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Museo El Deposito Hosts 50th Launch of A Past Revisited
Photos from the 50th launch of A Past Revisited, held on 29 August 2025 at Museo El Deposito. The event marked a significant milestone in the public life of the text, reaffirming its role in shaping historical discourse and civic memory. First published in 1975, the book continues to challenge dominant narratives and foreground Filipino agency in the writing of national history. Deep appreciation to all institutions and individuals who contributed to this commemorative gathering. Photos are from NHCP, Bernard Testa, and Constantino Foundation. [READ]
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Henry Cabot Lodge
A reminder on this day, 4 February, the 126th anniversary of the Filipino-American War, a badly taught chapter, if it is brought up at all, in Philippine (and U.S.) history. The U.S. is no longer our enemy. But neither is it our friend. #TheContinuingPast #RememberBetter
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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. [...]
Cycling through the fabled history of an opera house, now a hotel
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. [...]
Heritage bicycle ride visits site of first PH power plant, goes inside Old Bilibid
Fair climate policy advocates joined forces again with history buffs as they pedaled in celebration of largely unheralded landmarks in Manila. Dubbed #SintangLakbay in commemoration of the 120th founding anniversary of the country’s premier Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), [...]
PUP unveils mural hailing Filipino ‘science revolutionaries’
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) unveiled on Monday a gigantic campus mural, showing Filipino scientists Leonard Co, Maria Y. Orosa, and Eduardo Quisumbing for their contributions in the country's scientific reputation. The mural, titled "Mga Rebolusyonaryo," gave the three figures with their own descriptive, naming Co as "Bayani Ko," Orosa as "Tagapagligtas," and Quisumbing as "Muhon ng Bayan." [...]
