Spotlight
‘Alas ng Bayan 2.0’ Exhibit Highlights Filipina Heroes Through Art and History
March12, 2026 | Text by: Charmaine A. LingdasPhotos by: Sarah Hazel Moces S. PulumbaritThe University of the Philippines Manila Museum of a History of Ideas[READ]
Alas Ng Bayan 2.0 opens at UP Manila.
Alas ng Bayan 2.0 continues its run at the UP Manila Museum of a History of Ideas in celebration of National Women’s Month. Through[READ]
#ALASNGBAYAN2 is now open at the UP Manila Museum of A History of Ideas!
We thank UP MOAHI for hosting this exhibit, which traces the unbroken line of Filipina heroism from the nineteenth century to the present through[READ]
Spotlight
‘Alas ng Bayan 2.0’ Exhibit Highlights Filipina Heroes Through Art and History
March12, 2026 | Text by: Charmaine A. Lingdas
Photos by: Sarah Hazel Moces S. Pulumbarit
The University of the Philippines Manila Museum of a History of Ideas (MHI) launched the “Alas ng Bayan 2.0” exhibit on March 10, 2026, as part of the university’s celebration of National Women’s Month, highlighting the stories of five Filipina heroes through comic-inspired artworks that reimagine them as modern-day superheroes.
Organized in partnership with the UP Center for Gender and Women’s Studies, the Constantino Foundation, and the 350 Pilipinas, the exhibit features Gregoria “Oriang” de Jesus, Apolonia Catra, Remedios[READ]
Pasts Revisited
Renato Constantino
March 10 is the 106th birthday of the historian Renato Constantino. We share a warning he issued two years before the EDSA uprising against the dangers of merely replacing faces and names without changing the very economic policies that has kept our nation poor and underdeveloped. #RenatoConstantino #UsableHistory #aPastRevisited
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Nothing New in the World
Renato Redentor Constantino, The Poverty of Memory: Essays on History and Empire (FNS-2006), p. 52-55 Nothing New in the WorldThe winding path the United States took to September 11th. “Memory says, ‘I did that,'” Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote. “Pride replies, ‘I could not have done that.’ Eventually, memory yields.” Three years ago[READ]
Day Two: Lester Rodriguez Leads Watercolor Workshop with Sagay Youth
Lester Rodriguez, distinguished artist from Binangonan, begins the day with a watercolor workshop with Sagay youth. It's a great platform - later, we'll lead a workshop with teachers on how to use art in appreciating and interrogating history and science.
Opening Daybreak of the 13th Nature Encounter Arts Month in Sagay
Sunrise just before the 13th Nature Encounter Arts Month Celebration opens in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Themed "Duta, Tubig, Hangin," the festival was initiated in 2013 by the celebrated artist Nunelucio Alvarado. Festivities commence early morning at the coastal spot of Kape Albarako, with body painting, dancing, performance art, and kites flying against[READ]
The Snap Revolution: A Post Mortem
The past is always present, but often concealed or costumed. Letizia Roxas Constantino wrote this in March 1986, less than a month after EDSA:“The portentous events of February followed one another in rapid succession involving many millions of Filipinos in accustomed actions of commitment and courage and evoking in the whole nation[READ]
