Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 51

Aside from commemorating the 125th anniversary of the outbreak of the Philippine-American War we must look back both on the even...

Aside from commemorating the 125th anniversary of the outbreak of the Philippine-American War we must look back both on the events that led to it and its aftermath.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/170520/c...



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This is a corner of Photo-oleo exhibit at the National Museum where you can meet my mother face-to-face, not once but twice. The...

This is a corner of Photo-oleo exhibit at the National Museum where you can meet my mother face-to-face, not once but twice. The one on the left is the one that has gone viral.
It seems the display has been rearranged since this photo was taken in 2021 as my mother's photo-oleos are now side by side.
My Inquirer column today narrates the stories behind the two images:
https://opinion.inquirer.net/170443/r...



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ANTONIO LUNA (1866-1899) had Ilocano ancestry but he was born in Binondo. Impressions, a collection of his essays, was published...

ANTONIO LUNA (1866-1899) had Ilocano ancestry but he was born in Binondo. Impressions, a collection of his essays, was published in Madrid in 1891 under his pseudonym Taga-ilog, the root of the word "Tagalog." While he is best remembered as a general of the Philippine American War, it is not well-known that he was a man of science, trained at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, and was one of the best swordsmen and guitar players of his generation.
Some of Luna's writings have been translated fr...

Trending on Tiktok video this morning was the post of Veronica Balayo, a recent visitor to the National Museum who resembles a ...

Trending on Tiktok video this morning was the post of Veronica Balayo, a recent visitor to the National Museum who resembles a photo-oleo of my mother from the 1950's! The video has earned over 400,000 likes!



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Photos from Ayala Museum's post

Double feature at the Ayala Museum on February 18, 2024.
Gomburza Lecture at 2 pm, followed by a Luna Lecture at 5pm. *For those who missed History Comes Alive last year, Luna lecture is an updated replay.
Lectures are in English with a sprinkling of Filipino.





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Imagine the present Blackbird Restaurant on Makati Avenue [Encircled] before World War 2. It was then an airport control Neilson...

Imagine the present Blackbird Restaurant on Makati Avenue [Encircled] before World War 2. It was then an airport control Neilson Tower. What are now Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Avenues were the runways. Can you locate where the Manila Peninsula and Makati Shangrila now stand? Could anyone at the time imagine that this grazing land would develop into the glitzy Makati Commercial and Business District?



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If I filter the background and wear a sweater people will think I am in a kiat-kiat orchard in China, but this is Binondo, the w...

If I filter the background and wear a sweater people will think I am in a kiat-kiat orchard in China, but this is Binondo, the world's oldest Chinatown, two weeks before the Chinese New Year. I forgot to bring Freud but had great company with Ivan Man Dy of Old Manila Walks mapping out the routes for my special tour of Rizal's Binondo coming soon.



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Book signing at Robinsons Galleria this Sunday.

Book signing at Robinsons Galleria this Sunday.


Meet and greet acclaimed historian and bestselling #AnvilAuthor Ambeth Ocampo at the #NationalBookStore Sulit Reads New Year Book Fair! Join his BOOK SIGNING:

🗓️2:00 - 4:00 PM, January 28 (Sunday)
📍Level 1, Main Atrium, Robinsons Galleria Ortigas

‼️FREE ADMISSION. RSVP now: bit.ly/nbssrnyfep ‼️

Bring your family and friends and enjoy:
✅up to 80% OFF on participating items,
✅₱99 books, and
✅book signing events with Filipino authors!

Special th...

Caught in Monday morning traffic wondering why the Point to Point (P2P) Bus that only passes by and doesn’t stop anywhere on Eds...

Caught in Monday morning traffic wondering why the Point to Point (P2P) Bus that only passes by and doesn’t stop anywhere on Edsa is not allowed on the Bus Lane?



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Ephemera from the Philippine Revolution and the First Republic are so small and fragile. Tomorrow, the 125th anniversary of...

Ephemera from the Philippine Revolution and the First Republic are so small and fragile.
Tomorrow, the 125th anniversary of the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution, was the prompt to open my Cabinet of Curiosities and bring out a copy of the Constitution, printed small, the size of a novena, quite appropriate because all the events were held in Barasoain Church.



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