Looking Back

What’s in a name?

Natividad is such a common Filipino surname that we forget that it comes from the…

Pact of Biak-na-Bato

One hundred and twenty-six years ago today, the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed. If you…

Exchange gifts

According to Yoyoy Villame, the Philippines was discovered by Magellan on March 16, 1521. After…

Defensive and offensive weaponry

While Dec. 8 was not always a special nonworking holiday, it always was a school…

To see and notice

I wonder when Legazpi Village, part of the Makati commercial and business district, was ever…

Katipunan exam

I remember a news report from 1997, when a vendor in Tutuban station was asked…

Historical amnesia

The Philippines has a lot of holidays. This year, we have 21 nonworking days that…

Aguinaldo and camote

Banaue is synonymous with the iconic rice terraces that current research has proven to be…

Scaling the Monumento

Another item was ticked off my bucket list last week, I climbed the Bonifacio Monument…