What Friendship Truly Meant

What Friendship Truly Meant

A new book reveals pre-Independence Filipino officials' impressions of the government offices, museums they visited, and their official lodgings while sojourning in the American capital.

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Europe Revisited 50 Years Later: Part I, Germany

Europe Revisited 50 Years Later: Part I, Germany

A nostalgic trip by a former exchange student to Germany, France, and Spain after a half-century.

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Philippines and Guam: Pacific Cousins at a Crossroads of History

Philippines and Guam: Pacific Cousins at a Crossroads of History

Find out what links Guam to the Philippines.

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Portrait of History as a Filipino Family

Portrait of History as a Filipino Family

Through this brief history of one Filipino family, one may gather intriguing insights into the evolution of Philippine society in the 120 years since the Philippine Revolution. 

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War and Forgiving

War and Forgiving

Is it possible to forgive the unforgivable, like war crimes? Find out how one Philippine president dealt with this question.

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This is American History

This is American History

Why is Filipino American history not considered a part of American history, a poet asks.

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12 Mind-blowing Facts About Metro Manila

12 Mind-blowing Facts About Metro Manila

Think you know almost everything about Metro Manila? Think again.

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A Reunion of Strangers

A Reunion of Strangers

Several strangers, crossed paths, and a revolutionary flag make a full circle for the author.

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Street of Faded Glory

Street of Faded Glory

The Escolta was Manila’s gem of a shopping street, until neglect and idiotic city officials made it go to seed.

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Oh, My! Snakes, Wild Beasts and Virile White Hunters

Oh, My! Snakes, Wild Beasts and Virile White Hunters

How Western men in the 19th and 20th centuries used travel to the Philippines to depict themselves as brave adventurers.

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