Today marks the 148th birth anniversary of Pres. Manuel L. Quezon, GCGH, KGCR.
Below are some of my mementos of him.
Philippine Commonwealth Inauguration Day newspaper issue Herald during the exact day of the its founding, November 15, 1935
Two signed official letters during his tenure as Senate President.
I found them online during my nightly "treasure hunting" on various shops and platforms.
I just found this at an online store tonight. Priced at 125 usd.
The two part trap is used by inserting the funnel shaped smaller basket inside the mouth of the larger basket. This contraption makes it easy for a fish to swim thru, but difficult to get out from.
Bait like rotting fish or flesh is thrown inside. It is secured on the parts of the river were fish, eel, crabs, etc. congregates often. The basket trap is lowered with stones fastened as sinkers.
The fishermen then regularly checks the traps, and move them elsewhere if there is no catch.
1899 Philippine-American War period funeral of a young child.
Child mortality, and that of a pregnant expecting mother was high before today's advancement in medicine.
Aside from the morbid scene of these photographs, what else can you observe about how the past looked like?
I was surprised by what seems to be a headdress ornamentation on the horse's head.
Notice too that some faces are blurred? Photographs back then needs a little time of exposure that requires no movement. That is why photos of the dead in "memento mori" photographs are much clearer in details then the ones of their living family members that are besides their corpses.
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Ipinagkaloob ni G. Abe Ambrocio sa museo ang isang makasaysayang dokumento na may kaugnayan sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Emilio Aguinaldo noong panahon ng Unang Republika ng Pilipinas. Ang donasyong ito ay magsisilbing mahalagang dagdag sa koleksiyon ng museo upang higit nating mapalalim ang pag-unawa sa kasaysayan at maipamana sa mga susunod na henerasyon ang mga mahahalagang salaysay ng ating bansa.
Taos pusong pasasalamat kay G. Ambrocio sa kanyang malasakit at dedikasyon sa pangangalaga ng ating pambansang pamana.
Made of solid gold, the technique in making this "woven gold thread" is called loop-in loop. Found in Bohol, you clearly see the signs of it being buried underground.
Pre-colonial gold items can still be found today especially after heavy rains and storms. The tell tale signs are bits of broken earthenware, porcelains, and beads will emerge on top of the ground which can sometimes contain gold artifacts. Recent examples are those documented by KMJS in Palawan, Bicol Region, and in Samar(just Google the episodes).
The knowledge that gold can sometimes turn up is known in the local community. A finder of several gold objects featured in KMJS episode entitled "Gintong Alahas", said that his uncle and grandfather has also uncovered gold artifacts while digging and constructing their houses.
Such experience have made them to sell their finds to collectors since local gold buyers only buys them for near or less than their gold value only. Also, gold artifacts are commonly being melted down to be reused and made into modern jewelry designs.
Filipinas Collectibles and Antiques Society FCAS Convention 2026! Tara na bukas!
*notice the watermarks? It serves as the brand name logo of the paper manufacturer. Since each has its own quality over thickness, ink absorption, etc.
Kapiling ang Panauhing Pandangal at Tagapagsalita, Igg. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, pinasinayaan sa publiko ang eksibisyong pinamagatang SALALAYAN: The Weaves and Mold of Rizalian Ideals Through the 75 Years of the Knights of Rizal, sa Bulwagang Jose P.W. Tantoco, Museo ng Kasaysayang Pampulitika ng Pilipinas, Casa Real Shrine, Malolos, Bulacan. Ang eksibisyong ito ay naisakatuparan sa pangunguna ni Sir David Floyd Roxas, KCR. Ang eksibisyon ay bukas sa publiko mula ngayong araw, ika-19 ng Hunyo 2026 hanggang sa ika-19 ng Hulyo, 2026.
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Nakabatay ang eksibisyong ito sa konsepto ng salalayanβisang matibay na pundasyon ng kaalaman, pagpapahalaga, at pagkilos na humuhubog sa isang bayan. Itinatampok si Dr. JosΓ© P. Rizal bilang pangunahing salalayan ng pambansang kamalayan ng mga Pilipino, habang kinikilala ang Knights of Rizal bilang institusyong nagpapanatili at nagpapalaganap ng kanyang mga aral at mithiin sa ibaβt ibang salinlahi. Bilang paggunita sa ika-75 anibersaryo ng Orden de Caballeros de Rizal na itinatag sa bisa ng Republic Act No. 646, inilalahad ng eksibit ang kasaysayan, sagisag, medalya, at mga regalia ng Orden bilang mga simbolo ng pagpapatuloy ng mga pagpapahalagang Rizalianβkarangalan, dangal, paglilingkod, kaliwanagan, pagkakaisa, at pagkamakabayanβna nagsisilbing hibla at hulma sa pagbuo ng pambansang pagkakakilanlan.
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