Manila’s Muslim district to hold Istiqbal before Ramadan
Few Filipinos know that Quiapo, regarded as the center of Catholic fervor in Asia, was originally an Islamic community.
ACT’s Tinio leads tribute to Fil-Am War hero
“Isidoro Ramirez was not just a hero of Bangar; he embodied the Filipino spirit of resistance against injustice and oppression,” Don Isidoro’s great grandson Mark Christopher Ramirez said.
The Life and Death of Don Isidoro Ramirez: A Descendant’s Plea for Justice
It is time to acknowledge the sacrifices of Isidoro Ramirez and the other patriots who were executed in Bangar during those tumultuous years. We believe this act of recognition not only serve as a tribute to his life and sacrifice but also as a testament to the enduring spirit of Bangar and the Filipino people.
ORAS DE PELIGRO FILM REVIEW: What People Power Really Looks Like
There is a remarkable level of innocence and earnest optimism to Oras as it remains steadfast in the fight for social change amidst a dominant atmosphere of jadedness and despair among Filipinos, especially in the aftermath of the May 2022 elections.
BANGAR’S GUERRILLAS: A small town’s valiant yet forgotten history of resistance during the Philippine-American War
Bangar’s valiant history of resistance must be remembered and retold. The martyrs of Bangar and the many others who laid their lives in the defense of our Motherland must forever be put in a place of honor and recognition.
Cebuano children to launch Leon Kilat book on hero’s 147th birth anniv
Written and illustrated by graduates of a 2018 workshop, Historya (Children Creating Stories from Cebu History), the story book “Si Leon Kilat ug ang Sigbin” (Leon Kilat and the Sigbin) is part of a continuing campaign to reconnect local youth to their Cebu roots.
MYSTERY SOLVED: Spot where missing Fil-Am war memorial once stood finally found
By Macky Ramirez (Photos by the author and the Philippine-American War Facebook group and filipinoamericanwar.com, used with permission.) THE MYSTERY of the missing monument to an important episode in the Philippine –American War is finally solved. The memorial marking the spot where one US infantry officer was killed in action in a fierce fire fight […]
UP educators, alumni and students condems Imee Marcos and Kabataang Barangay Reunion at UP
Naglunsad ng press conference ang No Revisions, No Erasures: Educators Against the Rehabilitation of the Marcoses upang kundenahin ang ginanap ika-43 anibersaryo ng Kabataang Barangay sa UP Bahay ng Alumni noong Agosto 25, 2018 kung saan panauhing pandangal si Rep. Imee Marcos. Sinagot din ng alyansa ang mga pahayag ni UP President Danilo Concepcion sa […]
GOYO: A review
By John L. Silva The cineaste in me had some trepidation viewing Goyo, the nickname for General Gregorio del Pilar, coming on the heels of the box office hit Luna, that irascible General Antonio Luna who, like del Pilar, fought under President Emilio Aguinaldo (played by Mon Confiado) in the Filipino-American War. Would a successful film […]
Marcos all over again, women journalists on Women’s Day say
History is repeating itself, Filipino women journalists said at a forum on the role of women in Philippine media at the University of the Philippines last Thursday, International Working Women’s Day. Eminent women journalists likened the Rodrigo Duterte government to Ferdinand Marcos’s martial law for its many attacks against press freedom at the Women Talk […]