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U.S. delegation at the inaugural of Marcos, Jr. was led by the husband of the Vice-president. U.S. Delegations at three Marcos S...

U.S. delegation at the inaugural of Marcos, Jr. was led by the husband of the Vice-president. U.S. Delegations at three Marcos Sr. inaugurals were headed by sitting U.S. VPs: Humphrey (1965), Agnew (1969) and Bush (1981). Does this reflect the state of PH-US relations?
My Inquirer column today is on the U.S. analysis of Marcos Sr. and the 1965 elections from declassified U.S. State Department records.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/154584/a...



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Manuel Roxas took two oaths: first as last President of the Philippine Commonwealth; second, as first president of the Third Rep...

Manuel Roxas took two oaths: first as last President of the Philippine Commonwealth; second, as first president of the Third Republic. His first oath was made by the ruins of the old Legislative Building, that was reconstructed after the war to become the present National Museum of the Philippines.
My Inquirer column today is on Roxas' first inaugural speech that outlines the means to rebuild the country from the ruins of war. His speech, written by Federico Mangahas, made a lot of sense then, ...

Jose E. Marco (1878?-1963) is one of the people I would have loved to meet because of his "contributions to Philippine History."...

Jose E. Marco (1878?-1963) is one of the people I would have loved to meet because of his "contributions to Philippine History." From 1913, when he donated ancient bark manuscripts to the National Library (Upper Right), till the late 1950's when he created a whole corpus of work by Fr. Jose Burgos everything sourced from Marco were forgeries!. His career spanned half a century. with his most enduring hoaxes being, the 15th century Code of Kalantiaw and the 1869 Burgos novel "La Loba Negra" (Lowe...

One of the many figures from the past I wish I had met is ALFONSO T. ONGPIN (1885-1975), pioneering art dealer, art restorer, a...

One of the many figures from the past I wish I had met is ALFONSO T. ONGPIN (1885-1975), pioneering art dealer, art restorer, antiquarian, and Rizalist.
Here photographed in his Quiapo home in the 1950's surrounded by an exceptional Rizaliana collection that included: a piece of the coat Rizal wore to his execution, Rizal's tsinelas embroidered by Leonor Rivera, a first edition of Rizal's Noli me tangere inscribed to Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo.
I first encountered pieces from his col...

Putting me in a library is like placing an ant near a cup of honey. This Throwback photo was taken in the "old" Lopez Museum and...

Putting me in a library is like placing an ant near a cup of honey. This Throwback photo was taken in the "old" Lopez Museum and Library in the Benpres Building in Ortigas. On the table are original letters of Jose Rizal to his family that I had to examine, measure, read, and annotate. Access is not just making documents available in physical or digital form but providing the apparatus to bring out its secrets. The Lopez has been my go-to place since I was an undergrad and I am waiting for it to...

My Inquirer column today on how Manila grew from a plant to the metropolis we have today.https://opinion.inquirer.net/154337/ar...

My Inquirer column today on how Manila grew from a plant to the metropolis we have today.
https://opinion.inquirer.net/154337/a...



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Have you ever seen Rizal asleep?Rizal dressed as a sacristan, pretends to be asleep, in this tableau depicting a dead nun's fun...

Have you ever seen Rizal asleep?
Rizal dressed as a sacristan, pretends to be asleep, in this tableau depicting a dead nun's funeral. It is amusing that the skull and crossbones is actually a "smiley"!
My Inquirer column today is on Rizal's dreams. What do you think he dreamed? Did he dream in color? Did he dream about the Philippines and its future? Or did he have other dreams?
https://opinion.inquirer.net/154252/b...



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Ninong duty in Silang church. The newlyweds should’ve chosen married godparents instead of this pair of singles, both former Cha...

Ninong duty in Silang church. The newlyweds should’ve chosen married godparents instead of this pair of singles, both former Chairs of the National Historical Commission. None of my prePandemic formal barongs fit so I came in my Knights of Rizal uniform. Maris Diokno is my new kumadre.



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Due to health protocols seating at my lecture at Gateway Gallery is limited. Please register early. If you miss out on this I wi...

Due to health protocols seating at my lecture at Gateway Gallery is limited. Please register early. If you miss out on this I will have a book signing at the coming Manila International Bookfair when new editions of my book, and hopefully Looking Back 17 will be out.



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