Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 52

Near-famous indeed. These are the original manuscripts of the novels that figure in the emergence of the Filipino nation. They a...

Near-famous indeed. These are the original manuscripts of the novels that figure in the emergence of the Filipino nation. They are preserved in the National Library of the Philippines, secured in a vault.
My Inquirer column today are random notes on the novels of Rizal that I hope to build into a long, but readable, bibliographic essay.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/170090/n...



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After a century and a quarter we should look back on the Spanish-American and Philippine-American War through the primary source...

After a century and a quarter we should look back on the Spanish-American and Philippine-American War through the primary sources I first encountered as an undergrad at the Lopez Museum and Library. My talk at Rockwell Cinemas on February 3. Pls contact the museum for registration.


Watch out for details and how to sign up next week, it’s a date!

Image source:
Telembang, 1 July 2022 issue, Lopez Museum and Library Collection

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Back to school again! At the beginning of each semester I ask my students to draw Andres Bonifacio and Jose Rizal to see wh...

Back to school again!
At the beginning of each semester I ask my students to draw Andres Bonifacio and Jose Rizal to see what they remember from K-12 and also to see how they solve a question. Some are old fashioned and trace the images off coins on paper by shading with a pencil (Top Left), others use another method, they Google the images on their phone, place paper over a lighted screen and trace. (Bottom Left). Others draw free-hand (Top and Bottom Left) with varying results.
This ...

Back (Pasig-side) view of the burned out Manila Post Office. What is the plan for this this landmark building.

Back (Pasig-side) view of the burned out Manila Post Office. What is the plan for this this landmark building.



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February is a busy month indeed.

February is a busy month indeed.



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Guesting on Old Manila Walks February 4 and 11 to do a tour of Rizal’s Binondo.For more information email fun@oldmanilawalks.c...

Guesting on Old Manila Walks February 4 and 11 to do a tour of Rizal’s Binondo.
For more information
email fun@oldmanilawalks.com
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Photos from Ambeth R. Ocampo's post

After Christmas, the baby in the manger matures very fast. He becomes the suffering adult, Nazareno de Quiapo, feted on January 9, then morphs into the cute toddler in heavy clothes, Santo Niño, celebrated in Cebu, Tondo, Pandacan, mendiola, Aklan and elsewhere on the Third Sunday of January.
My Inquirer column today is on the Santo Niño de Cebu and the two stories that link the image to a history that goes back from 1565 to 1521.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/169772/s...





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Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature, and I dwarfed by a tapestry by National Artist BenCab. Taken at Altromondo by Mike...

Gemino Abad, National Artist for Literature, and I dwarfed by a tapestry by National Artist BenCab.
Taken at Altromondo by Mike Jugo.



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A walk through the San Nicolas district (often mistaken for Binondo) is a stroll through history. Some corners still have mid-19...

A walk through the San Nicolas district (often mistaken for Binondo) is a stroll through history. Some corners still have mid-19th century street signs with brick letters. Madrid street,based on my research, is a footnote in the story of Andres Bonifacio. I should consider expanding my Binondo walking tour to include part of San Nicolas. Thanks to Stephen Go and his colleagues from Manilenos for Heritage for bringing me back to places I last visited as a grade schooler in the l1970s riding a Car...