Notes on the history of Chinese Christians of the Philippines

Editor’s Notes: This is the second of a series of articles written by Guillermo Gomez Rivera, a long-time contributor of emanila.com. Mr Rivera is a Premio Zobel awardee, a member of the Academia Filipina and …

Locsin and some notes about the history of the Chinese Christians of the Philippines

Editor’s Notes: This is the first of a series of articles written by Guillermo Gomez Rivera, a long-time contributor of emanila.com. Mr Rivera is a Premio Zobel awardee, a member of the Academia Filipina and …

Wise Hearts And Sharp Minds

From September 3 to 5, 2010, Knights of Rizal from all over the world converged in Las Vegas to attend the Knights of Rizal 3rd USA Regional Assembly, mainly to exchange ideas on the theme: “Proper Education: The Key To People’s Freedom From Poverty And Ignorance”. The theme leads us to ask: What is ‘proper education’ from Rizal’s perspective? [...]

Why in Spanish, and who are we?

This writer originally wrote in Spanish this illustrated novel about the common Locsin ancestor Sin Loc because this language, Spanish, happens to be the original language of the Locsin family and clan, until its new

Why Is the Philippines A Poor Country?

(Part 13 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

THE usual answers to this question are because allegedly we Filipinos are indolent, thieves, corrupt, undisciplined, crab-minded, divided, and more. Let us have the real …

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Defend the Filipino

(Part 17 — last part — of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

NATIONS become great because their peoples aspire to be so. Greatness makes them wealthy, powerful, respected, and feared. But seeking and …

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Wrong Perceptions of Americans

(Part 14 of the “In Defense of the Filipino” series)

ANTI-FILIPINOS love to imagine, fabricate, and propagate stories that would make the United States of America a flawless paradise on earth, and the Americans flawless …

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