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Commemorating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Pedro Abad Santos (1876–2026)
Image source: Mabuhay News On January 31 at Kamuning Bakery Café, Quezon City, the Pandesal Forum gathered scholars, family representatives, and public[READ]
PANDESAL FORUM at Kamuning Bakery Cafe
The Constantino Foundation invites the public to a Pandesal Forum commemorating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Pedro Abad Santos, an important figure in the history[READ]
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[READ]
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spot.ph reissued: Kara David & Karmina Constantino on the Lola Who Taught Them the Power of Words
(SPOT.ph) Before they were household names, they were simply Hochi and Minh—cousins who spent a lot of time together, little children running around during Sunday brunches at their grandparents’ home. What may have seemed ordinary occasions back then would, in fact, serve as foundation for the two girls who would become two of the country’s most admired journalists.
Long before they stood in front of cameras and reported on the day’s events, Kara David and Karmina Constantino were learning the art of storytelling, the power of perspective, and the quiet strength of public service from their grandmother, Letizia Roxas Constantino—writer, editor, and[READ]
Pasts Revisited
Emilio Jacinto: Bayani ng mga Bayani
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🌱✨ A New Year, a New Celebration of Curiosity! ✨🌱
This January 2026, we highlight “Damayan” by Celine and Dennis Murillo, awarded 2nd Best Film in Indie-Siyensya, the pioneering science filmmaking competition of DOST-SEI. Their work reminds us how a nation is built, one mushroom at a time. Their film draws attention to the hidden networks beneath our forests --the mycelial[READ]
A LIGHT THAT REFUSES TO BE DARKENED
By Wilson Lee Flores | December 14, 2025 Between the dangerous, dazzling "ningning" (glitter) of false promises & the steady, guiding "liwanag" (light) of truth—which do we choose? Last December 12, at 87-year-old #KamuningBakery Cafe, the non-partisan #PandesalForum honored the 150th birth anniversary of the fierce, brilliant hero #EmilioJacinto—the “Brains of[READ]
Bake history into our lives.
Buhay si Pingkian kung nais natin! A pleasure to break bread with Wilson Flores, NHCP' Eufemio Agbayani III, Emilio Jacinto's descendants, LIRA's Abner Dormiendo, and the indefatigable Vim Nadera.
Decade and a half trial, Slain People’s Botanist elusive of Justice
On this 15th of November, we mark the 15th anniversary of the brutal killing of Leonardo L. Co, a respected botanist, plant taxonomist, and dedicated environmental defender. Co and his companions, Sofronio Cortez and Julius Borromeo, were murdered by elements of the 19th Infantry Battalion (19th IB) of the Armed Forces[READ]
