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After reading my Inquirer column today, you may never see rats the same way ever again

After reading my Inquirer column today, you may never see rats the same way ever again.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/176622/r...



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Excited to see a physical copy of a new edition of "Meaning and History." It will ready for MIBF book signing

Excited to see a physical copy of a new edition of "Meaning and History." It will ready for MIBF book signing.
Bigger. Better, Has Pictures. Added Essay. Including a Bibliographic essay on the sources for those who want to read further on their own.



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My Inquirer column today is on weapons and swindlers in Commonwealth-era newspapers

My Inquirer column today is on weapons and swindlers in Commonwealth-era newspapers. Almost a century hence, weapons and swindlers are still around but in a different shape and form.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/176556/w...



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This photo from the U.S

This photo from the U.S. Library of Congress was taken over a century ago. There were photo bombers in Manila even then. How many do you see?



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Lecture and booksigning in Naga!

Lecture and booksigning in Naga!


Ambeth R. Ocampo is coming to Naga for the The Third Bikol Book Festival this coming September 7, 2024 at the Ateneo de Naga University!

As one of the invited speakers for INA: Power and Intimacy, a special lecture series and exhibition organized by the Caceres Commission for Libraries, Archives and Museums with the support of Ateneo de Naga University Press and the National Book Development Board - Philippines, we hope to see you all on SATURDAY, September 7,...

Thanks to Dr Elyxur Ramos, President University of Makati for the honor of delivering the commencement address at PICC today

Thanks to Dr Elyxur Ramos, President University of Makati for the honor of delivering the commencement address at PICC today.



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TOLENTINO'S GRUPO DE FILIPINOS ILUSTRES

TOLENTINO'S GRUPO DE FILIPINOS ILUSTRES.
In 1911 a Fine Arts student named Guillermo Tolentino drew a composite portrait of "Filipinos Ilustres" or Filipinos (all male) who were "illustrious" in late 19th and early 20th century Philippine history, but some of them obscure today. Without looking at the caption, can you identify them all?
There is no known photograph of these men together, so Tolentino used individual mugshots to create a composite "class picture" with thirteen figures (Sa...

When the Philippine Islands fell into the lap of the U.S

When the Philippine Islands fell into the lap of the U.S. in 1898, at the end of the Spanish-American War President William McKinley admitted that when he first heard of the islands he could not locate them on a globe.
A relative of colonial administrator, Dean C. Worcester asked, "is that the place where St. Paul wrote a letter from?"
This map from the early 1900s in the University of Michigan Hatcher Library Special Collections shows, graphically, the size of Luzon in relation to Oh...

What was showing in cinemas during the Japanese occupation?

What was showing in cinemas during the Japanese occupation?
On November 20, 1942 the Tribune published the films showing in Manila. Almost all were locally produced, from local history like "Princess Urduja" to comedies like "Calling Dr. Bigotillo" and "Haunted House" the movies were a welcome distraction from the horrors of the war.



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My Inquirer column today on intelligence analysis on prominent personalities after the 1983 Aquino assassination

My Inquirer column today on intelligence analysis on prominent personalities after the 1983 Aquino assassination.


Today's #LookingBack by Ambeth Ocampo (Aug. 23, 2024).

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