Postscript to Mother's Day 2021.This grainy image from Renacimiento Filipino might have been too gruesome to post yesterday. It...

Postscript to Mother's Day 2021.
This grainy image from Renacimiento Filipino might have been too gruesome to post yesterday. It depicts Teodora Alonso in her home in Binondo embracing the skull of her son, Jose, National Hero of the Philippines. I was told that when people came to visit, she would talk about Rizal, recite the Ultimo adios, or If she was in the mood, open the ornate wooden urn and take out the skull of Rizal. There are other poses for this photograph but this is the clearest I h...