The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Arcanum XIX: Paradise Gained The National Museum of the Philippines celebrates the 77th birth anniversary of renowned glass sculptor Ramon Orlina who was born on the 27th of January 1944. Found at the Shell Philippines Centennial Courtyard of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), is Orlina’s “Paradise (Arcanum XIX: Paradise Gained).” Completed in 1976, … Read more
Padre Burgos House Padre Jose Apolonio Burgos. Born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, he is one of the three martyred priests known as “GomBurZa”, along with Mariano Gomez and Jacinto Zamora. They were falsely convicted as the main instigators of the Cavite Mutiny in 1872 after a short trial and were executed at Bagumbayan on the … Read more
Rosalio Ortiz In celebration of National Arts Month this February, the National Museum Bohol honors another trailblazing Boholano Visual Artist, Rosalio “Sal” Acebes Ortiz. Rosalio Ortiz was born on Sept. 4, 1931 to Casimero Ortiz and Modesta Acebes Ortiz in Can-ukso, Jagna, Bohol. Jagna, one of Bohol’s oldest towns and located along the coast of … Read more
TOYM 2020 Honorees (The Outstanding Young Men) Filipino: Tagumpay Natin ang Galing Mo. Meet TOYM Class of 2020: Pinoy millennials at their finest David Lopez Almirol: Founder and CEO, Multysis Technologies Corp. (Science, Technology, and Engineering) Atty. Lesley Jeanne Yu Cordero: Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist, The World Bank (Political and Social Sciences) Edgar Tolentino … Read more
Reducto de San Francisco Javier The Reducto de San Francisco Javier was built in 1773 under the supervision of Engineer Dionisio O’Kelly. Restored in 1983, this defended the curtain wall from the bay. It also doubled as a storage area for ammunition and food supplies. The reducto now houses the chapel of Our Lady of … Read more