Leonor Rivera, a Hero’s Sweetheart

Leonor Rivera, a Hero’s Sweetheart

Jose Rizal and Leonor Rivera’s frustrated love affair has fascinated Filipinos though the years.

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When Filipinos Had Holidays on Ice

When Filipinos Had Holidays on Ice

Filipinos went gaga for the ice show, which later even featured Philippine dance numbers.

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Romances in History

Romances in History

Love stories -- from a Cambodian king’s failed courtship of a Bulacan lass to Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s abandoned Filipina mistress.

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An Invisible Generation

An Invisible Generation

Introducing the not-so-well-known “bridge generation” of Filipino Americans

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Our Ten Most Popular Stories for 2014

Our Ten Most Popular Stories for 2014

Here are the Top Ten stories which drew the most readers last year.

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Some Not Very Well Known Facts About Rizal’s Trial and Execution

Some Not Very Well Known Facts About Rizal’s Trial and Execution

The Spanish authorities buried Dr. Jose Rizal without a coffin, and other facts you may not have known.

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Ten Thousand Stories in Chicago’s The Field Museum

Ten Thousand Stories in Chicago’s The Field Museum

The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago subverts the “bad reasons” for its extensive collections of artifacts from other cultures.

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A Bookstore of Filipino Aspirations

A Bookstore of Filipino Aspirations

National Artist for Literature F. Sionil Jose Turns 90
A bookstore that’s a corridor to the past.

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Gemelli Carreri, An Italian in Manila, 1696

Gemelli Carreri, An Italian in Manila, 1696

A 17th century traveler visits Manila and records his observations in a bestseller.

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Before Elorde and Pacquiao, There Was Luis Logan

Before Elorde and Pacquiao, There Was Luis Logan

When boxing and perfumes mixed--the untold story of a most uncommon Filipino boxing champ, Luis Logan.

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