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Leonard Co: Bayani Ko
Commemorating 15 years of Elusive Justice, Celebrating the Life of the People’s BotanistOrganized by the Justice for Leonard Co Movement, Institute of Biology-UP Diliman, Philippine[READ]
Alas ng Bayan 2.0 Opening
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Alas ng Bayan Opens as The Constantino Legacy Resonates in Europe
As Alas ng Bayan 2.0 opened in Quezon City, the foundation was also speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair in a panel titled The Constantino[READ]
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Message from the Curator By Ninel Constantino
In design, perhaps the most difficult pursuit is honesty—honesty in the use of line, shape, and color; honesty in the orchestration of balance, harmony, and movement; and, above all, honesty in service of the subject itself, revealing its essence without obscuring it beneath ornamentation or borloloy.
When the opportunity arose to tell the story of Renato and Letizia—their enduring legacy, their life’s work, and the profound imprint they have left on all of us—and to mount this exhibition at the Yuchengco Museum, no less, I was filled with both awe and anxiety. The circular space was in[READ]
Pasts Revisited
Letizia’s very much around
It’s been nine years since Letizia Roxas Constantino passed away on 27 June 2016. But the memory of her life, and how and why she lived it to the fullest—it’s not only intact; we are determined to ensure it flourishes.
The exhibit, Letizia: A Life In Letters, is just one among many initiatives we have in store. The launch this August of a special hardbound edition of The Philippines: A Past Revisited, to mark the 50th anniversary since the book was published, is another. Renato wrote the book with Letizia, and how and why they did so is explained in a new introduction that comes with the book, along with a host of other lovely features.
When someone is called a writer, we tend to think of a novelist, a poet, or a journalist. Indeed, over so many decades Letizia wrote and edited countless books and analytical articles for newspapers and magazines. But it was letters to family, friends, and self, that she wrote most, in the she preferred: with brevity, clarity, and grace.
Letizia’s craft, as her friend, the feminist scholar Inday Ofreneo, described, might be called feminine writing, something all of us can learn, re-learn, and integrate in our lives. Especially men.
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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[READ]
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[READ]
Letizia Roxas Constantino: A ‘generational Filipina’
By JT Nisay | Published by BusinessMirror | April 15, 2025 IT was an almost impossible task. How does one curate a retrospective exhibition of someone like Letizia Roxas Constantino, a
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,[READ]
