A must-have for history buffs and bookworms alike! Established in 1871, the Gintong Aklat Awards is conferred bi-annually by the Book Development Association of the Philippines. Outstanding Philippine books are chosen based on overall excellence, which covers quality of production, design, and...
Back to the future! Beef kinilaw crackers, part of the 'Across The Seas' main course of Chele's holiday 2021 tasting menu These days, most of us tend to overlook the past at our peril. Perhaps, this is because, in the same manner that we choose to believe in ideas aligned with our respective world...
PAGBABAGO Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid A worrisome finding during a recent Pulse Asia survey is that “environmental destruction” ranks only no. 12 among our “most urgent national concerns,” and that it is not even on the list of the seven personal concerns. Yet, the most urgent personal...
An insight on our primal roots Vibal Foundation, Inc. will be launching Narciso C. Tan's book, “ Púgot : Head Taking, Ritual Cannibalism, and Human Sacrifice in the Philippines,” at VFI’s monthly virtual tertulia. Encyclopedic and analytical in its approach, this scholarly book dissects the...
Disney puts the spotlight on its Pinoy staff as it observes Filipino American History Month, a month-long celebration of the heritage, culture, and achievements of Filipino-Americans For many, Disney has been the ultimate source of childhood fantasy. The American film studio has taken kids all over...
Through a film, historians rehabilitate the memory of the Philippines’ third President, seen as a wartime Japanese collaborator in popular memory IN BLACK AND WHITE The docu-drama, as the title suggests, revolves around the misunderstood nationalist and former Philippine President Jose P. Laurel....
United States (US) President Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude to Filipino Americans for their sacrifices and contributions in making their country "more perfect". US President Joe Biden Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Biden made the statement as the US...
Members of the House of Representatives are pushing to restore Philippine history in the K to 12 curriculum. (Rio Deluvio/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The House Committee on Basic Education on Thursday, September 16, agreed to consolidate four bills seeking to mandate the teaching of national and...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima is pushing for a bill that seeks to declare the San Roque Cathedral in Caloocan City as a national historical site for history, freedom and independence. De Lima, in filing Senate Bill No 2301, said the parish bore witness to centuries-worth of Filipino’s triumphs...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has welcomed the appointment of Col. Fatima Claire Navarro as the military's first ever female surgeon general after leading the V. Luna Medical Center's (VMLC) coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response. Col. Fatima Claire Navarro is the first female...
Wala Lang Small pieces of paper, tiny bits of metal—neither is edible nor useful but people work, fight, kill for them. Paper money and coins are the subject of Yaman: History and Heritage in Philippine Money , a weighty tome just published by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Authored by...
Vice President Leni Robredo believes that history will judge the late former President Benigno Aquino III kindly even as “wrongful accusations and disinformation” were hurled against him in the past five years. Robredo said the people who saw him up close are in grief because “he was not just...
