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My (second and third) day with the Rizal manuscripts

I know all three of you readers may be tired of all my posts on the original Rizal manuscripts — I believe this is the fourth one? — but I hope that you will humor me this one last time. … Continue reading

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Your week in books #8

The return of the comeback! It’s been months since I last put up one of these, so I hope I can come up with some interesting stuff to present to you readers in bullet form. Of course, this week’s big … Continue reading

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Calling all Rizal and history buffs!

Remember back in May 9, when I posted this blog about spending a day with the original manuscripts of Rizal’s “Noli Me Tangere”, “El Filibusterismo”, “Mi Ultimo Adios”, and “Guillermo Tell”? The people at the National Library told me that … Continue reading

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My day with the Rizal manuscripts

I think it was back in my fourth year in college that I made my first trip to the National Library of the Philippines. Me and my classmates were writing a paper on the little known Filipino writer Nita Umali … Continue reading

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