REDEFINING “ REVOLUTIONARY”A two-storey mural inside the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
challenges definitions of heroism
Open until May 30
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
(Except Sundays and Holidays)
Linangan Gallery of the Constantino Foundation
38 Panay Avenue, Quezon City
Murals honoring Macario Sakay, Lean Alejandro, and other heroes on permanent display at the Linangan GalleryART AND THE STUTTER OF HISTORY
Constantino Foundation2026-03-04T14:41:00+08:00
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We Can Choose Honor

A sense of honor is one of the simplest lessons our nation's mightiest heroes can impart. But it's a teaching we can absorb only by[READ]

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The Continuing Past of Pedro Abad Santos

by Renato Redentor Constantino

(The essay was published first in ABS-CBN.)

“If freedom is to be preserved, fascism must be destroyed at all costs.”[1]

These are the timeless words of the hero Pedro Abad Santos, born 150 years ago on 31 January 1876. He was a nationalist, a revolutionary, and a fighter who lived by the principles of the Katipunan’s Kartilya. To forget Abad Santos is to forget who we are and who we can still be as a people. Perhaps this is why so many feel so restive yet so lost today, adrift in a brutal ocean[READ]

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Pasts Revisited

Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino championed the concept of a #UsablePast. They wore the tag #PartisanScholar with pride.

September 5, 2025|
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Mga Liham ni Letizia

Ni John Iremil Teodoro GUSTO kong magsulat muli ng mga liham—sulat-kamay sa papel—kagaya ng ginagawa ko noong nasa kolehiyo ako, noong madalang pa ang kompiyuter, at ang cellphone ay pinag-uusapan pa lamang na para bang nasa malayong hinaharap pa ito mangyayari. Ito ang nararamdaman ko kahapon, Setyembre 8, habang pinapanood ko ang[READ]

From Past to Present: PUP Reflections on The Philippines: A Past Revisited

The enduring influence of The Philippines: A Past Revisited (APR) by Letizia Roxas Constantino and Renato Constantino was celebrated in a special book launch held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) as part of the Research Colloquium of the PUP Department of History and the PUP Samahan ng Mag-aaral ng Kasaysayan. Nearly 50 years since it was first published, the book continues to resonate with new generations, reaffirming its place as one of the most important works in Philippine historiography.

For Freedom

By Bernard Karganilla | September 4, 2025 | Malaya Business Insight ‘These are historical facts that are hereby recalled on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II, whose essential lesson is the necessity of eradicating Hitlerism in all its forms.’ THE fascist Japanese should have[READ]

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