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Continuing the Philippine Independence Day tradition of marching on Madison Avenue
By Cristina DC Pastor The parade weaved the crowd together, one organization after another: The nurses with the Knights of Rizal with the indigenous dancers with the provincial floats with the teachers with the pageant beauties in their flashy tiaras and so on, their magnificent colors blending into the lingering line of marchers. It was […]
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What have we learned from the GomBurZa past?
By Allen Gaborro In 1872, in what was pre-revolutionary Philippines, an atmosphere of intrepidness, nationalism, and self-awakening descended on Filipinos as three Roman Catholic priests were unjustly put to death by the Spanish colonial authorities. The trinity of priests (Mariano Gómes, José Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora), were garroted—after what was widely believed to be a […]
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Harvard’s Peabody Museum showcases Philippine collection
Consul General Senen Mangalile visited the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography at Harvard University on May 21 to view its extensive Philippine collection. His wife Ma. Fe Mangalile joined him on his visit. The Peabody Museum houses over 8,000 ethnographic and photographic materials from the Philippines, primarily acquired between 1900 and 1930 by renowned […]
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‘Zone of Interest’ disturbingly portrays the happy life of a Nazi family
By Wendell Gaa “The Zone of Interest,” this year’s Oscar winner for Best International Feature, is one of the most original and innovative films in recent memory. When I viewed this historical period movie set during one of the most horrific and darkest chapters in human history, it was unlike any other Holocaust-era piece I […]
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Only 2 veterans remain: Remembering war heroes and honoring their valor
When the National World War II Memorial opened 20 years ago, there were more than two dozen Filipino veterans living in the DC area. Today, only two remain: 96-year-old Rey Cabacar and 96-year-old Rudy Panaglima. As they do every year on April 9, families, friends and advocates of Filipino World War II veterans gathered at […]
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‘Come on over,’ Dr. Rolando Solis bravely said to the Aquino family in 1980
By Tricia J. Capistrano On August 21, 2023, the 40th anniversary of Ninoy Aquino’s assassination, Dr. Rolando Solis posted a photo of himself, a radiant Cory Aquino, Solis’ wife, Dr. Margarita Conanan-Solis, and Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino. The photo was taken in May 1980 in front of the Solis residence in Dallas, Taxas. Ninoy Aquino […]
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A historically obscure war
By Allen Gaborro James R. Arnold’s book, “The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913,” turns our attention to a historically-obscure war, obscured by studies done in the service of elitist and colonial interests. That war was the Philippine-American War of colonization (1899-1902). In the aftermath of that war […]
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127 years ago, what was Rizal thinking?
By Juan Mariano Magdaraog Knight of Rizal, New York Chapter One hundred twenty-seven years ago, the man whose life and legacy we celebrate and emulate paid the ultimate price for his convictions. 127 years. Can you imagine how far we’ve come? Close your eyes for a few seconds, briefly paint the picture in your mind […]
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When he was 11, Ambassador Eddie de Vega’s father was assassinated…
By Cristina DC Pastor …Today, Eduardo de Vega is the Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers supervising the repatriation of Filipinos out of war-infested Gaza-Israel, drawing inspiration from his late dad who had a storied career in government. Guillermo de Vega was Presidential Assistant to former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1975 when he […]