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Tigkiriwi: Why August is a Bad Month for the Ilonggos

Tigkiriwi: Why August is a Bad Month for the Ilonggos

August is a “lean month” for the Ilonggos. They call it tigkiriwi, derived from a Hiligaynon adjective kiwi which...

Quezon and Lapulapu

Quezon and Lapulapu

While in his sick bed in the U.S., Manuel Quezon broadcasted a message to the Filipino people, enduring the...

Scott: Reconstructing Philippine Pre-Colonial History

Scott: Reconstructing Philippine Pre-Colonial History

Message for the birth centenary of William Henry Scott (10 July 2021) Most of us were taught that Philippine...

Scott: Belongs More to the Filipino

Scott: Belongs More to the Filipino

“Despite his nationality, William Henry Scott belongs more to the Filipino… He has lived with Filipinos for many years...

A History Before 1521

A History Before 1521

The message was read during the opening ceremony of the month-long international conference titled Contacts and Continuities: 500 Years...

Palawan as Promised Land

Palawan as Promised Land

Tagbanwas and the Palaw’ans, the two ethnic groups of Palawan, are theorized by Prof. Michael Angelo A. Doblado, Director...

Bohol: Influencing the Quincentennial Historical Marker Project

Bohol: Influencing the Quincentennial Historical Marker Project

If I may confide to you, Bohol influenced a lot in the marking project of the Philippine route of...

Rizal: Genius Has No Country

Rizal: Genius Has No Country

Who would have thought that this kid would be great someday? He could have heeded his mother’s advice to...

BTS-Vibe Proposed Logo for the Memory Project

BTS-Vibe Proposed Logo for the Memory Project

ARMY, chilax. ? This was one of the logo studies for the National Quincentennial Committee’s (NQC) National Memory Project...

Battle of Mactan Beyond Textbooks

Battle of Mactan Beyond Textbooks

Because of his expedition’s battle-ready impression, Ferdinand Magellan did his best to cast away our ancestors’ fears by limiting...

History Teaches Us to Empathize

History Teaches Us to Empathize

The story of Baybay in the first circumnavigation of the world should be seen with utmost care. If you...

A Promise to Magellan

A Promise to Magellan

On this day, exactly 500 years ago, a promise had been fulfilled: and that promise was for Colambu, the...