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455 años de la existencia filipina
Hoy, 24 de junio, conmemoramos el cuadringentésimo quincuagésimo quinto (455.º) aniversario de la fundación de Manila y del nacimiento de nuestra patria, Filipinas. Establecida por Miguel López de Legazpi en el lugar que más tarde se convertiría en Intramuros, Manila fue designada como la capital, marcando un momento crucial en nuestra historia.
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The forgotten Senate war over Rizal's Life and works
Look at our Senate today, and you will see a public utterly transfixed by the spectacle on the floor. We watch the modern-day skirmishes between the Majority and the Minority, the televised interpellations, and the bitter partisan feuds as if legislative warfare were a novelty of our digital age. But long before the cameras rolled and the soundbites went viral, the halls of Congress were already…
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400 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉, 400 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 400 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓
In 1626, the image of Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje arrived on Philippine shores aboard the Manila Galleon El Almirante, after a voyage marked by storms and dangers at sea. The image would later find its home in Antipolo and become one of the country’s most beloved Marian devotions. Today, the Filipino nation turns to Antipolo as we commemorate this historic milestone—the 400th…
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My forever wife's Golden Jubilee
TODAY IN FILIPINO HISTORY 1.) 11 June 1594: Recognition of the Principalía — King Felipe II signed a decree recognizing the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains of Filipinas. This paved the way for the stabilization of the rule of the principalía, the elite ruling class of native nobility. 2.) 11 June 1649: The Start of the Sumuroy Revolt — A widespread rebellion began in…
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The Senate in ruins? Not for the first time
The current spectacle unfolding at the Senate —defined by a razor-sharp division, bitter personal bickerings, a shifting quorum, and a mounting dispute over whether Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is still recognized as the legitimate Senate President— has led many to lament that our legislature has hit an unprecedented low. But as any student of Clío will tell you, there is very little that is…
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When the Senate turns to History for help
The shocking events in the Senate plenary this afternoon have sparked intense debate, triggered by Senator Chiz Escudero’s surprise AND valiant move to break from the Majority bloc and join the 11-member Minority on the floor. Should we now call them the Magic 12? Moments later, Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano immediately took to social media to blast the session, fiercely insisting that…
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¡Mulâ Aparrí hangáng Joló! — the melodic echo of an eternal love bound to the Sacred Heart
For us Filipino Catholics, the entire month of June has been decreed since 1899 as a special month consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. While the modern secular world celebrates other things, for devout Catholics, this is the only event this month that we should celebrate with faithful fervor, pious pride, and deep devotion. This is the month of No Más Amor Que El Tuyo (No Greater Love Than…
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What's happening at the Senate so far
After several months of absence, Senator Ronald “Bató” de la Rosa finally returned to the Senate — not to serve the public, but to serve the interests of Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of his bumbling and murderous master, former President Rodrigo Duterte. Bató returned obviously to join the ouster of Vicente “Tito: Sotto as Senate President so as to protect VP Sara from being…
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Rage-baiting in the guise of journalism: the PGMN letdown
I’ve seen the video by Peanut Gallery Media Network (PGMN). Not that I’m defending Martín Romuáldez (I haven’t trusted him since that ostentatious Le Cirque restaurant episode many years ago, and there is something suspiciously creepy about his smirk), but this so-called 90-minute “exposé” linking him to corruption is so disappointing. I was thinking that, finally, we now have solid proof to pin…
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Why Bonifacio cannot legally or historically be termed our first president
Every year, as the tenth of May returns, we are forced to confront one of the most tragic and gruesome chapters in our history: the execution of Andrés Bonifacio in the mountains of Maragondón. On this very day in 1897, the Supremo of the Katipunan was put to death — not by the Spanish Mausers he had so passionately rebelled against, but by the hands of his fellow insurgents. In modern times,…
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Un amor sin precedentes
Mi hermosa y vivaz esposa Yeyette —una mujer de esencia etérea— fue la única persona que me amó exactamente por quien soy. Mi familia me ama por parentesco. Mis hijos me aman porque soy su padre. Mis amigos me aman por nuestros intereses compartidos y el tiempo que pasamos juntos. Pero Yeyette era algo completamente distinto: ella me aceptó enteramente por quien soy, con mis manchas, mis…
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Feliz Domingo de Resurrección 2026!
¡Regocijaos! ¡Nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo ha resucitado! ¡Felices Pascuas! Rejoice! Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has risen! Happy Easter! ¡Mañgatouá cayó! ¡Ang ating Pañguinoón at Tagapágligtas na si Jesucristo ay mulíng nabuhay! ¡Maligayang Pascó ng Pagcabuhay! Réjouissez-vous! Notre Seigneur et Sauveur Jésus-Christ est ressuscité! Joyeuses Pâques! Gaudete! Dominus noster et…
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Guo Wei and the art of diplomatic delusion
On the Chinese Embassy’s Facebook page, Deputy Spokesperson Guo Wei wrote the following: Huangyan Dao is China’s inherent territory, over which China has continuously, peacefully and effectively exercised sovereignty and jurisdiction. HUANGYAN DAO IS NOT A PHILIPPINE TERRITORY. Here are the facts. First, on 5 February 1990, Philippine Ambassador to Germany Bienvenido A. Tan, Jr. stated in a…
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EDSA '86 was a "U.S. coronation"
The historiography of 25 February 1986 has been so thoroughly saturated with the People Power mythos that we often fail to see the geopolitical machinery operating behind the yellow ribbons. To view the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos merely as a domestic struggle for electoral legitimacy is to ignore the decisive, imperialist hand of Uncle Sam. While the narrative of a spontaneous democratic…
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Manila Filatélica: the bookstore that outlived its walls
📷 Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Manila Filatélica (Philatelic Manila) was a popular bookstore originally located at the corner of Calle Urdaneta and Calle Cabildo in Intramuros. Established in the late 19th century by Regino García y Basa —a well-known Filipino artist, botanist, and forester who illustrated Fr. Manuel Blanco’s famous Flora de Filipinas— Manila Filatélica was, as its…
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We need statesmen, not politicians
📷 Philippine News Agency. We need statesmen, not politicians. A statesman is a highly respected political leader, wise and prudent in his words and judgment, upright and virtuous in public comportment, and prioritizes national interest over political affiliations and personal gain. A “philosopher king” in the eyes of Plato. A politician is the exact opposite. A statesman is fiery and flowery…
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My religious conversions
Sometime during the late 90s, I was on my way to my Padre Rada Street in Tondo, to the house where my mother grew up. I can’t remember the exact year nor the reason why I was headed there. But I remember the exact moment… I was descending the stairs of LRT Carriedo Station. It was nighttime of January 9th, the feast of the Black Nazarene. I was still in school uniform. Avenida Rizal was bare of…
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