Unearthing the friendship between Ninoy Aquino and Salvador Laurel. Photo from armm.gov.ph and salvadorlaurel.com The 1967 mid-term elections brought much-needed fresh blood, two bright young stars, to the Philippine Senate: Benigno S. Aquino Jr . (Ninoy) and Salvador H. Laurel (Doy). Both were...
By Kriscell Largo Labor Translation of text in the Philippines is as old as the Doctrina Christiana (1593) , the first printed manuscript in the archipelago. The manuscript contained translations of Latin and Spanish Roman Catholic prayers in the Old Tagalog language, written in Roman alphabet and...
By TERENCE REPELENTE Language is a tricky thing. To wield it effectively, one has to have had a long relationship with it, a relationship that’s built on innumerable moments of joy and sadness, of pride and even shame, often learning from the words of those who’ve mastered it first. For the...
Kidapawan’s local historian makes a case for the removal of Filipino as a core subject in college. By Karlo Antonio G. David Professors and students of Filipino subject and other Philippine literature courses from different universities protest against High Court's decision to exclude Filipino...
Manuel L. Quezon according to his only surviving daughter and a grandson. By Kat Avanceña Monsod Manuel L. Quezon (Image from Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress) In the Philippines, Buwan ng Wika is celebrated every...
What to buy in every region of the Philippines to bring home as gifts The food scene in the Philippines is a culinary melting pot merging influences from all over Asia. No matter which province you are heading to, a trip to any region is not complete without immersing in local culinary...
Little known facts about UST’s Miguel de Benavides Library On July 24, the Miguel de Benavides Library turned 414 years old. As a growing repository of history and knowledge, it has withstood the test of time, serving many generations of Filipinos. Located along Alberto Drive inside the campus of...
By JON E. ROYECA During the first quarter of 1890, the Philippines was scandalized by a homicide that happened on the island of Negros. This event reached even the shores of Spain and prompted the Filipino propagandists there to react to it. Until May of that year, it was still the talk of the...
By JOCELYN L. TOLENTINO A LOT OF SINGING AND DANCING Music plays a huge part in many of our country’s local customs Filipinos celebrate Mother’s Day with the rest of the world in May and on Father’s Day in June. But it wasn’t like that during my childhood. I remember in grade school we...
By ELIZABETH D. ANDRES After a harrowing 15-hour trip from my base in Quezon City, I was finally in Namuccayan, the small village I grew up in. I knew that my mother was inside our old battered house waiting for me, but I did not enter our humble abode right away. Instead, I looked around and...
