T.Pinpin, in my childhood memory, was the name of the street where Smart Panciteria was located

T.Pinpin, in my childhood memory, was the name of the street where Smart Panciteria was located. Here we had breaded frog legs, ham duck rice, and “Bomba Soup.”Araling Panlipuna taught me that Tomas Pinpin was the “Prince of Filipino Printers.” When I asked who are the King and Queen of Filipino Printers? I was answered with silence.
Going over early Philippine imprints in the National Library, I was drawn to a Japanese dictionary Pinpin printed in 1630. Imagine Spanish Manila exporting the...