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]
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]
FOREST MEANS FOREVER
FOREST MEANS FOREVER: 15 years after the murder of Leonard Co, a people's botanist, colleagues gather at the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman, for a press conference today, November 15, not just to demand justice for Co but also to publicize content from years worth of his botanical documentation.The database features 3970[READ]
Gaya ng kagubatan, nananatiling buhay si Leonard
TINGNAN | Gaya ng kagubatan, nananatiling buhay si LeonardIto ang diwa ng pagtitipon para sa paggunita ng ika-15 taong pagpaslang kay Leonard L. Co, isang botanist at mananaliksik, Nob. 15, sa UP Institute of Biology.Sa pangunguna ng Constantino Foundation, pinasinayaan ngayong araw ang digitized na koleksiyon ng mga retrato ng iba’t ibang[READ]
