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PUP book launch of the 50th Anniversary of the Philippines: A Past Revisited

50th anniversary edition of A Past Revisited to be launched at the Sta. Mesa main campus of PUP on Sept. 5, from 9:00AM to[READ]

A Past Revisited at Rosh Hotel: A Rainy Day, A Radiant Launch

Well. What a day! We started 1:30PM and left Rosh Hotel at 8PM. Despite the threat of flooding and the suspension of classes and[READ]

Moving words from the Hunters-ROTC Historical Society

Moving words from the Hunters-ROTC Historical Society, shared today at the launch of the 50th anniversary edition of A Past Revisited. Enjoy, share, act![READ]

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YOU ARE INVITED! Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Edsa Revolution & What is its Relevance, Lessons for the Philippines today

Tertulia-Inspired & Non-Partisan **Pandesal Forum**

You are invited to a morning of meaningful dialogue — where ideas are shared as warmly as freshly-baked pandesal & brewed coffee. This session shall discuss a pivotal chapter of Philippine history

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Remedios “Kumander Liwayway” Gomez-Paraiso

We remember today the 11th death anniversary of one of our country’s finest, Remedios Gomez-Paraiso, #HUKBALAHAP, Kumander Liwayway (July 12, 1918 – May 15, 2014) who would wear lipstick and makeup before battle with Japanese fascists. She wanted to look beautiful before she slayed the enemy, an expression, she said, of her femininity. #HukbongMapagpalayaNgBayan #HMB #Bayani

With thanks again to the artist, Johnny Guarin, who made the original Alas ng Bayan paintings in the tradition of tarot cards, five aces in all even if there should only be four in any deck. Because women do not have to abide by society’s often men-imposed restrictions.

May 15, 2025|

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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]

The ‘Letizia: A Life in Letters’ exhibit introduces historian Letizia Roxas-Constantino through her personal letters and other curio

By JOSIAH ANTONIO | Published by GMA News Online | April 10, 2025An exhibit of letters penned by writer and historian Letizia Roxas-Constantino, wife of historian Renato Constantino, opened on Wednesday at the Linangan Gallery on Panay Avenue in Quezon City."Letizia: A Life in Letters" has on display Intimate letters spanning eight[READ]

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“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.
“At a low point in my life, I received a note from Letizia Constantino, unsolicited advice that encouraged me to keep writing. I never got to thank her personally for that pat on the back; this column is belated gratitude.”

Ambeth R. Ocampo
Historian, An excerpt from his column in Philippine Daily Inquirer
"Letizia Roxas Constantino, historian", 2025 June 06
“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
“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
“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.
“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
“One of the most towering texts of nationalist historiography — co-authored by Letizia Constantino, whose voice carried the struggle for true independence into classrooms and beyond.”

Michael “Xiao” Chua
Historian , On his column at The Manila Times
“Letizia Constantino: Nationalist historian, wife and mother” 2025 June 17
"Thank you for having us ... We truly enjoyed ourselves. The exhibit was very inspiring, beautifully presented and so insightful. We were all so impressed. Hope we can use some of the material in our Women’s Museum. ❤️"

Mayor Joy Belmonte
Quezon City Governor, On her visit at Letizia: A Life in Letters Exhibit
2025 July 30
“A Past Revisited was both a revelation and a challenge. It made us see the familiar narratives of Philippine history in new and unsettling ways. It invited us to ask deeper questions—about power, about colonial legacies, about the struggles and aspirations of our people. And it also gave us a sense of responsibility: to carry history forward not just as memory, but as a guide for action and transformation.”

Dr. Chas M. Navarro
Commissioner, National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)
On his remarks at the launch of the 50th Anniversary Special Edition of The Philippines: A Past Revisited
2025 Aug 29
“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
“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
"... A Past Revisited sparked a different kind of revolution, one that urged Filipinos to view history through our own eyes and experiences. Thank you very much to our dear friend, ABS-CBN’s Karmina Constantino, a resident of San Juan, for inviting me to be part of this historic occasion."

Mayor Francis Zamora
San Juan City Governor , On his speech at APR 50th anniversary edition launch at NHCP Museo El Deposito
2025 August 29

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“At a low point in my life, I received a note from Letizia Constantino, unsolicited advice that encouraged me to keep writing. I never got to thank her personally for that pat on the back; this column is belated gratitude.”

“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!”​

“One of the most towering texts of nationalist historiography — co-authored by Letizia Constantino, whose voice carried the struggle for true independence into classrooms and beyond.”

"Thank you for having us ... We truly enjoyed ourselves. The exhibit was very inspiring, beautifully presented and so insightful. We were all so impressed. Hope we can use some of the material in our Women’s Museum. ❤️"

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

"... A Past Revisited sparked a different kind of revolution, one that urged Filipinos to view history through our own eyes and experiences. Thank you very much to our dear friend, ABS-CBN’s Karmina Constantino, a resident of San Juan, for inviting me to be part of this historic occasion."

“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!”