A Colonial Urbanization

Knowing a city's colonial history is important when planning its rehabilitation and restoration. Thus our lead article this week, "Colonization's Impact on Manila," written by urban planner Nathaniel von Einsiedel offers valuable knowledge and guidance for those who seek to bring back Manila's former glory,  a goal of the capital city's current mayor, Isko Moreno Domagoso. 

Spanish food in Metro Manila has become a thing, thanks partly to the efforts of Marilou and Pablo Garcia-Morera, whose enterprise Espa-Fil has made available the crucial ingredients of Spanish cooking to the Philippines. PF Correspondent Cherie Querol Moreno writes about the couple and whets our appetite for the cuisine of our former colonizer in "To Dine in Madrid, By Way of Manila." 

Marilou Morera is also a cookbook author and she shares her recipe for "the true paella" for the Happy Home Cook this week.

From Toronto's Bank of Montreal comes Annella Manalo Mendoza, a digital assets manager and librarian. Christian Gabriel Pareja profiles her in "Old Fashioned Values in a Digital Career."

Our In The Know links this week:

Black History and the Filipin@ Community

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unseen-and-unheard/201602/black-history-and-the-filipin-community?fbclid=IwAR0KReXkWJrM_-fXnxcOQRzKnyhcdQA9ge78UHAkGhjLM53tnHEg_67lPGc

Just how bad was corruption during the Marcos years?
https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/240477-analysis-just-how-bad-was-corruption-marcos-years?fbclid=IwAR2RLmmhLUHbGaFruyfGYmSAaEBTiXkwybXYjix8e0x6sX9T77TjZ2fR1rQ

Meet 11 Year-old Filipino Cellist Damodar Das Castillo, Champion Musician in Estonia
https://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/meet-11-year-old-filipino-cellist-damodar-das-castillo-champion-musician-in-estonia/?fbclid=IwAR2KlSv3O-MbHd5z09Od_hOlFPCcq4JaNvIS4w1j30vCCKl_zFRM9nLpM1Y

World’s greatest concentration of unique mammal species is on Philippine island
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/about/press/worlds-greatest-concentration-unique-mammal-species-philippine-island?fbclid=IwAR34pe6inxzGI-G9N0bydSZ4UjoMBG4IQltcghyZHEBSs0zO1odVkKsUj6E 

For Video of the week, GMA Public Affairs’ I-Witness features Solana Perez, who wants to be the first Filipina to compete in the Mongol Derby, the hardest horse race in the world.

Celebrating Life, Remembering September 21

A celebration of original Filipino music and the man who has done so much to elevate it to world class. That's what PF contributor Manuel Hizon has focused on in "Ryan Cayabyab's Celebration of Life," a fitting tribute to the 2019 National Artist for Music who has recently added the prestigious 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award to his collection of accolades.

And as we say goodbye to another September, here are stark reminders of a grim September in our history:

Dr. Patricio N. Abinales' "Freedom, She Wrote" is a review of Press Freedom under Siege: Reportage that Challenged the Marcos Dictatorship, a collection of the best reporting of that generation (especially by women writers) compiled and edited by ace journalist Ceres P. Doyo.

"Being Lucia Makabayan" is a first-person account by Luchie Maranan of her family's harrowing experience in 1973 and how it influenced her choices later.

"Days of Dread" by Risa Lansang-Reyes is a straight-up and personal account of her family's ordeal in those days of arrests.

Here is this week's compilation of stories from other publications that you may have missed:

America's Newest Outsourced Job: Public School Teachers
https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/vb5bga/americas-newest-outsourced-job-public-school-teachers?fbclid=IwAR0OKJKhK8Sovtil_fNCSiuan9p5_CXEubE_Kr7K_NGQw4vcyieTJoHEwTE

Amazing Filipina teacher crosses 5 rivers and walks for 2 hours just to reach her students
https://www.elitereaders.com/this-filipina-teacher-crosses-5-rivers-and-walks-for-two-hours-just-to-reach-her-students/?fbclid=IwAR3y5oap-959kUf8pwmYFvCK3lR4K9g4yltGMUWj4NAxdQm4BZOwu73T4hw

FALSE: 'No massacres' during Martial Law
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/212458-false-no-massacres-during-martial-law?utm_source=Rappler+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9f2e964488-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_17_04_47_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d18b1557b8-9f2e964488-96223989&mc_cid=9f2e964488&mc_eid=0c0639d4af

FALSE: Philippines was ‘richest country in Asia’ during Marcos years
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/239789-philippines-richest-country-asia-marcos-years?utm_source=Rappler+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9f2e964488-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_17_04_47_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d18b1557b8-9f2e964488-96223989&mc_cid=9f2e964488&mc_eid=0c0639d4af

A History of Forbes Park, the Philippines' Wealthiest and First Gated Subdivision
https://www.townandcountry.ph/people/heritage/History-of-forbes-park-a1957-20190111-lfrm?utm_source=Facebook-TC&utm_medium=Ownshare&utm_campaign=20190907-fbnp-people-History-of-forbes-park-a1957-20190111-lfrm-fbold&fbclid=IwAR18FaabObgMqqYOWvbZHii6K1A7th9ISsTPpwkijKqj0BweU9nGf0ZcM1w

This Prized Filipino Fabric Is Made From Pineapple Leaves
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cloth-made-from-pineapples?utm_medium=atlas-page&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0gzbvphniwuRnP0NFQ-KlvTmNCLOmeeVT0lQ222C96uPEVIslkxdvQ6QA 

For the Happy Home Cook, Baguio-based PF Correspondent Rene Astudillo shares his own innovation, Strawberry Champorado.

For Video of the Week, Fil-Am comedian Kevin Camia performs on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Defenses: Civil Rights and Martial Arts

President Trump put his order to conduct raids in major cities to ferret out the undocumented for deportation on hold for two weeks, and that two weeks will end on July 6. If you or someone you know will be affected by this order, it's best to be prepared and to know your rights. Immigration lawyer Lourdes Tancinco puts together a guide on what to do if ICE knocks on your door. (Our Partner Post: "Are ICE Raids Really on Hold? Know Your Rights")

While her boss, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio seeks the Democratic presidential nomination, the newly appointed Commissioner of the NY Mayor’s Office for Media and Entertainment , Fil-Am Anne del Castillo, quietly does her job. PF Correspondent Elizabeth Ann Quirino profiles this young lawyer whose mandate is to create more job opportunities for the underrepresented -- women and minorities  -- in the city's media and entertainment industries. ("Watch Out World: Anne del Castillo, NYC Mayor's Media and Entertainment Czar")

In San Francisco, Eskabo Daan, the organization that teaches Filipino martial arts and culture to children, is celebrating the 10th year of a strong presence in the community's cultural scene. The group has expanded its classes to Daly City, where aspiring young warriors are learning not just Filipino self-defense but also writing in baybayin, the ancient Filipino script. Lorna Lardizabal Dietz reports. ("Eskabo Daan: Filipino Martial Arts for Kids")

Canada-based contributor Albert J. Lesaca tells us how a red bicycle and a neighborhood "siga" (tough guy) taught him valuable street-smarts that guided him for life in "The Bicycle of Tomorrow."

To celebrate Filipino American Friendship Day tomorrow, here are some stories worth re-reading: 

Alex S. Fabros Jr.'s "The Boogie-Woogie Boys" 

Erwin R. Tiongson's "A 3-D Image of the Philippine Scouts: March 4, 1905" 

Titchie Carandang-Tiongson's "A D.C. Springtime Concert Born in Manila" 

For our In The Know links:

Targeted by Duterte
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/maria-ressa-duterte.php?utm_medium=10today.ad3li.20190629.smartflab.421.2&fbclid=IwAR3reVmE_9on-2fbta_YlcRbK6BRinqHIukJMy2xhvJrvbAfQJKQbAWJ82w

Five books that tackle the truth and injustices of the Marcos regime
http://youngstar.ph/5-books-tackle-harsh-truths-martial-law/?fbclid=IwAR3hPCXyhsE2oMKM4QoBflQxMEFDoDEyZCMkpxQAX7ockVBL7-n0nlMusZI

Theodore Roosevelt’s ‘Forgotten War’?
https://opinion.inquirer.net/122303/theodore-roosevelts-forgotten-war?fbclid=IwAR1RIeVT-2An9HKKxc8xJRt7xE5Fn43_hTnP4zDDL5L80kwy--PsMVBnjTo

Tuna kinilaw takes the spotlight at Portugal festival
https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/27/19/tuna-kinilaw-takes-the-spotlight-at-portugal-festival?fbclid=IwAR3nIYQ7HiaqCQQ1V2KZctKMJnQGwv4EtsnRsiCuVSksv9YyAZo38J8cAek

Our Happy Home Cook recipe this week from Elizabeth Ann Quirino makes use of summer tomatoes: Kamatis-Tokwa with Shrimps Guisado

And for our Video of the Week, I-Witness' Howie Severino looks into the life of Juan Luna, this greatest of Filipino painters who was also a tragically flawed human.