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Opening Remarks and Reflections by Atoy M. Navarro | Area Studies Week 2025, UP Manila

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Atoy M. Navarro | UP Manila | 3 Oktubre 2025

Sa ating mga panauhin mula sa Constantino Foundation at Knights of Rizal at sa kaguruan at mga estudyante ng Area Studies Program (ASP), Master of Management (MM) Program, at Department of Social Sciences (DSS), isang malaya at mapagpalayang hapon sa ating lahat!

Matapos ang ilang postponement dahil sa mga bagyo, sa wakas, dumating na tayo sa closing event ng ating Area Studies Week 2025 na may temang “BA Social Sciences @ 55: Kritikal at Makatuturang Agham Panlipunan para sa Bayan.” Nagkaroon tayo ng Area Studies Exhibit, Area Studies Practicum Conference, Organization of Area Studies Majors (OrgASM) Application Program: Eryamazing Race, OrgASM Career Talk: Area Studyakan, Book Talk ng mga librong “Beauty Spectacle” at “Visual Culture in the Philippines,” Commemorative Lectures, Brown Bag [READ]

RENATO2025-11-15T00:29:53+08:00October 17, 2025|

A Night of Stories and Solidarity in Frankfurt

In Frankfurt last night, a welcome dinner at a Persian place for Atef Abu Saif, former Palestinian Minister of Culture, and Tarik Hamdan, Palestinian poet and journalist. Both will speak later today in a Palestine-specific session at the Philippine Pavilion.

The night was organized by many, but we all took the lead of novelist Gen Asenjo, who will be speaking with Atef and Tariq later, and we were joined by Jay Ignacio (comics historian, writer, photographer), Dorian Merina (poet, and preserver-promoter of the Ivatan indigenous poetry laji), Chuckberry Pascual (fictionist-professor), Dani Florendo (children’s book illustrator), Aljo Joseph Lumen (caregiver-writer),

Elmer Grampon (nurse in Germany, writer, and our German translator especially for the Sisa performance yesterday). #FreePalestine #EndTheOccupation #Solidarity

RENATO2025-11-15T00:29:54+08:00October 16, 2025|

Alas ng Bayan Opens as The Constantino Legacy Resonates in Europe

As Alas ng Bayan 2.0 opened in Quezon City, the foundation was also speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair in a panel titled The Constantino Legacy. We spoke of origin stories of elite rule in the Philippines, why the first fossil fuel-induced conflict was coal, preceding the 1970s oil crisis, and the context of national survival framed by the 1898 Treaty of Paris and the Paris Agreement of 2015, the climate crisis tangled with Philippine history, freedom for Palestine, and of course, the epic love story of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino. Below are some of the slides we used and the book on the shelf.

Joining us was Angel Velasco Shaw, and we also met the ebullient Zoya El-Miari, whose parents are Palestinian and Ukrainian. [READ]

RENATO2025-10-16T18:24:22+08:00October 16, 2025|

ATM: Opisyal nang binuksan sa publiko ang “Alas ng Bayan 2.0” sa Tandang Sora Women’s Museum! – Bandera

ATM: Opisyal nang binuksan sa publiko ang “Alas ng Bayan 2.0” sa Tandang Sora Women’s Museum!

Present sa launch ang mga opisyal ng QC at mga kaanak ng mga kilalang Pinay icons na sina Gregoria “Lakambini” de Jesus, Remedios “Kumander Liwayway” Gomez-Paraiso, at Gloria Capitan.

Aarangkada ang exhibit hanggang November 23. LIBRE ang admission! | via Pauline del Rosario, BANDERA

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RENATO2025-11-15T00:29:54+08:00October 16, 2025|

Alas ng Bayan 2.0 Exhibit Opens at Tandang Sora Women’s Museum

Pinangunahan ng Quezon City Tourism Department (QCTD) ang ribbon-cutting ceremony ngayong araw para sa nakatakdang pagbubukas ng Alas ng Bayan 2.0 Exhibit sa Tandang Sora Women’s Museum sa Quezon City.

Tampok sa exhibit ang mga comic-inspired na obra ni QC-based illustrator Billy Pangilinan, na muling nagbigay-buhay sa limang kababaihang lumaban para sa kalayaan, katarungan, at pagkakapantay-pantay na sina Gregoria de Jesus, Apolonia Catra, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso, Lorena Barros, at Gloria Capitan.

Layon nitong muling ipakilala ang tapang at diwa ng kababaihang Pilipino mula 19th century hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Ang exhibit ay handog ng [READ]

RENATO2025-10-16T16:29:14+08:00October 16, 2025|

NANDITO NA SILAAAA!

𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎 𝐍𝐀 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐀𝐀!!

Today’s the day! The exhibit opens to the public — Filipinas in history as Superheroes? Oh yes. See them reimagined in an exciting new exhibit [READ]

RENATO2025-10-16T15:34:37+08:00October 16, 2025|

1 ARAW NA LANG!

📢 1 ARAW NA LANG!

The wait is almost over — history comes alive

tomorrow! Witness the power, resistance, and legacy of

Filipina heroes in a bold and reimagined way.

🖼️ ALAS NG BAYAN 2.0

📍 Tandang Sora Women’s Museum, Quezon City

📅 Opening: Oct 16 | 3PM–5PM

🕘 Open Tue–Sun | 9AM–4PM

🎟️ Free Admission

Let these stories move you.

Let their courage inspire you.

Kita-kits bukas!

#AlasNgBayan2 #1ArawNaLang #FilipinaHeroes

#ConstantinoFoundation

RENATO2025-10-14T13:14:08+08:00October 15, 2025|

2 ARAW NA LANG!

Get ready to experience history like never before!

ALAS NG BAYAN 2.0

An exhibit honoring the unbroken line of Filipina heroism — from the 19th century to today. Reimagined in powerful, comic-style visuals that bring to life the stories of brave and defiant women.

[READ]

RENATO2025-10-14T13:10:36+08:00October 14, 2025|

3 ARAW NA LANG!

Filipinas as superheroes? Absolutely. ⚡️

Catch Alas ng Bayan 2.0—a bold reimagining of Filipina heroism from the 19th century to today. Five women. Five battles. One unbroken line of resistance.

History meets comic book power in this dazzling exhibit by Billy Pangilinan, brought to life by the Constantino Foundation, Tandang Sora Women’s Museum, QC Tourism & Promotions and 350 Pilipinas.

📍 Tandang Sora Women’s Museum, Quezon City

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RENATO2025-10-13T19:36:50+08:00October 13, 2025|

Padayon Pagbukwat Han Aton Mga Kaagi: An International Lecture Series on World War II Leyte

Karmina Constantino-Torres, Trustee of the Constantino Foundation, will be speaking on Oct. 18 and launching A Past Revisited in the event. Look at all the speakers too – such an incredibly compelling lineup. Congratulations in advance to the Leyte-Samar Heritage Society and all the schools and institutions that have helped organize this wonderful event. Mabuhay!

MEET THE SPEAKERS! [READ]

RENATO2025-11-15T00:30:49+08:00October 9, 2025|

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