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Datu Utto belonged to the old ruling family of Buayan, the most prestigious in Sa-Raya. According to Saleeby, at some unspecified time in the recent past there had been a split in the Buayan Sultanate after the death of Sultan Maytum.... more
This book analyzes comparatively the dynamics of the state-scholar relations during the Marcos and Suharto years in the Philippines and Indonesia as evident in two official history-writing projects: Marcos's Tadhana project and Suharto... more
Nabigyan ng pagpapahalaga ang komprehensibong pagdalumat sa relasyong Tsino at Pilipino sa buhay at kamatayan sa isang aklat na pinamagatang Himlayan, Pantiyon, Kampo Santo, Sementeryo: Exploring Philippine Cemeteries (2016) na... more
The Philippine-American War (c.1899 – 1913), which led to the colonial subjugation of the Philippines by the United States for over forty years and the suppression of the first independent republic in South-East Asia, is one of America’s... more
Biografía del gobernador de Filipinas Francisco Tello de Guzmán, publicada en vol. XLVII del Diccionario Biográfico Español (Madrid, 2003)
A Critical Essay Regarding Prof. Rizal Buendia's “The State-Moro Armed Conflict
in the Philippines Unresolved National Question or Question of Governance?” and Prof.
Jun Valila's The Bangsa Moro Question and the National Democratic Option
in the Philippines Unresolved National Question or Question of Governance?” and Prof.
Jun Valila's The Bangsa Moro Question and the National Democratic Option
BPA 1-1 Readings in Philippine History Reflection paper on "Veneration Without Understanding" by Renato Constantino According to Renato Constantino's article he passionately believes and openly confesses that Jose Rizal should not be the... more
+++The full, revised version of this paper has been published as Chapter 3 (Mobilizing "People of the Barrios") of Reynaldo Ileto, Knowledge and Pacification: On the U.S. Conquest and the Writing of Philippine History (Ateneo University... more
The Great Influenza Pandemic of the 20th century seems to have reemerged after 102 years through COVID-19. The deadliest plague of the last century has claimed approximately 50 million lives worldwide or one-third of the global... more
An excerpt from Charlie Samuya Veric’s forthcoming book titled, Children of the Postcolony, the sampler provides a glimpse of the main arguments concerning the need to reconstruct the intellectual origins of Philippine Studies as a... more
Wenceslao Retana's intellectual passion for the Philippine archipelago led to the foundation of Philippine bibliographical studies as well as the recovery of dozens of little known but highly relevant primary sources of Philippine... more
Decades ago, the Philippines was described as a “rich country but poor people” by its own countrymen—Filipinos, and sadly, it is still relevant even in today’s time. Numerous reasons have been recorded in the past and even at this very... more
La figura di Esteban de Alcázar è quella di un classico soldato spagnolo degli anni tra la fine del Cinquecento e l'inizio del Seicento secolo. Nelle mie ricerche l'ho trovato nelle Molucche fin dalla conquista del Ternate nel 1606. In... more
Doctor Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, commonly known as Dr. Jose Rizal, is one of the well-known national heroes of our country. He was recognized by the majority of Filipinos for his tremendous works battling for the... more
Volume in the BAAS American Studies Paperbacks series published by Edinburgh University Press, 20 February 2017 (and distributed by OUP in the USA from 1 March 2017). Reviews: "A concise and lucid survey of US foreign policy. Adam... more
"Revolutionary Routes is more than a family history across three generations. Author Angela Stuart Santiago has deftly woven together the memoirs, clippings, correspondence and other traces of her family's past into a microhistory that... more
Vinegar is the defining element in Filipino cuisine. The suka makes the paksiw, the adobo, the kilawin. It gives that sweet and tangy, sharp and zesty, robust and tingling sensation of sour goodness as it reaches our remarkably sensitive... more
This paper presents the experiences of ordinary Leyteños during the Japanese Occupation. The main source-materials for this study were oral testimonies from key informants born before 1940, which were placed in their proper context... more
Durante el siglo XVII, la Gobernación de Filipinas desarrolló una estrecha relación de dependencia mutua con el clan de los Zheng que incidió en el ámbito comercial, pero también en el económico y el social. Esta simbiosis, basada en la... more
Colonial mentality has practically diluted the culture of Filipinos.
ABSTRACT: At the base of kinship systems and their persistence are children who are often seen as culture bearers to the next generation, ensuring the continuity of kin groups and entire communities. However, the world of children in the... more
The first campus of the University of the Philippines, which was founded in 1908, was located in Ermita, Manila. Three decades later, its location in the rapidly urbanizing and politically volatile capital led university and government... more
This paper will investigate the Baldwin Primer in the cultural context of the colonial Philippines. In particular, this paper will look at two aspects of learning that American colonial officials hoped the texts would address: English... more
abstract The ascendancy of the United States as a global empire produced a crisis in the meaning of American nationhood, prompting imperial statesmen to recalibrate the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion. The annexation of Puerto Rico... more
This article traces the impact of the 1812 Cádiz Constitution on the native population of the Philippines. It analyzes the contradictions that the constitution posed to the juridical status of natives who were granted citizenship rights... more
Estudio en torno al agustino Fr. Eduardo Navarro, responsable de la Orden de San Agustín en Madrid durante los años de la guerra de FIlipinas. Study about the augustinian Fr. Eduardo Navarro, responsible of the Order Of Saint Augustin... more
The house is a fundamental space for a character’s consciousness, and this structure is a familiar image in Filipino films. This particular space as a setting in which the narrative and the characters are able to move in, is essential.... more
The word “cacique” usually refers to a local strongman, boss, or warlord, and “democracy” denotes the political system that has put such powerful figures in command of politics at the national level. A prototype of this politics first... more
“Is the Holocaust Western?” Such a question is posed by Jeffrey Alexander in his work, The Meanings of Social Life where he also acknowledges that, in other parts of the world, the Holocaust is not a common reference of WWII (83). In... more
The Filipino “elites” have a starring role as heroes and villains in Philippine history. So-called “ilustrados” were vanguards of the Propaganda Movement whose writings helped inspire the Philippine Revolution in the late nineteenth... more