Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 254

After Jose Rizal's remains were dug up from Paco Cemetery in 1898 these were placed in this ornate box kept in the Rizal home in Binondo. The box and the remains now lie at the base of the Rizal Monument in Luneta. Next time you have a souvenir photo taken there remember it is both a monument AND a tomb, the grave of the National Hero.


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Juan Luna died of a heart attack in Hongkong in 1899 he was cremated and his ashes were kept in a pail under his son's bed in Manila. When Andres Luna passed away his father's remains were interred in the crypt of San Agustin Church in Intramuros.


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My Inquirer column today on how I became a Rizal scholar,


'True confessions: My first time' | Inquirer Opinion
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150 years since Jose Rizal's birth, half a century since the nation celebrated his birth centennial in a grand way in 1961 (and his death centennial in 1996) one would think that we would know all that we should know about Rizal by now. The many papers delivered at different conferences here and...

Sic transit gloria mundi (the glory of the world is fleeting) is best exemplified by the grave of "His Excellency" Pedro Alejandro Paterno (1857-1911) who was celebrated in his lifetime but reviled in nationalist history. A kalachuchi tree growing on his plot in the Cementerio del Norte elbowed his grave now tilting with one side broken. I wonder if the remains of one of the greatest balimbings in Philippine history are still intact.


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Inside this mausoleum in the Manila North Cemetery lie the remains of the great 19th century Filipino painter Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo (1855-1913).


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In this austere Art Deco mausoleum in the North Cemetery you will find JULIO NAKPIL, composer of the Katipunan, and his wife GREGORIA DE JESUS, widow of Andres Bonifacio, muse or Lakambini of the Katipunan.


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Ayala Museum lecture, Saturday December 3, 2011 pls save the date.

This is Jose Ma. Basa's ornate resting place in Manila North Cemetery. When his remains were translated from Hongkong to Manila an elaborate funeral was held with "Aloha Oe" playing in the background.


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My Inquirer column today on a manuscript in the Arzobispado de Manila.


'Anales Ecclesiasticos de Philipinas' | Inquirer Opinion
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UNTIL I was invited to address their National Congress, I didn't know that the Association of Special Libraries of the Philippines (ASLP) existed. For general membership there are: the more generic Philippine Librarians Association Inc. (PLAI) and the Philippine Association of Academic and Research ...

Jose Ma. Basa (1839-1907) was more than a friend and supporter of Rizal. He settled in Hongkong after the execution of Gomburza in 1872 and from there provided moral and financial support to the reform movement and other causes. His remains are now buried in the Manila North Cemetery.


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