Tag: #Jaime Laya
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Daniel and Kathryn: Waiting for Godot
Daniel and Kathryn are waiting for something to happen, maybe in May, maybe sooner, maybe later, maybe never.
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An inside story: The revolution’s blood money
What happened to the money? Gov. Gen. Fernando Primo de Rivera and Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo agreed on the payment of an 800,000-Mexican dollar (“Mex”) indemnity and the remittance of 900,000 Mex as reparations for damage to the civilian population.
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An inside story: Ilustrados in Spain fighting for reform
The Filipino community in Spain in the time of Rizal and Del Pilar was divided, some supporting the status quo, others reform, and still others revolution.
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A different candidate in unusual elections
America may not have succeeded in teaching us Abraham Lincoln’s definition, “Democracy is a rule of the people, for the people, and by the people” but our homegrown version is certainly more interesting.
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Estelito P. Mendoza: Forester of Nations
Written by the late Adrian E. Cristobal and former Senator Francisco S. Tatad, both similarly distinguished public servants, Mendoza’s biography is more than the story of an exemplary personal and professional life, it illuminates a critical half century of Philippine political and economic history.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and the DBM Procurement Service
All government agencies need bond paper and the idea was, why not buy in bulk and save? That was how the DBF Procurement Service started in 1976. From bond paper, it has now graduated to everything from face masks/shields to helicopters. And senators are looking into the mystery.
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Be it ever so humble (or grand)… (Part VI)
These fabulous ancestral houses in Bulacan and Cavite provide a glimpse of life when caught between the imperial powers of Spain and the US, Filipino revolutionary forces fought for Philippine independence
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Be it ever so humble (or grand) … (Part V)
Via a tour of these heritage homes, try to visualize more clearly the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino-American War.
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Be it ever so humble (or grand) … (Part I)
Join this author check out homes humble and grand whenever he can, wherever he goes. He’s been at it for over 50 years and his tally is close to 100, from Batanes down to Mindanao.
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Repro or Real?
To help prospective bidders, Leon Gallery organized a Webinar with experts talking about Amorsolo paintings, an antique Batangas altar table, a Lao Lanbien black and white abstract, a santo, and a Manansala “transparent cubism” painting.
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Growing Your Own Tree Farm (Native Trees Part III)
Logging, slashing, and burning are easy. Reforestation and tree planting are not. Seedlings don’t grow by themselves. These and more I learned at a personalized webinar on Philippine native trees.