Last week I attended Dr. Serafin Quiason’s lecture on the life and time of Emilio Aguinaldo at the Yuchengco Museum in Makati. Most of the attendees were colleagues of the astute professor and descendants of President Aguinaldo; I met Wharton alum and one time finance minister, Cesar Virata, a grandnephew and another man who was […]
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How I remember the Binays and why maybe it’s time to forget them. I grew up near the Binay home in Makati. I would see the mayor every morning with family, friends and security jogging around San Antonio village. My way going to the school is where he starts his daily exercise. He’s an amiable […]
——– “The Nichols airfield (now Villamor) was used to housed the remains before they were brought here,” Mr. Caloud, the American Memorial and Cemetery superintendent on duty said. He recounted so many stories about the history of the cemetery that I felt bad not having my recorder with me. A former Marine from Iowa who’s […]
Filipino politicians are always trying to rewrite history by replacing traditional street names with whatever fits their moods and interest. EDSA highway is now being threatened by yet another attempt to have it named after Cory. Its as idiotic as renaming a street after someone who grew up in it (plenty of examples of this […]
Kalabaw lang tumatanda… That’s what my Nanay always say when I tease her about her age. We share the same birthday which works for both of us. Tipid sa handaan. Last Thursday, she turned 61 and her favorite son, 22! (a fly just buzz’d pass me). — As far as I can remember, birthdays are […]
I wanted to visit the Museo ng Makati but since it was closed I found myself wandering the streets of what was before the center of San Pedro Macati in the middle of the day. I made surprising discoveries – because until that moment of my visit I had no idea that the local government […]
I’ve seen similar projects promoting historical sites outside the country. Raising the awareness of the people that these places exist plays a major part in the whole conservation effort. Educating the mass on the value of historical sites would not only increase tourism, by doing so we are also encouraging our fellow Filipinos to take […]
Ambeth Ocampo held a short but very informative talk about Rizal at PowerBooks Makati last Wednesday. The subject was Rizal in pictures. The most photographed Philippine hero of all time, what was on display was various stages of his life in photos, from his youthful Ateneo days to his death in the fields of Bagumbayan. […]
I was born in Santa Ana, Manila but I have spent most of my teen years in Makati, this wonderful places has become part of who I am – I’ve always felt priviledged for having them as my home! Unfamiliar to many, Macati have a incredibly rich historic past. I was reminded to brush up with […]
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