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#𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐍𝐆𝐁𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐍𝟐.𝟎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘!
Following its exhibition at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Official) , Alas ng Bayan 2.0 will open at the UP Manila Museum of a[READ]
Kasama sa Kalsada – Karina Constantino-David
Walang permanenteng tagumpay, at wala ring permanenteng kabiguan. Pagkatapos ng aklasang EDSA, maraming nagising. Marami rin ang muling natulog. Hinarap ng marami ang bukas at[READ]
Pagkatapos ng Rebolusyon ni Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo
Pagkatapos ng rebolusyon, hindi natapos ang rebolusyon. Pang-apat na tula sa ikaapat na araw ng EDSA, serye ng berso para sa EDSA-40, mula sa sinulat ni[READ]
Pasts Revisited
Karina Constantino – David
Magdiwang! Sa ika-80 anibersaryo ng kapanganakan ni Karina Constantino-David, handog namin ang 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙣, ang unang awit sa album na 𝘼𝙇𝘼𝘽: １８９６-１９９６ ng kanyang grupo, ang 𝙄𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙖, sa pakikipagtulungan sa grupong pinamunuan niya mula 1988 hanggang 1998, ang Harnessing Self Reliant Initiatives & Knowledge, o HASIK, Inc. Dugtong ang kaarawan ni Karina Constantino-David sa taong ito, ang ika-130 taong anibersaryo ng pagsiklab ng Himagsikang pinamunuan ng Katipunan na nagpatalsik sa kolonyalismo ng Espanya at naglayong makamtan ng sambayanan ang kaginhawaang pinaglaban ng Rebolusyon ng Filipinas. Ang boses sa kanta ay mula kay Becky Demetillo Abraham, matalik na kaibigan at katuwang ni Karina sa 𝙄𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙖 at HASIK.
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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]
