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It wouldn't be surprising if one of the most stylish Philippine presidents dug Cartier.
Whichever side you're on in the debates surrounding Jerrold Tarrog's polarizing conclusion to his so-called Bayaniverse trilogy, Quezon, there's no question that the crew pulled out all the stops in the wardrobe and style department. We aren't ...
A Question of the Bayaniverse: what about the rest of the nation off-screen?
Ten years ago, diector Jerrold Tarrog's historical trilogy known as the Bayaniverse debuted with Heneral Luna, one of the most expensive cinematic productions in the country's history. At the time, I was a first-year social studies lecturer and used ...
He ran for president in every election from 1935 to 1986, against everyone from Aguinaldo, Quezon, Aglipay, to Marcos and Aquino. But he wasn't just some madman. In many ways, Racuyal is an indictment of the country's broken electoral process.
The most interesting candidate in the 1935 elections wasn't Manuel Quezon or Emilio Aguinaldo. While the two former presidents headlined the race, they were also up against a peculiar Independent. It was a man by the name of Pascual Racuyal, who, ...
The former President issued the controversial executive order granting the sum to the wartime general. But was it legal?
Before General Douglas MacArthur and President Manuel Quezon were evacuated from Corregidor during the onslaught of the Japanese offensive, the American general apparently was slated to receive what we may call a "gift" from the president. He was to be given a ...
Breaking down all the colorful characters on the presidential line of succession.
While the passing of Queen Elizabeth II in September brought an end to the 70-year-long Second Elizabethan Era-news that unsurprisingly rocked the world-the death of the world leader hardly introduced a new age of messy and chaotic political ...
President Manuel Quezon looks handsome in this rare photo taken in 1922.
A rare photo of President Manuel Luis Quezon bathing or gold panning in a brook offers a glimpse into the more human side of the great statesman. The undated photo comes from the Quezon Family Collection uploaded by the Presidential Museum and ...
On July 20 and 21, memorabilia from the Quezon Residence will go under the gavel in an online auction.
Mention New Manila and a genteel and refined image of the Philippines' old rich immediately comes to mind. The area was once populated by the country's most affluent and influential who did not only run the Philippines' major businesses but also ...
When every other country was closing their doors to the Holocaust refugees, Filipinos proudly opened theirs, saving the lives of 1,200 Jewish refugees in the Philippines.
At a time when Jews were the most desperate of desperates, when they were being subjected to unimaginable horrors, when they were being hunted, exterminated, and treated like pestilence, every other nation closed their doors to Jewish refugees in their darkest hour, ...
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