The Life and Career of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo
WEBJun 24, 2019 · IMAGE PHOTO: MARIO LIMOS, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. Fernando Amorsolo, the first National Artist of the Philippines for painting, grew up during a time of transition for the country. Amorsolo and his mother moved to Manila and lived with his uncle, Fabian de la Rosa, a painter. Under his uncle’s watch, he learned artistry which set the tone for his ...
60 Filipino Celebrities Who Posed for FHM Philippines
WEBJun 22, 2021 · 60 Filipino Celebrities Who Posed for. FHM. Philippines. From Marian Rivera and Angel Locsin to Dina Bonnevie. Landing an FHM Philippines cover used to be a momentous occasion for models, actresses, and singers. For many, the cover shoot was a way to shed a darling persona through a provocative reintroduction to the public.
Rizal Law: Why the Catholic Church Staunchly Opposed RA 1425
WEBSep 29, 2020 · In 1955, the good statesman Senator Claro M. Recto proposed that all schools in the Philippines teach students about the life and works of Jose Rizal. In 1956, the bill was passed and is now known as Republic Act 1425, or Rizal Law. The official title of the law is much longer: An Act to Include in the Curricula of All Public and Private ...
Everything You Need to Know About Philippine Offshore Gaming …
WEBJul 19, 2019 · The short answer is yes. The real winners in this situation are the government and the real estate market. One of the regulations of PAGCOR is that each Philippine offshore gaming operators must have an office space of a minimum of 10,000 square meters. With 56 registered POGOs in the country, …
The True Meaning of Magellan's Arrival in Philippine History
WEBMar 31, 2021 · There is an important point to be made, however. Arguments revolving around the 500th anniversary of Magellan’s arrival in the Philippines representing Christianity or colonialism both stem from the same idea—the idea that this was the event that began Philippine history. By putting Magellan’s arrival on such a pedestal, we are essentially reaffirming the fact that our history, and our ...
How Gomburza's Death Solidified the Secularization Movement
WEBFeb 17, 2020 · How the Death of Gomburza Led to a Wholly Filipino Church. Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora solidified the secularization movement and the nascent nationalism felt by so many. On February 17, 1872, three priests—Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora—were killed in Bagumbayan on charges of leading a mutiny of arsenal workers in Cavite with ...
Movers of Filipino Contemporary Art: 25 Artists We Love
WEBAug 4, 2023 · The art of Juanito “Quiccs" Maiquez is the convergence of Japanese robot culture, hip-hop, and graffiti. There was certainly a street art scene in the country before Quiccs burst onto the scene in the late 1990s, but he undoubtedly helped elevate what was previously thought of as a lowly, uncouth art style into what it is today: respected, widespread, and monetizable.
The West Philippine Sea, Explained
WEBNov 17, 2019 · For many years before 2012, Filipinos referred to their portion of the sea bordering the west of the country as South China Sea. Then, after the tense Scarborough Shoal Standoff in 2012, the government decided to name the maritime area as the West Philippine Sea. For many decades prior to the 2012 Scarborough Shoal Standoff, the disputes in this part of the world remained dormant.
Lapnisan (or Agarwood), the World's Most Expensive Tree, Is Being ...
WEBSep 14, 2020 · There is a gold rush happening in the jungles of the Philippines. The treasure is one of the rarest trees in the world: lapnisan or agarwood. It is also the world’s most expensive tree. A kilo of agarwood fetches as much as P750,000. A whole tree is worth tens of millions of pesos, which is why many people would kill for a piece of this rare ...
How Binondo Became the World’s Oldest Chinatown - Esquire …
WEBFeb 4, 2019 · The story of Binondo is the story of the Chinese-Filipino. Seizing opportunity at a time of political uncertainty, Binondo went from just another enclave of Chinese in Manila: It became a part of the Filipino psyche itself. Today there are no more sangleys or mestizos or intsiks. There are only Filipinos in Binondo.
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