Essays on filipino people
I am a Filipino By Carlos P. Romulo I am a Filipino, inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As such, I must prove equal to a two-fold task — the task of meeting my responsibility to the past, and the task of performing my obligation to the future. I am sprung […]
tatlong taong walang diyos (three year’s without god) The film, set during the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines between 1942 and 1944, tells the story of Rosario (Nora Aunor), a young schoolteacher engaged to be married to Crispin (Bembol Roco). Crispin leaves Rosario to fight the Japanese as a guerilla, and in his absence a […]
Almost all historians agree that the Noli Me Tangere is factual. The characters, events, and places mentioned in the novel match that of the nineteenth century the Philippines’. In the words of Rizal, he had tried “to reproduce the condition of his country faithfully and fearlessly, and has raised part of the veil that hides […]
“Caregiver” Directed by: Chito S. Rono Starring: Sharon Cuneta, John Estrada, Boots Anson-Roa, Ima Castro, Lotlot De Leon The big stars kneel as the Mega Star, Ms. Sharon Cuneta, gave another heart felt drama performance in the premier of Star Cinema’s 15th year anniversary treat, CAREGIVER. The Sharonians together with Filipino celebrities with the likes […]
If you were to be reincarnated and given the pick. would you choose to be Filipino once more? It was in 1998. at a Forum of pupils of top schools at the University of Asia and the Pacific. that I raised this inquiry. As expected. everybody. except me. gave a resonant yes for an reply. […]
I am a Filipino, and I’m proud to be a Filipino. And what happens to our ancestors In the past. From the Malayan pioneers sought our land and live on their own. Make home on what they see on the nature, land, hills, mountain and seas, hoping to have a better life with their family […]
In February 17, 1872, Fathers Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos and Jocinto Zamora (Gomburza), allFilipino priest, was executed by the Spanish colonizers on charges of subversion. The charges against Fathers Gomez, Burgos and Zamora was their alleged complicity in the uprising of workers at the Cavite Naval Yard. The death of Gomburza awakened strong feelings of […]
The seeds of Andres Bonifacio’s death were planted in the Tejeros Convention, when the Katipunan’s Magdiwang faction (headed by Bonifacio) and the Magdalo faction (headed by Emilio Aguinaldo) were at loggerheads on how to continue the armed resistance vs the Spaniards. When both factions agreed that there was to be a council that would be […]
Nicomedes Marquez Joaquin (May 4, 1917–April 29, 2004) was a Filipino writer, historian and journalist, best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. He is considered […]
The departure of Jose Rizal for Spain was kept secret from Spanish authorities, friars and even to his parents especially to his mother because she would not allow him to go. Only handful of family members and trusted family friends were informed. In order to avoid detection, he used the name Jose Mercado, name of […]
Scholars are still debating about many historical controversies and issues whether they are true or valid. Including one of the major controversies regarding Rizal, which is about the Retraction Document. This said document is one of the proof that the Friars’ claim that Rizal retracted a few days before his execution. Retraction means that he […]
Maria Clara de los Santos, commonly known as Maria Clara, is the heroine in Jose Rizal’s novel “Noli Me Tangere”. In the novel she was described as the daughter of Pia Alba and Kapitan Tiago, but her biological father turns out to be Padre Damaso, a Spanish friar. She never met her mother since Pia […]
