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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[READ]
A Source of Pride
February 4, 2026 marks the 127th anniversary of the beginning of the Philippine-American War, a badly remembered chapter in our history. We don’t know[READ]
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]
Pasts Revisited
Emilio Jacinto: Bayani ng mga Bayani
Stories
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]
Botanist Leonardo L. Co’s handwriting
Botanist Leonardo L. Co's handwriting. He is fluent in Hokkien and Mandarin, aside from English & Ilocano, having spent many years in the Ilocos and Cordillera while writing 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢. He writes poems in Filipino. Ang hindi ko makakalimutang bilin niya: "Ang utak, hindi lang ginagamit para mag-imbak ng[READ]
Merch for a Cause!
Celebrate Native Plants Week 2025 by honoring the legacy of Filipino botanists who dedicated their lives to studying and protecting our native flora. From November 17–21 at UP Baguio, drop by the Native Plants Committee Booth to buy Leonard Co’s book and order limited-edition shirts inspired by the country’s pioneering botanists[READ]
Rare photos of PH flora species found 15 years after death of ‘People’s Botanist’ Leonard Co – Rappler
Nov 16, 2025 3:57 PM PHT | Sca isidro (The images were downloaded to a hard drive of Co’s friend, Imelda Sarmiento, just months before his untimely passing) MANILA, Philippines – On his 15th death anniversary, family and friends of the late ethnobotanist Leonard Co held a press conference to announce that[READ]


















