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Rizal Day: Let’s remember his birth not the day he was shot like a dog in a public park
By Daniel de la Rosa I could never understand why we celebrate Rizal Day on December 30. Let’s see, the Spaniards shot him in the back at Bagumbayan that morning in 1896 for inspiring a revolt later launched by Andres Bonifacio. It was a revolution whose leadership was offered to him by Bonifacio, but he […]
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How I met Dr. Jose Rizal at the Brooklyn Bridge
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez The Statue of Liberty in the Hudson River greeted our Navy ship to New York City 50 years ago. My eyes eagerly scanned the New York skyline as I was waiting for the Liberty Call announcement. The panoramic view from the water was incredible, I would swap it to a view […]
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Career vs family, according to the Hukbalahap Amazons
Amazons of the Huk Rebellion: Gender, Sex and Revolution in the Philippines By Vina A. Lanzona University of Wisconsin Press 2009 By Lorial Crowder It began as a dare and led to an impromptu meeting two weeks later with Professor Vina A. Lanzona of the University of Hawaii Manoa, the author of “Amazons of the […]
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‘Paglilitis’ examines who is hero, villain in history
There will be a special screening of “Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio” on November 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. While the film is billed as the untold story of Bonifacio’s trial for treason under the 1897 revolutionary government of Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo, director Mario O’Hara said the story is […]
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On Veterans Day, remembering the Pinoy as a great lover, dancer and fighter
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez Alfredo Diaz was studying at the University of the Philippines before World War II broke out 71 years ago. When Alfredo Diaz was learning the art of artillery, the UP student body president was Ferdinand Marcos, who was also the ROTC cadet commander. Diaz held up till the 1942 Fall of […]
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‘Forgotten Soldiers’ to screen Nov 12
In remembrance of Veterans Day on November 11, the documentary “Forgotten Soldiers” will be shown at the International Film Festival Manhattan on November 12 at the Quad Cinema 34 on W 13th Street. The film by Donald Plata is about the Philippine Scouts, regiments of Filipino soldiers who fought the Japanese invasion during World War […]
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Jose Rizal was a boxer, too
By Nestor Palugod Enriquez Dr. Jose Rizal was the Philippines’ Renaissance Man. He was a physician, a linguist, poet and fighter. His hands were not only for writing, but the hands of a martial artist, a boxer, trainer and instructor. The maestro taught his pupils in Dapitan instruction on boxing and fencing. In London, he […]
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‘I saw the second plane slam into the south tower’
By R Sonny Sampayan-Sampayan I had just retired after 22 years in the United States Air Force and decided to move to New York City. I was drawn to the city lights, Central Park, Times Square, Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge, and the many tall buildings like the Empire State building and the Twin Towers. Ten […]
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Celebrating the lives lost in 9/11
By Cristina DC Pastor Nenita Grijalvo walked up the stage and began to wipe a tear even before she could utter a word. “9/11 is the day that changed our lives forever,” began the widow of Ramon Grijalvo, the devoted Ilonggo husband who worked as a computer analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield, which occupied […]