Sino ang bobo?

May 15, 2013 by  
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indelible-bigNi Hernan Melencio

Stupidity is relative, ika nga sa Ingles. Ibig sabihin, matatalino ang kamag-anak mo at bobo ang ibang tao. (TNM – tawa nang malakas – LOL sa Ingles). Ang katalinuhan ng isa e kabobohan ng isa pa. Ang … Read the rest

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Our mom Raquel

May 10, 2013 by  
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RaquelTiglaopictureBy Andrea Tiglao-Jocson

To describe her would be like trying to describe or capture light. Something I also tried to paint as my thesis in college, which my professor remarked as an impossible yet brave attempt.  Even writing about her … Read the rest

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In thy mother’s name

May 8, 2013 by  
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(For 2013 Mother’s Day celebration, http://philippinehistory.ph opts to honor the mothers of Martial Law heroes and martyrs. These mothers had helped us survive Martial Law period that goes down as one of the darkest sagas in the country’s history.)

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Cheese and Combat

March 20, 2013 by  
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By Gloria Esguerra Melencio

My father’s penchant for corned beef, cheese and the television series Combat can be traced to his experiences while growing up as a boy at the time Manila was liberated from Japanese Occupation in March 1945.… Read the rest

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Jose Rizal and Gregorio Sancianco

March 3, 2013 by  
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ako-30june2012-150x150By Hernan Melencio

Today is another important day in Philippine history.

As a former expat myself,  I can relate somewhat to the travails of Filipinos abroad during Rizal’s days in Europe. The only difference is that Filipinos then went abroad … Read the rest

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A love story in bloodiest February

February 10, 2013 by  
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Color it red not because it is hearts month. February is the bloodiest month in Philippine history.

Mamang and Papang had lived in Manila while raising their young brood of seven. Life had been good for the family until one … Read the rest

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Bakit buhay pa ang babaylan at laging babae ang aswang

January 20, 2013 by  
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Ni Gloria Esguerra Melencio

Nawala ang salitang babaylan sa pang-araw-araw na wika ng mga Waray sa Leyte at Samar. Ngunit nanatili ang salitang katuuran, nangangahulugang katotohanan ngayong ika-21 dantaon. Noong ika-17 dantaon, katuuran ang tawag sa pinakamataas na babaylan, ayon … Read the rest

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Some highlights of 2012: A Boholano’s View

January 12, 2013 by  
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abueva by Jose “Pepe” Abueva (The Bohol Chronicle)

(Website http://philippinehistory.ph reprints this blog with permission from the author.)

As a social scientist and political activist, I pick the following highlights of the year that just ended.

Defending our national territory. With … Read the rest

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El Presidente

January 6, 2013 by  
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emilio aguinaldo with manuel quezon, june 12, 1941Kung napanood ninyo ang pelikulang El Presidenteng nagpapakitang traydor si Andres Bonifacio, wala ito sa istorya.

Kumandidato sa pagkapangulo ng Pilipinas si Emilio Aguinaldo ngunit natalo siya ni Manuel Luis Quezon sa eleksyon noong 1936.

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113 affirmative votes for RH Bill

December 13, 2012 by  
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gloria-photo-110x150(With 113 congressmen and congresswomen giving their winning vote for the passage of RH Bill, Philippine History reprints this blog that Gloria Esguerra Melencio wrote three years ago).

For Ondet and other women who died while giving birth

Lourdes Medino … Read the rest

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