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Sorry for the late posting. My session on Rizal and the essay will be tomorrow a...

Sorry for the late posting. My session on Rizal and the essay will be tomorrow afternoon.


UMPIL to hold annual convention and the Rizal Sesquicentennial Literary Convention for Teachers | Pa
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As a commemorative event and significant part of its annual convention, the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) will hold the Rizal Sesquicentennial Literary Conference for Teachers on 25-27 August 2011 at the Claro M. Recto Hall, College of Arts and Letters, Rizal Building, College of Arts ...

Sharing a flattering article from the latest Guidon, the Ateneo college paper.

Sharing a flattering article from the latest Guidon, the Ateneo college paper.


Ambeth Ocampo: Breathing life into the past
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You wouldn't normally find this instruction in a history exam, yet such eccentric stories—passed on from a friend or through posts at the Overheard at the Ateneo de Manila University 2.0 Facebook page—tell how much influence one history professor has had on how students perceive Philippine history.

Those who ask why Rizal is on the one-peso coin are told that our national hero...

Those who ask why Rizal is on the one-peso coin are told that our national hero is on the basic unit of currency. However, in our early banknotes Rizal used to be on the TWO-peso bill, the face on the one-peso used to be Apolinario Mabini. Rizal moved to "piso" during the Marcos years.


Heroes

is sorry he was unable to meet his deadline thus there is no Inquirer column today.

is sorry he was unable to meet his deadline thus there is no Inquirer column today.

My Page 1 Inquirer story today casting doubt on Rizal's authorship of "Sa aking...

My Page 1 Inquirer story today casting doubt on Rizal's authorship of "Sa aking mga kabata."


Did young Rizal really write poem for children? | Inquirer News
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IN 1892, Jose Rizal began a new novel in Tagalog. He realized that in order to reach a wider readership in his country, he had to write in his

EDITH TIEMPO (1919-2011) National Artist for Literature. This is how I remember...

EDITH TIEMPO (1919-2011) National Artist for Literature. This is how I remember her chuckling and reminiscing. She co-founded the Silliman Writers Workshop with her husband. I was accepted in my lost youth but wasnt able to attend, that is one of my many regrets.
Photo was taken by the artist Sid Hildawa who passed away in 2008. As the only one left standing I wondered about the Pinoy superstition about misfortune resulting from being photographed in threes.


Near Famous

Should a bakery sell more than bread? School supplies and condoms perhaps? This...

Should a bakery sell more than bread? School supplies and condoms perhaps? This bakery on Panay avenue, QC made me stop and appreciate the pun-ny sign.


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This is the most wonderful birthday cake in the world! It had a small black Macb...

This is the most wonderful birthday cake in the world! It had a small black Macbook with my FB Fan Page as well as some of my books (check out the other pix) all were edible! Inside the Ateneo-blue icing was a moist butter cake. Oc's Little Kitchen makes one of a kind cakes on any theme to order.


OC's Little Kitchen's Photos

was in POPULAR Bookstore this afternoon, found some interesting titles not avail...

was in POPULAR Bookstore this afternoon, found some interesting titles not available anywhere else. And, for readers trying to complete a set of my books: The Paintings of E. Aguilar Cruz (1986) my first book are still available at the price 25 years ago P50!

Pre-war Philippine cigarette labels are worth serious study because of the wonde...

Pre-war Philippine cigarette labels are worth serious study because of the wonderful designs on them that express the temper of the times. These ones even had the most prominent politicians: Sergio Osmeña (top) and Manuel L. Quezon (bottom) shown in their youth before they became benign and elderly icons on our banknotes. These labels used to be part of my collection.


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