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Toto Gonzalez
Augusto Marcelino Reyes Gonzalez III (born 2 January 1967) more popularly known as Toto Gonzalez is a Filipino social historian, antiquarian, and writer. He is best known for chronicling the social history of the Philippines through ''Remembrance of Things Awry'', a personal blog that details the histories and gossip of notable Philippine clans dating as far as the early 19th century. Personal life and career He finished his primary and secondary education at the La Salle Greenhills in Manila. He later took courses at the De La Salle University Manila and the University of the Philippines Diliman. Gonzalez has had a keen interest in art and antiquities, due to his upbringing within the prominent Gonzalez family of Pampanga. His uncle, Brother Andrew Gonzalez previously served as the Secretary of Education from 1998 to 2001. He is best known as a social historian through ''Remembrance of Things Awry'', a personal blog published in 2006 that details the family traditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De La Salle University Manila
De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was established by the Christian Brothers in 1911 as the De La Salle College (DLSC) in Nozaleda Street, Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre Eilenbecker, FSC serving as director, and is the first De La Salle school in the Philippines. The institution moved to its present location in 1921. The college was granted university status on February 19, 1975, and is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 educational institutions, established in 2006 replacing the De La Salle University System. The institution started as an exclusive all-boys elementary and high school. In 1920, it began offering a two-year Associate in Arts Commerce program, which was lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Quirino
Carlos Lozada Quirino (14 January 1910 – 20 May 1999) was a Philippine biographer and historian. Not only known for his works on biographies and history but also on varied subjects such as the old maps of the Philippines and also the culinary legacy of the country. Life Carlos Quirino is a nephew of Philippine president Elpidio Quirino. He is a famous Filipino historian and biographer at his time, receiving his journalism degree in 1931 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Known for his early biography of Jose Rizal entitled ''"The Great Malayan"'' (1940), he also wrote several works in relation with the Philippine history and biographies of President Manuel Quezon and the painter Damian Domingo. Quirino joined the Philippine Army and became second lieutenant before the outbreak of World War II. During the Japanese occupation, he was forced to join the Bataan Death March but escaped and joined the underground resistance. Under President Diosdado Macapagal, Quirino b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Historians
Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from the Latin word ''socii'' ("allies"). It is particularly derived from the Italian ''Socii The ''socii'' ( in English) or ''foederati'' ( in English) were confederates of ancient Rome, Rome and formed one of the three legal denominations in Roman Italy (''Italia'') along with the Roman citizens (''Cives'') and the ''Latin Rights, Latin ...'' states, historical allies of the Roman Republic (although they rebelled against Rome in the Social War (91–87 BC), Social War of 91–87 BC). Social theorists In the view of Karl MarxMorrison, Ken. ''Marx, Durkheim, Weber. Formations of modern social thought'', human beings are intrinsically, necessarily and by definition social beings who, beyond being "gregarious creatures", cannot survive and me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Filipino Historians
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Villegas
Ramon Nazareth Villegas (September 22, 1953 – August 6, 2017) more popularly known as Mon Villegas or Boy Villegas, was a Filipino curator, art historian, jeweler, author, antiquities dealer, and poet. He was best known for chronicling the history of Philippine art and antiquities in various publications in both the Philippines and overseas. Villegas ran his own antique shop called ''Yamang Katutubo Artifacts and Crafts'', which featured Philippine jewelry and antiques that closed on his death in 2017. Early life and academic career Villegas was born in Manila on September 22, 1953, to Rosendo Villegas and Illuminada Nazareth of Batangas, who was herself a jeweler. Their family are descendants of the Philippine revolutionary general Miguel Malvar, who was one of the last generals to surrender during the Philippine–American War. He finished his primary and secondary education at the La Salle Greenhills in 1966 and 1970 respectively, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Pastor Roces
Marian Pastor Roces is an art critic and curator based in Manila. Roces started writing art criticism in 1974 and since then she has penned numerous articles about traditional arts, museology, cultural theory, and politics. Her most recent book ''Gathering: Political Writing on Art and Culture'' (2019) is an anthology of her writings since the 1970s. Starting with her articles penned in the era of Ferdinand Marcos, "Roces has argued that art, culture, and politics are inseparable." Roces acted as the director and curator of several museums, including Museo Ng Kalinangang Pilipino (Museum of Philippine Humanities), Museum of a History of Ideas at University of the Philippines, Yuchengco Museum, Museo Marino, and Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Manila, among others. In the 1990s, she worked to create a global inventory of cultural heritage artefacts of the Philippines, which are in private and museum collections outside of the Philippines. Books Marian Pastor Roces h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime C
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and in Catalonia it became ''Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became ''Iago''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''Santiago'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names ''Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the United States, Jaime is used as an independent masculine given name, along with given name James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years. People * Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza * Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broadsheet in the Philippines and the multimedia group, called The Inquirer Group, reaches 54 million people across several platforms. History The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' was founded on December 9, 1985, by publisher Eugenia Apóstol, columnist Max Solivén, together with Betty Go-Belmonte during the last days of the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos, becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Marcos regime. The ''Inquirer'' succeeded the weekly ''Philippine Inquirer'', created in 1985 by Apostol to cover the trial of 25 soldiers accused of complicity in the assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino at Manila International Airport on August 21, 1983. Apostol also published the '' Mr. & Ms. Spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibal Publishing House
Vibal Publishing House, Inc. (also known as Vibal Group, Inc., Vibal, or VPHI) is a major publishing house in the Philippines based in Quezon City. Vibal was founded in 1953 by Hilarion P. Vibal and by his wife, Esther Asuncion-Vibal. Vibal is a textbook, reference materials, and multimedia products publisher and is the biggest in the country. In 2011, in partnership with Procter & Gamble, Vibal introduces digital classrooms and low-cost digital education tablets, for the digitization of education in the country. History Vibal was founded in 1953 by Hilarion P. Vibal, a veteran journalist, and by his wife, Esther Asuncion-Vibal. In 1963, it published the science textbook called the ''Science and Health for Everyone and Science'' and ''Health for Better Living''. The following year, it published the ''New Adventures in Arithmetic'' and ''School Time''. In 1977, ''English Reader'' textbook was published and released. It contains topics on mathematics, science, and values education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
López Family Of Iloilo
The López family of Iloílo is a wealthy and influential Filipino family of business magnates, media proprietors and philanthropists descended from Basílio López (c. 1800–c. 1875), who adopted the surname of his Spanish master, López, upon the latter's death. He married Sabina Jalandoni and the couple had sixteen children: Eulalia, Clara, Eulogia, Eugenio (1839–1906, "''Kapitán'' Eugenio"), Gregoria, Estanislao, Marcelo, Claudio, Simón, Agripino, Francisco, Cipriana, Agripino, Eusebio, Ysidora, and María. The most prominent family members were the brothers Eugenio "Eñíng" H. López (1901–1975) and Fernando "Nandíng" H. López (1904–1993), great-grandsons of Basílio López and grandsons of ''Kapitán'' Eugenio J. López. The brothers' business interests are now known as the López Group of Companies. It includes the media and entertainment conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation, and power generation and distribution company First Philippine Holdings Corporation. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of The Philippines Diliman
, image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 1949 , type = National state university, research university , academic_affiliations = *Association of Pacific Rim Universities * Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning *ASEAN European Academic University Network * ASEAN University Network , endowment = , budget = , chancellor = Fidel Nemenzo , president = Angelo Jimenez , faculty = 1,600 (2019) , administrative_staff = , students = 26,164 (2019) , undergrad = 14,039 (2019) , postgrad = 10,626 (2019) , other = 1,499 Basic education (2019) , city = Diliman, Quezon City , country = Philipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
