Surprising Facts About Ferdinand Magellan and His Voyage to the Philippines
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Bet it never occurred to you that Lapu-lapu’s real name was most likely Pula-pula.
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The Wacky 1978 Chess World Championship
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How the Conjugal Dictatorship’s international public relations baby, the 1978 World Championship in Baguio, turned into an opera bouffe—with a lot of logistical, pre-match posturing and chess rivals Korchnoi and Karpov trying to rattle each other.
Read MoreExceptional Philippine Churches
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Centuries-old churches testify to the Philippines’ lasting links with Spain and its friars’ goal of establishing a permanent Catholic presence in the archipelago.
Read MoreThe Manila House in Washington, D.C.
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There was a house in Washington, DC where Filipinos gathered, ate, played cards and quarreled in the years before and during World War II.
Read MoreThe Unusual Life and Times of the Godino Twins
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How the Philippines’ most famous conjoined twins found wealth and rich relations with Rolls-Royces, before ending their days in obscurity.
Read MoreRe-enacting the Bataan Death March: A Personal Journey
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The author honors his father and other survivors of the Bataan Death March by trudging through the hot desert sand in New Mexico.
Read MoreThe Women Behind the Bataan Legacy Project
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Behind the rectification of an official history that omitted the role of Filipinos during WWII were women dedicated to the truth.
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Carol Varga: When She Was Bad, She Was Very, Very Good
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Carol Varga, Filipino movies’ most unforgettable character actress.
Read MoreCol. Edwin Ramsey’s War
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Rather than surrender to Japanese Imperial forces after the fall of Bataan, Ed Ramsey kept on fighting, leading an underground movement.
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