Historian finds Philippine ancient civilization in the sky
What has yet to be written on the pages of Philippine history can now be found in Dante Ambrosio’s book Balatik, his doctoral dissertation about ethnoastronomy, fluently written in Tagalog and dedicated to unraveling and retracing back the stars’ and constellations’ pre-colonial names. As he pursues the search, he discovers that the Philipines’ ancient civilization can be read in the sky. (Book review by Gloria Esguerra Melencio, Photo by Prof. Dante L. Ambrosio, PhD)
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Women in the male-centered Philippine history books have been absent for a long time. Thanks to the “herstorians” (her story writers) who penned the Women In the Philippine Revolution , a book where one can find the life of Melchora Aquino whose 200th birth commemoration falls on 6 January 2012.
Disyembre 30, 1896
“Ang panahon ng patriarkiya sa Pilipina ay lumilipas na. Ang mga bantog na tagumpay ng kaniyang mga anak ay di lamang sa sariling bayan tinatamasa. Ang lahing kayumanggi, dati’y matamlay sa dilim ng kasaysayan, ngayo’y gumigising na upang kamtan ang ilaw, buhay, at kalinangang ipinamana sa atin ng matandang panahon--- pinapatotoo ang walang hangganang batas ng ebolusyon, pagbabagong diwa, kapanahunan, at pagsulong. “- Dr Jose Rizal, talumpati sa brindis para kay Luna at Hidalgo, 1884 Madrid. (Salin ni Imelda Cajipe Endaya)
Bankaw in Samar Archeological and Cultural Museum: A Bisayan Story
The bankaw, Bisayan term for spear, found in the Father Cantius Kobak-Samar Archeological and Cultural Museum in Calbayog City, is a silent proof of Samar’s struggles to survive in Philippine history– whatever wounds may have caused its owner. - Gloria Esguerra Melencio (Photo: Rosa Mirasol Esguerra Melencio)
From highways to alleys: Tartanillas survive despite Cebu City’s restrictions
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Historian finds Philippine ancient civilization in the sky
Balatik: Etnoastronomiya Kalangitan sa Kabihasnang Pilipino Book by Dante L. Ambrosio, 2010 The University of the Philippines Press 279 pages What has yet to be written on the pages of Philippine history can now be found in Dante Ambrosio’s book Balatik, his doctoral dissertation about ethnoastronomy, fluently written in Tagalog and dedicated to unraveling... [Read more of this review]
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By Gloria Esguerra Melencio (Women in the male-centered Philippine history books have been absent for a long time. Thanks to the “herstorians” (her story writers) who penned the Women In the Philippine Revolution , a book where one can find the life of Melchora Aquino whose 200th birth commemoration falls on 6 January 2012.) Mabibigyang buhay... [Read more of this review]
Disyembre 30, 1896
“Ang panahon ng patriarkiya sa Pilipina ay lumilipas na. Ang mga bantog na tagumpay ng kaniyang mga anak ay di lamang sa sariling bayan tinatamasa. Ang lahing kayumanggi, dati’y matamlay sa dilim ng kasaysayan, ngayo’y gumigising na upang kamtan ang ilaw, buhay, at kalinangang ipinamana sa atin ng matandang panahon— pinapatotoo ang walang... [Read more of this review]
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By Gloria Esguerra Melencio Franciscan priest Ignacio Francisco Alcina describes Samar in his 1662 book History of the Bisayan People in the Philippine Islands as “wounded geographically, topographically and climatically.” He was one with Jesuit priest Francisco Colin in saying that the people of Samar, who were called Pintados back in time, may... [Read more of this review]
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by Junald Dawa Ango The tartanilla, Cebu City’s version of the horse-drawn carriage or calesa, is past its heyday. Jeepneys and taxis are the preferred mode of transport in the city today. Add to that the tricycles, pedicabs and motorcycles-for-hire also competing to share in the commuter traffic in Cebu’s streets.1 More than half a century ago,... [Read more of this review]
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