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: Rodel’s 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. [...]
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 plane’s 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. [...]
Delightful Saturday discussion at the Foundation's Linangan Gallery with the book club #FlipsFlippingPages, founded 2007, centered on #aPastRevisited and #TheContinuingPast. [...]
Only those who email can be accomodated this Saturday/Sept. 7 at the Linangan Gallery on Panay Ave. Make sure you write to constantinofoundation@gmail.com if interested. [...]
The lecture's open to the public this MONDAY/Sept. 9. In cooperation with the PUP College of Science, College of Social Sciences and Development, and Research Institute for Culture and Language, in commemoration of the 120th founding year of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. [...]
In PUP last Sept. 9, the Constantino Foundation pointed to intersections between Philippine history and the climate crisis, with the esteemed climatologist Lourdes Tibig. The event was organized by PUP's College of Science, College of Social Science and Devt, and the Research Institute on Culture and Language. It was lovely to again break bread with Science Dean Lourdes Alvarez, Dr Reylan Viray, and Dr Sherrenne de Amboy, chair of PUP's College of History, in commemoration of PUP's 120th founding anniversary. [...]
We had a blast yesterday with St. Theresa's High School Batch '68! You just knew they were from STC as the battalion of Kitakids walked in with vim and verve together with some spouses and younger Theresians. The entirety of Linangan Gallery felt younger in their presence. Still buzzing from the interaction, we were humming "Elenore", one of the top hits of 1968, after the event wrapped up. What a gorgeous discussion, and what a gorgeous day it was. [...]
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