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What the stylish prewar Filipina wore for summer.

What the stylish prewar Filipina wore for summer.



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Flooding is not new to the Philippines

Flooding is not new to the Philippines. But current flood control projects afflicted by “kleptosirosis” is!
A description of flooding can be found in the 17th century Jesuit account of Pedro Chirino. This photo from the early 20th century shows Pinoys wading in a flood, what is new today is catching leptospirosis from floodwaters.



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T.Pinpin, in my childhood memory, was the name of the street where Smart Panciteria was located

T.Pinpin, in my childhood memory, was the name of the street where Smart Panciteria was located. Here we had breaded frog legs, ham duck rice, and “Bomba Soup.”Araling Panlipuna taught me that Tomas Pinpin was the “Prince of Filipino Printers.” When I asked who are the King and Queen of Filipino Printers? I was answered with silence.
Going over early Philippine imprints in the National Library, I was drawn to a Japanese dictionary Pinpin printed in 1630. Imagine Spanish Manila exporting the...

I have been very busy this August, History Month, with a lecture every week in addition to my undergraduate classes in Ateneo de...

I have been very busy this August, History Month, with a lecture every week in addition to my undergraduate classes in Ateneo de Manila University.
If you are in Bangkok this week, I am delivering a lecture on "Maps and the emergence of the Filipino Nation" at Thammasat University please see the colored poster (LowerRight) for details.



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From page 35 of the 1938 Catalog of Paintings, Sculptures and Historical Objects (Left), we know that "Bonifacio's Bolo" was onc...

From page 35 of the 1938 Catalog of Paintings, Sculptures and Historical Objects (Left), we know that "Bonifacio's Bolo" was once in the National Museum.
The bolo (photographed in Sun Studio--Right) is believed lost or destroyed after the 1945 Battle for Manila. I hope it is still extant, and will be lured out of hiding someday, by the astronomical amounts paid for such at Leon Gallery.
From a slide in my Roderick Hall Lecture at the Filipinas Heritage Library yesterday.



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Third of five lectures this History month done. “Cultural Casualties of World War II” at the Ayala Museum took 45 minutes, but the book signing took two hours. It was an afternoon well spent meeting readers, doing Q&A.





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My Inquirer column today on the political tension between to men whose faces on banknotes I had in my wallet growing up.
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Ayala to Cubao usually takes less than 20 mins. Today it took almost an hour and this is what Cubao station looked like at 8.47 am today.
In Tokyo, train and subway operators apologize for even a minute delay and issue certificates for those who will be late for work school or appointments. Efficient public transport is a human right and citizens should demand it.





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Photos from The Philippines as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025's post

Great gift for my birthday!
Can't wait to hold a physical copy of Cabinet of Curiosities, translated from the original English into German, at the 2025 Frankfurt Bookfair where the Philippines is Guest of Honor.
Another translation into Bahasa is forthcoming.









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My Inquirer column today on the Quezon Papers soon to be accessible online.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/185333/t...





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