The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Who is Tomas Pinpin? Tomas Pinpin was a foremost Filipino printer. He was trained by the Chinese through the Chinese art of woodblock printing. Pinpin, assisted by Domingo Loag, printed the “Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala,” the first Tagalog dictionary written by father Pedro de San Buenaventura, a Franciscan friar, in the town of Pila, … Read more
Ernest John Obiena wins bronze Congratulations Ernest John Obiena for winning a bronze medal in the men’s pole vault competition of the 2020 IAAF World Diamond League Athletics held in Monaco. You may want to read: Cherry May Regalado wins bronze Inocencia Solis (Athletics)
Isabelo Tampinco was a Chinese mestizo artist in the late 18th century known as the “Juan Luna of sculpture”. Isabelo Tampinco Sculpture Works Among his prominent works are: the facade of the Manila Cathedral, high relief on the molave door of Santo Domingo church in Quezon City, main altars of Saint William’s Cathedral in … Read more
Today in History, July 8, in 1820, Valerio Malabanan, a secular priest & educator, is born in Lipa, Batangas. His life devoted to teaching proved consequential for having had many of his students become leading Filipino intellectuals in the late 19th-century Philippines. Growing up in the early 19th century Batangas, Philippines, Malabanan studied in … Read more
Who is Diego Mapa? Did you know? Diego Mapa is a member of Tarsius, a Manila-based duo that combines electronic music and live instrumentation to produce dance tracks influenced by hip hop, big beat, house, jungle, psych, and indie dance. Source: Tina Arceo Dumalao | @tinaarceodumlao You may want to read: OPM composition required … Read more