Long Reads

What’s in a name?

What would you do if you were in one of these true horror stories in the office?

The three rulers of Manila, Rajah Sulayman, Matanda, and Lakandula co-ruled as equals.

Philippine superstitions and folklore were the perfect weapons against rebels.

After 50 years in show business and in spite of the disruption of the digital revolution, 73-year-old Vic del Rosario, founder and chairman of Viva Entertainment Inc., shows no signs of slowing down.

Whatever you do, don’t look over your shoulder.

We imagine what the Philippines would look like if Britain did not surrender the country to Spain.

And the unsung revolutionists: The Sakdalistas.

He moved even those turned off by the history refracted through his lens enough to inspire protest or to trigger deeper reading and analysis.

This tradition of supposed 'respect for seniors' dates further back in history than we realize.

He went from Communist to beloved mayor of Calamba.

La Paz’s Francisco Makabulos protected Central Luzon against the Spanish and the Americans.

Claro M. Recto was the Great Dissenter of Philippine politics.

Lee is a towering figure in the film industry, a writer whose films constitute some of the most canonical works of Philippine Cinema's Second Golden Age.

He was once called the terror of Cavite, but some remember him as a renegade hero.

Eman Lacaba gave everything in all his endeavors, whether in writing or struggle with the people.

Ed Geronia recalls his life before and after being infected with polio.

He has 'prayer warriors' for his spiritual guidance.

EMBO is short for Enlisted Men’s Barrio.

The man from Albay chose to give up a comfortable life to fight for the country.