Life reveals far greater pleasures when we use our sense of curiosity more often. This is so for travelers and itโs something any Filipino can enjoy when they start asking about the origins of street names. For instance,ย Magsaysay Boulevardย was named afterย The Guy,ย Ramon Magsaysay, one of theย countryโs more popularย presidents. [...]
Chandler Burr dwelled on โthe mystery of smellโ in his intriguing 2004 book, The Emperor of Scent. โWe understand the human sense of vision,โ Burr wrote, โintimately down to exactly which vibration of a particle of light caught in the vision receptor in the retina will make us see exactly which colorโฆ We know hearing in exquisite detail, can predict with absolute accuracy which air vibration in the cochlea will create what tone. But of smell, we do not know, cannot predict.โ [...]
On June 15, designated as World Wind Day, another history tour on bicycles will pedal around 15 kilometers of slow storytelling around key parts of Manila. One of its stops: Rodelโs Pasalubong Place in Don Quixote St. for refreshments, snacks, and a bit of talk about food, climate, and history. [...]
ON the corner of Rizal Avenue and Doroteo Jose stands the Manila Grand Opera Hotel, a fabulist if the establishment were a person.This is about the history of a place that has gone through many costume changes, a story bursting with intersectionality, with a past so implausible it should be celebrated annually by poets and climate activists alike. [...]
Fair climate policy advocates joined forces again with history buffs as they pedaled in celebration of largely unheralded landmarks in Manila. Dubbed #SintangLakbay in commemoration of the 120th founding anniversary of the countryโs premier Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), [...]
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) unveiled on Monday a gigantic campus mural, showing Filipino scientists Leonard Co, Maria Y. Orosa, and Eduardo Quisumbing for their contributions in the country's scientific reputation. The mural, titled "Mga Rebolusyonaryo," gave the three figures with their own descriptive, naming Co as "Bayani Ko," Orosa as "Tagapagligtas," and Quisumbing as "Muhon ng Bayan." [...]
The Constantino Foundation appreciates the post of the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity of UP, which Renato Constantino was very much part of along with stalwarts such as Abraham Sarmiento and Hermon Lagman. In their post, the fraternity quotes our founder as a reminder to today's youth: "๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด... [...]
After delivering a paper on climate change, history, and the arts, the Constantino Foundation donated multiple copies of its books to Ateneo de Zamboanga University's library. May the past spark greater curiosity in our youth. It will help them understand better the links between politics, science, and the sense of nationhood our people need so much of today. In the photo is university president Fr. Ernald Andal and Floraime Pantaleta of the Ateneo de Zamboanga-Mindanao Institute. [...]
#SintangLakbay was welcomed so warmly by BJMP officials. They were so warm and professional; they gave us a tour of Old Bilibid where Sakay was hanged, a preview of the museum they'll launch end June, and the Gola, the tower of the city jail built in 1847. [...]
The passing of Renato Constantino Jr., or Ka RC as we used to call him, last April has brought back memories of the union strike we had in 1995. As I fly from Vienna to New York, my thoughts drift like the clouds outside the planeโs window. His loss is a significant one for the Filipino working class. He was one of those unsung heroes who worked behind the scenes for fair justice and equal rights for the working class. [...]
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