on a rainy Sunday. We should write our memoirs.



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View from a prewar house transferred and rebuilt in Abe’s farm,Magalang

View from a prewar house transferred and rebuilt in Abe’s farm,Magalang. Beautiful art-deco details in a bucolic setting.



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My Inquirer column today is on Cafe Adriatico in Malate that figures prominently in my youth

My Inquirer column today is on Cafe Adriatico in Malate that figures prominently in my youth. Long before Starbucks and the explosion of coffee shops, this one lives in memory. It is not what it used to be but continues to make memories for a younger generation.



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Tempus fugit

Tempus fugit. Time flies indeed.
My last lecture day for the semester is the time to thank my 150 students for teaching me more than I taught them.
They seem happy to be rid of me :)
Those who asked me to post their class pics on FB and IG-- here it is folks.



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My Inquirer column today mourns the loss of the P2P bus ride from Ayala One to UP Town Center that was a life-saver

My Inquirer column today mourns the loss of the P2P bus ride from Ayala One to UP Town Center that was a life-saver. Life has become difficult again.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/178682/m...



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Exploring the Camiña Heritage House in Arevalo, Iloilo caught a photobomber behind a bust of Ramon Avanceña, Chief Justice 1925-...

Exploring the Camiña Heritage House in Arevalo, Iloilo caught a photobomber behind a bust of Ramon Avanceña, Chief Justice 1925-1941. Didn’t have to examine the bust closely and determine if it’s by National Artist Guillermo Tolentino.



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UP Visayas Art Deco building,designed by Juan Arellano (1935), with sculptures by Ricardo Monti was the former Iloilo municipal ...

UP Visayas Art Deco building,designed by Juan Arellano (1935), with sculptures by Ricardo Monti was the former Iloilo municipal hall. So dramatic at night.



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Sunday lunch in the Lopez Boat House in Iloilo

Sunday lunch in the Lopez Boat House in Iloilo. My second time since I installed a historical marker by the doorway in 2002. A beautiful prewar art deco home built by Eugenio Lopez, Sr.inaugurated by Manuel L. Quezon.



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My Inquirer column today was originally titled “Taksil.” Editor changed it to Trators:)

My Inquirer column today was originally titled “Taksil.” Editor changed it to Trators:)



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Photos from Ambeth R. Ocampo's post

My Inquirer column today was inspired by the original sculpture of Rizal depicting Josephine Bracken sleeping {Right}. This tangible memento of the couples bliss in Dapitan, goes on the block at Leon Gallery on November 30. To give it some context I wrote about the Josephine romanticized by school, and the Josephine based on primary sources.
The book inscribed to her now in the National Museum of(Upper Left] and the way she signed herself when she returned to Hong Kong [Lower left].
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