In a recent lecture, historian Ambeth Ocampo challenged his audience to look at Emilio Aguinaldo -- “the hero we love to hate,”-- in a different light as he discussed the Philippine flag, the national anthem, and a narra table
COMMENTARY: Pulchritude has always been weaponized and used against women.
There was a time — two generations ago — when Filipinos deeply loved their country and knew how to fight for their motherland’s freedom because it was the right thing to do.
By NORMAN SISON A blown-up photo of a mini rally at the balcony of the Cultural Center of the Philippines 45 years ago at the exhibit “Articles of Disagreements” at the Lopez Museum adds to reminders to the current generation of Philippine democracy’s darkest hours. The event in the picture was the gala of
By NORMAN SISON UPON entering the gallery, museum visitors are immediately greeted by a huge painting, prominently displayed in a rotunda at the end of the hall. Completed in 1886, the oil-on-wood painting “España y Filipinas” (“Spain and the Philippines”) is the crown jewel of the Lopez Museum & Library’s collection of 41 paintings done
