RENATO, Author at Constantino Foundation

National Artist Virgilio Almario Writes on the Constantinos’ Legacy of Activism

Mabuhay! Mula kay Virgilio Almario, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining: AKTIBISMONG NASYONALISTA, na unang lumabas sa pahayagang Filipino Ngayon, sa loob ng kanyang kolum na Sarì-Samot!

AKTIBISMONG NASYONALISTA

ni Virgilio Almario

NITÓNG NAKARAANG HUWEBES, Hunyo 11, binuksan sa Yuchengco Museum ang ekhibit na Pasts Revisited, isang handog ng Constantino Foundation sa alaala ng mag-asawang Renato at Letizia Constantino.

Siyempre, naroon si Red, ang tagapangasiwa ng foundation, at mga pamilya nina Karina at RC, dalawang anak ng mag-asawang historyan para magbukás ng exhibit. Naroon din ang mga tagahanga, estudyante, at kaibigan nina Tato at Letty. Naroon siyempre ang magandang curator ng museo, si Jeannie Javellosa, at nag-aanyaya ng mga exhibit ng writers at artists.

Napakaganda ng exhibit. Tasteful, [READ]

RENATO2026-06-16T22:57:59+08:00June 15, 2026|Tags: PastsRevisitedExhibit|

Karganilla on Constantino: Combatant, Journalist, Historian

We present today the Malaya column of UP Manila’s Prof. Bernard Karganilla, whose words one can see prominently on the wall of the Pasts Revisited exhibit at the Yuchengco Museum: “Renato Constantino was a combatant in the anti-fascist world war, a journalist, and a historian. He made history, witnessed history, and wrote history.” Karganilla would know; he was a long-time student of Renato as well as Letty, and he became a much loved friend of the two historians.

With Prof. Karganilla’s words we feature as well as his wedding photo, with his late wife, Anita, who was much loved by the Constantinos, a love that extends to the second and third generations. In the wedding pic, Renato Constantino is standing to the left of Prof. Karganilla. In the other photo is history scholar Prof. Raymund Ciriaco, who was [READ]

RENATO2026-06-16T22:57:59+08:00June 14, 2026|Tags: PastsRevisitedExhibit|

Opening Day at Y Space: Pasts Revisited

The opening day of #PastsRevisited was a happy blast. Here’s a first batch of photos. Unless indicated otherwise, please credit the images to Giliw/Constantino Foundation. If the stories and artifacts we’ve displayed generate new insights, provide interesting perspectives, and make visitors remember, then the exhibit #PastsRevisited has done what it was intended to [READ]

RENATO2026-06-16T22:58:00+08:00June 13, 2026|Tags: PastsRevisitedExhibit|

Pasts Revisited at Yuchengco Museum: Art, History, and Legacy

Over a hundred guests at the opening yesterday of #PastsRevisited. So many stories to share. Here’s one: featured in the exhibit is original the desk and chair Renato used as a young writer. The first book you’ll see is Vestiges of War, which was put together by Angel Velasco Shaw, the beaming woman in the photo with the foundation’s managing director Red Constantino. Red describes the book as “both might and beautiful the way it wove together art, history, and culture, politics driven by the book’s subject – the Philippine-American War and the aftermath of an imperial dream [READ]

RENATO2026-06-16T22:58:00+08:00June 12, 2026|Tags: PastsRevisitedExhibit|

Renacimiento Manila (RM) at the Linangan Gallery of the Constantino Foundation

Yesterday, Renacimiento Manila (RM) held their general assembly at the Linangan Gallery of the Constantino Foundation. RM is a heritage advocacy group comprised of young Filipinos determined to protect our nation’s legacy, propagate awareness of the colorful past in our natural and built urban environment, and promote historical thinking. They conduct some of the most compelling, interactive, and informative tours in Manila today and they run campaigns as well to care for historic structures, native trees and plants, and the memory of our people’s patrimony.

They are truly radical, if [READ]

RENATO2026-06-10T14:10:54+08:00June 8, 2026|

We are thrilled to share this feature on our upcoming exhibit!

“Pasts Revisited: An Exhibit on a Usable History and the Romance of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino” opens this June 11 at 3 PM at Y Space, Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, Makati City — and runs until July 11.

For the first time ever, see rare letters, never-before-seen manuscripts, artworks gifted by National Artist Vicente Manansala and other celebrated painters, and photos with luminaries who shaped Philippine history. The exhibit also features Alas ng Bayan, a powerful tribute to five Filipino women who resisted oppression across different eras.

Opening day (June 11) and June 12 (Independence Day) are free and open to the public, 10 AM–6 PM.

Students, teachers, and groups are welcome! For scheduling and inquiries: [READ]

RENATO2026-06-16T22:58:01+08:00June 6, 2026|Tags: PastsRevisitedExhibit|

The Constantino Exhibit at Yuchengco Museum

New history exhibit with loads of compelling art! Yes! At the Yuchengco Museum from June 11 to July 11, get a chance to see historians Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino as you’ve never seen them before. Discover the epic love story of two Filipinos who wrote together as a couple to decolonize the nation.

The exhibit will showcase letters, never before seen book manuscripts, and other rare artifacts. Revealed to the public for the first time are works of art given to the couple by National Artist Vicente Manansala and celebrated painters Malang and Araceli Dans, together with photos of the writers with good friends such as Sen. Claro M. Recto and Sen. Lorenzo Tañada, alongside handwritten notes from historians such as William Henry Scott, Doreen [READ]

RENATO2026-06-16T22:58:01+08:00June 4, 2026|Tags: PastsRevisitedExhibit|

Philippine Native Trees 404: Rooted & Rising has been featured in the Philippine STAR Lifestyle section dated June 1, 2026.

Distinguished poet and SEAWrite awardee Alfred A. Yuson (Krip) writes about the book in his column “Marvelous Life Forms” — and we couldn’t be more grateful for his beautiful words about this labor of love.

Nearly 1,000 pages. 445 tree features. Eight years in the making. This book is a tribute to the Philippines’ forests and the botanists, tree lovers, and conservationists who refuse to let them be forgotten.

“Each new discovery is a reminder that the forest still holds many secrets. We still have trees to discover, re-discover, name, conserve, and cherish.”

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RENATO2026-06-02T19:35:37+08:00June 2, 2026|

Rommel Banlaoi on Constantino’s Urgent Diagnosis of the Filipino Condition

Written over six decades ago, Renato Constantino’s The Miseducation of the Filipino remains one of the most urgent diagnoses of the Philippine condition. This piece by Prof. Rommel Banlaoi revisits its core arguments — colonial mentality, elite capture, and the failure of education as a tool of genuine national formation — and asks: what has actually changed?

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RENATO2026-06-02T19:32:14+08:00June 2, 2026|

Constantino Foundation Donates Philippine Native Trees 404 to the University of Antique

The Constantino Foundation thanks Prof. John Iremil Teodoro, Director of the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC), for facilitating the Foundation’s donation of Philippine Native Trees 404: Rooted and Rising to the University of Antique.

An award-winning writer, poet, and cultural worker, Prof. Teodoro has long been a valued partner of the Foundation in advancing environmental writing and literary advocacy through various academic and cultural initiatives.

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RENATO2026-06-02T19:29:42+08:00June 2, 2026|

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