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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)

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True nationalism, as espoused by Renato Constantino who passed away 25 years ago on this day, 15 September 1999. The cover of many of his books, like #aPastRevisited, was designed by his son, RC. (15 Sept. 2024)

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Interactive Lecture and Discussion with Mobility Advocates: History, Mobility, the Climate Crisis and the Crisis of Democracy

RENATO2025-04-01T17:33:47+08:00March 4, 2025|

History and mobility, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy. They came from Naga, Baguio, Cavite, Muntinlupa and all over Metro Manila to join the discussion organized by the Constantino Foundation, MNL Moves and the posse of Rommel Corro at the Linangan Gallery. [...]

History, Nation-building, the Climate Crisis, and Mathematics with Dr. Fidel Nemenzo

RENATO2025-04-01T18:04:43+08:00March 4, 2025|

Decades of activism and the academe as one of the country's premier mathematicians: Dr Nemenzo will speak on history, climate, and math on Monday in an event organized by the Constantino Foundation and PUP. Mabuhay Fidel! #UsableHistory #HistoryAndMath #MathAndLiberation [...]

Transdiscplinary Lecture on Mathematics and Nationalism by Dr. Fidel Nemenzo

RENATO2025-04-01T18:03:04+08:00March 4, 2025|

Maraming salamat Dr. Fidel Nemenzo for leading the discussion on mathematics, history, and the climate crisis. Transdisciplinary teaching - pedagogy across disciplines rather than just many disciplines or specializations - is the way to true learning. The lecture is the latest of a series of collaborative activities between the Constantino Foundation and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, which is marking its 120th founding anniversary this year. [...]

Behind the Scenes: the Making of PUP’s Mga Rebolusyonaryo Mural

Mikoy2025-04-01T17:35:11+08:00March 3, 2025|

It's time to redefine the word "revolutionary.". Ang rebolusyonaryo hindi lang handang pumatay ng kaaway ng bansa. Ang rebolusyonaryo nagbibigay buhay din sa bayan. This Monday, the Constantino Foundation and PUP will unveil the mural "Mga Rebolusyonaryo" depicting the lives of the food scientist Maria Y. Orosa and botanists Leonard Co and Eduardo Quisimbing. [...]

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“Good read. At aliw. Ito ang kahapon na masarap balikan!”

Cherylle Lara Raguini
Subic civic leader, commenting on the foundation essay in ABS-CBN,
“Street names and the persistence of memory,” June 2024
“Frequented the area in the early ’80s because of Popular Bookstore (small door, beside the gate of Mapua High School), the only one that carried engineering books required for our course. It was still Martial Law… One buys … dangerous reading materials afraid of the Secret Marshals who were then infamous for salvaging (tokhang in the time of tatay digong) petty criminals and activists. Across Mapua High then was a parking lot of mini buses – now the Manila Grand Opera.”

Melvin Purzuelo
Iloilo environmentalist, commenting on the foundation’s history article in BusinessMirror,
“Cycling through the fabled history of an opera house, now a hotel,” June 2024.
“We have been so wonderfully blessed in the past week by the presence of tremendously inspiring people, one of them, the one who likes to “shake trees”, is Sir Renato Redentor Constantino who moved the entire plenary to feel, think, and act… people couldn’t help but share and talk about the presentation. I told Sir Red that by the second day of the event, people realized there were ‘deeper commitments than professionalism.’”

Floraime Pantaleta
Executive Director, Ateneo Zamboanga-Mindanao Institute
“Yes, third time [sila/Inang Laya] pumunta at kumanta sa rally sa Dasmarinas town plaza, sa parish church sa our Lady of Perpetual Help sa Dasmariñas Bagong Bayan and sa martsa rali ng mga maralitang lunsod from Dasmariñas to Bacoor na hinarang sumama at di sya [Karina Constantino-David] umalis hanggang kinabukasan.”

Ian Yaun
March 19, 2024
“Mabuhay ka RC. Patuloy namin ikaw inaalala at ipinagdadasal sa lakbay mo ngayon. We will continue our conversations with family, even while you have left us. You will forever live in our hearts and we celebrate your life fully!”

Loretta Ann Rosales
Former member, House of Representatives
and former chair of the Commission on Human Rights
“Thank you very much, Constantino Foundation! It was a lovely afternoon spent learning about history, poetry, art, climate change, street names, the bicycles in revolution, kickass heroines, and much more! Renato Redentor Constantino’s talk and Renato Senior’s book A Past Revisited really got under my skin. Maraming salamat!”

Gege Cruz Sugue
Flips Flipping Books book club, 12 August 2024
“Taos pusong pagpapasalamat ng angkang Orosa for your inclusion of our Beloved Maria Y. Orosa in this PUP mural. Renato Redentor Constantino, we are ever grateful for this honor and recognition. Our forebears knew each other. Mine spoke highly of the Constantinos!”

Evelyn Orosa del Rosario Garcia
Great grand niece of Maria Y. Orosa and author of National Book Award winner
Appetite for Freedom: The Recipes of Maria Y. Orosa, with Essays on Her Life and Work.

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Philippine Star extends an invitation to the exhibit

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Pasts Revisited

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Events

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Interactive Lecture and Discussion with Mobility Advocates: History, Mobility, the Climate Crisis and the Crisis of Democracy

History, Nation-building, the Climate Crisis, and Mathematics with Dr. Fidel Nemenzo

Transdiscplinary Lecture on Mathematics and Nationalism by Dr. Fidel Nemenzo

Behind the Scenes: the Making of PUP’s Mga Rebolusyonaryo Mural

“Good read. At aliw. Ito ang kahapon na masarap balikan!”

“Mabuhay ka RC. Patuloy namin ikaw inaalala at ipinagdadasal sa lakbay mo ngayon. We will continue our conversations with family, even while you have left us. You will forever live in our hearts and we celebrate your life fully!”

“Taos pusong pagpapasalamat ng angkang Orosa for your inclusion of our Beloved Maria Y. Orosa in this PUP mural. Renato Redentor Constantino, we are ever grateful for this honor and recognition. Our forebears knew each other. Mine spoke highly of the Constantinos!”​

“Taos pusong pagpapasalamat ng angkang Orosa for your inclusion of our Beloved Maria Y. Orosa in this PUP mural. Renato Redentor Constantino, we are ever grateful for this honor and recognition. Our forebears knew each other. Mine spoke highly of the Constantinos!”