pio andrade

I visited chemist Pio Andrade in Arellano University (Legarda) to ask him a few questions about his history growing up, as a chemist and as a historian. He's a personal hero of mine. One of those guys that got me reading deep into Philippine history. He's an iconoclast, a man whose obsession with...

My recent blog reminded me of another interesting relic I saw last year. Around June when I went to see it in Lipa. The relic belongs to San Juan Bautista de La Salle. It's the saint's arm bone, sealed in a reliquary adorned with images of bronze angels on each corner. The French known as the pat...