By Francesca Leana Jose Cultural processes, traditions, values, and personal motivations influence the election of public officials and the rise …
Is Lapu-Lapu the First Hero of the Philippines?
All stories have beginnings if they are to make any sense. Some stories open in the middle, others even open …
Retrace Jose Rizal’s Trip Across the US
Rizal in the US About a year after Rizal had published his first novel, Noli Me Tangere, in Heidelberg, Germany, …
Hybrid Identity: Struggles of Second-Generation Filipino Migrants
Filipino laborers escaped from the galleons where they had been conscripted to work as crew. Known as the “Manila men,” …
Gabriela Silang: Ilocana Heroine
What we call “history” is the carefully constructed story of a people or nation through the ages. Each name and …
Melchora Aquino: Mother of the Revolution
In discussing the heroism of Melchora Aquino, we have to reflect on what acts a person must do for their …
Marcelo H. del Pilar and the Ideas of the Revolution
When thinking of Filipino heroes, the mind turns to figureheads of history who were embroiled in the armed struggles at …