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Remembering a dear friend of the Foundation, Roberto Verzola

A lot happened on May 7 many years ago. We remember a dear friend of the Foundation, cherished in particular by one of our founders, Letizia Roxas Constantino.

Roberto “Obet” Verzola, in memoriam

07 May 2020|

Renato Redentor Constantino, 7 May 2020

As we step through the portal created by the pandemic, connecting us to an array of potential new worlds, some of which are nasty and brutish and others gentle and just, it is troubling to realize we will not have the likes of Roberto “Obet” Verzola around to guide us through this uncertain period. Obet passed away peacefully early evening yesterday from complications arising from surgery. He was 67.

Obet, [READ]

2025-06-09T17:59:47+08:00May 7, 2025|

Manila Bulletin takes a closer look at the immersive ‘Letizia: A Life in Letters’ exhibit!

“LOOK: People visit the immersive exhibit “Letizia: A Life in Letters,” which showcases the preserved writings, personal journals, and memorabilia of Letizia Roxas Constantino; a tribute to Constantino’s legacy as a writer, historian, and educator, the exhibit offers an intimate look at the archival materials that reflect her influence on Filipino thought and education across generations, at Linangan Gallery in Quezon City on Saturday, May 3, 2025.” (Words and images from Santi San Juan/MB) Read the post here

2025-09-04T14:55:30+08:00May 6, 2025|

Philippine Star extends an invitation to the exhibit

“Individuals can visit an immersive exhibit titled “Letizia: A Life in Letters,” which showcases the preserved writings, personal journals, and memorabilia of historian Letizia Roxas-Constantino at the Linangan Gallery in Quezon City on Friday.
It is a tribute to Constantino’s legacy as a writer, historian, and educator. The exhibit offers an intimate look at archival materials that highlight her enduring influence on Filipino thought and education across generations. (Words and Photos by Michael Varcas/The Philippine STAR)

Read the post here

2025-09-04T14:55:22+08:00May 5, 2025|

Acclaimed journalist Ces Drilon visited the Letizia exhibit, took lovely photos, and posted her reflections on what she encountered. Enjoy!

“Letizia: A Life in Letters is an inspiring and moving exhibit at the Linangan Gallery of the Constantino Foundation. Leticia Roxas Constantino’s letters and journals were given life in a multi sensoral showcase of music, personal belongings, video, photos with letters as if floating in the air. A must see – especially for women. She was an equal partner of historian Renato Constantino and co-wrote the history book, The Philippines: A Past Revisited which opened the eyes of Filipinos to a different perspective of our story. Yung totoo and not from the eyes of our colonizers. What a fascinating woman, her baby books for her children were journals as if they were written in their own voice! She wrote down the recipes when she entertained, along with the guest list and the cost of the food. A stuffed toy her granddaughter @constantkc gave her with a bouquet of flowers, she [READ]

2025-09-04T14:55:16+08:00May 5, 2025|

Journos and photos visit the exhibit

A group of media people visited the exhibit yesterday, led by acclaimed photojournalists Joan Bondoc and Manny Palmero, seen here with their lens on at the entrance. Joining them were Bernard Testa, Michael Varcas, Santino San Juan, Manny Palmero, Riza Zuniga, John Eiron Raymundo Francisco, Robert JA Basilio, and Ann Angala. What a wonderful day it was. Maraming salamat po uli sa pagbisita.

2025-09-04T14:55:11+08:00May 3, 2025|

Philippine News Agency at Letizia: A Life in Letters

Red Constantino, grandson of Letizia and Renato Constantino, guides visitors through the immersive exhibit “Letizia: A Life in Letters” at Linangan Gallery in Quezon City on Friday (May 2, 2025). The exhibit until May 30 showcases the preserved writings, personal journal and memorabilia of Letizia, a writer, historian and educator, and her influence on Filipinos across generations. | PNA photos by Joan Bondoc Read post here

2025-09-04T14:55:05+08:00May 3, 2025|

Sanaysay na nanamnamin!

Mula sa premyadong manunulat na si John Iremil Teodoro, tubong Antique, tumanggap ng S.E.A. WRITE Award noong 2019 mula sa Kaharian ng Thailand, Full Professor ng malikhaing pagsulat, literatura, at pagpapahalaga sa sining sa De La Salle University-Manila. Siya ay Direktor ng Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center at kasalukuyang direktor nh IYAS National Writers Workshop. Nagsilbi siya bilang Sekretaryo Heneral ng Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL) noong 2016-2023.

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IYAS 2025

By John Iremil Teodoro

TALAGANG umulan habang nagko-closing program kami sa Balay Kalinungan para sa Ika-24 na IYAS La Salle National Writers’ Workshop noong gabi ng Abril 25, 2025. Ito’y sa kabila ng matinding init sa loob ng isang linggo habang ginanap ang palihan mula Abril [READ]

2025-06-09T17:54:54+08:00May 2, 2025|

The foundation’s annual provocation for the Fellows of the 24th #IYAS National Writers’ Workshop and students and faculty of the Colegio de San Agustin

 

 

The work of IYAS is so vital to nation-building. They hone the craft of writing in Filipino languages, because writers are the keepers of our people’s memory. It was an honor to provide this year’s provocation lecture, this time held at the beautiful Colegio San Agustin in Bacolod. The next day we all went to Sagay.
The Constantino Foundation is a proud supporter of this essential national initiative. As the workshop organizers wrote:
“PULÚS: usefulness, service, help. To some: an obligation, to others, pointless.
“The 24th IYAS La Salle National Writers’ Workshop panelists and fellows spent time at Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod Auditorium yesterday, April 23rd, for the provocation lecture The Importance of Getting Lost: Cognate Endings in a Climate of Uncertainty by Mr. [READ]
2025-04-24T20:54:38+08:00April 24, 2025|

Letizia Roxas Constantino’s family marks her 105th birth anniversary with ‘Letizia: A Life in Letters’ exhibit

By Cecille Baltazar | The Philippine Star | April 13, 2025

“In my diary book of quotes, I wrote on the Nov. 17 page: ‘The great use of a life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.’” Letizia Roxas Constantino—passionate nationalist, inspiring teacher, relentless chronicler, and loving wife, mother, and grandmother—wrote those words on a sheet of Stradmore stationery not knowing that she was attesting to her own life.

That letter is just one of many on display for Letizia: A Life in Letters, an immersive exhibit of Letizia’s remarkable life, as told through her letters, photos, diary entries, recipes, mementoes, to-do lists, and audio recordings of her piano playing. Taking it all in, one thought persists: Surely these were accomplished by multiple people. No one person can do all that in just one lifetime.

Except Letizia did do all that, and more.

To commemorate the 105th anniversary of her [READ]

2025-09-04T14:50:58+08:00April 12, 2025|
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