OUR FOUNDING MOTHERS: LEST WE FORGETBy: Quennie Ann J. Palafox       A popular saying goes “Behind every man’s success, is a woman”. As far as history is concerned, women have played important roles not only in support of their husbands or in nurturing their child but in nation-building as well. From pre-Hispanic times continue reading : Our Founding Mothers: Lest We Forget

(1844-1896?) Propagandist and First President of the Katipunan        Propagandist and first president of the Katipunan, Deodato Arellano was born to Juan de la Cruz and Mamerta de la Cruz on July 26, 1844 in Bulacan, Bulacan.  The family changed their name to Arellano in compliance with the Claveria decree of 1849.   continue reading : Deodato Arellano

PATRICIO G. MARIANO, NATIONALIST PLAYWRIGHT        A playwright, poet, journalist, violinist, and painter, Patricio Mariano y Geronimo was born on March 17, 1877 in Santa Cruz, Manila to parents Petronilo Mariano and Dionisia Geronimo. Patricio Mariano finished his secondary education at the Ateneo Municipal and San Juan de Letran. He pursued bookkeeping at continue reading : Patricio G. Mariano, Nationalist Playwright

AN IBANAG SOLDIER IN THE VISAYAN REVOLUTIONARY FORCES By: Quennie Ann J. Palafox         Mateo Noriel Luga is probably one of the most unsung revolutionaries the Philippines ever had. His parentage and other information about him remain mysterious, but his legacy is more essential for the Filipinos to know. The Cebuanos look continue reading : An Ibanag Soldier in the Visayan Revolutionary Forces

MARIA CORAZON COJUANGCO AQUINO (January 25,1933- August 1, 2009)           Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino was the eleventh and first woman President of the Philippines.           She was born on January 25, 1933 in Manila, the sixth of the eight children of Don Jose Cojuanco Sr., lawyer, congressman representing Tarlac, sugar magnate and banker, and Doña continue reading : Maria Corazon Cojuangco Aquino

THE LIFE AND DRAMA OF SEVERINO REYES By: Quennie Ann J. Palafox        Decades ago, before rock, mellow and RnB songs flourished in the music arena, there was the zarzuela dominating the countryside. Zarzuela, nowadays, is a long forgotten form of art, which underwent a dramatic setback during the 1930s with the advent continue reading : The Life and Drama of Severino Reyes

HERNANDO R. OCAMPO (1911-1978) National Artist       Hernando Ocampo was a man whose name connotes excellence in the arts – be it in literature, news papering or painting, but especially in painting.         Ocampo was born on April 28, 1911 in Sta. Cruz, Manila.  His parents were Emilio Ocampo and continue reading : Hernando R. Ocampo

WHEN MARKERS LIEby Peter Jaynul V. Uckung       The Philippine has a healthy sense of remembering her Independence Day. Proofs of this are the countless memorials and shrines   dotting the landscape, telling tales of battles and extolling the sacrifices of Filipinos in fighting for freedom. Indeed, June 12, is a very hallowed date continue reading : When Markers Lie

ASIA’S OLDEST UNIVERSITYTHE ROYAL AND PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMASBy: Quennie Ann J. Palafox     The oldest existing university in Asia and the largest Catholic University in the world in terms of population is found in the Philippines. The University of Santo Tomas in España, Manila in the District of Sampaloc, turned 400 years old. continue reading : Asia’s Oldest University, The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas

GIRL POWER: THE WOMEN OF MALOLOS By:  Quennie Ann J. Palafox          When the Spaniards came into the Philippines, they brought with them their patriarchal values about women which eventually diffused into Philippine culture. The women during the Spanish period were tied to the house and their roles were confined exclusively to housekeeping continue reading : Girl Power: The Women of Malolos

ASIA’S FIRST: REMEMBERING THE INAUGURATION OF THE FIRST PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC by Peter Jaynul V. Uckung and Mona Lisa H. Quizon During the close of the 19th century, South East Asia was heavily colonized by Europeans. The French had Indochina, which included Camboadia, Laos and Vietnam. The Dutch controlled Indonesia and forced the natives there to continue reading : Asia’s First: Remembering the Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic

WHAT DO ANDRES BONIFACIO AND INDIA’S BHAGAT SINGH HAVE IN COMMON        His name is close to the proletariat because of his personal background and despite poverty, he led a revolution whose aim was to grant the country independence from colonial bondage. Andres Bonifacio is considered a national hero alongside Rizal because of continue reading : What Do Andres Bonifacio and India’s Bhagat Singh Have in Common?