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Jan 22, 20234 min read

The Maria Clara Complex: How Did Conservative Spaniards Molded the Philippine Womanhood

Kas 118 (Women's History of the Philippines) Essay 2 Any kind of talk about the how Filipino women should behave, valued, and respected...

Jan 22, 20233 min read

Dekolonisasyon ng Pagsasakasaysayang Pilipino

Kas 114 (Cultural History of the Philippines) Pangatwirang Sanaysay Kaakibat na talaga ng agham panlipunan ang mga kaisipan at paradaym...

Jan 22, 20235 min read

Perpetual Cycle of Rottenness: How Quezonian Politics Paved the Way for Marcos-Duterte Regime

Kas 113 (Economic History of the Philippines) Reflection Paper Patronage politics, electoral violence, political manipulation, union...

Jan 22, 20235 min read

A Review of "Conquest and Pestilence in the Early Spanish Philippines"

Kas 110 (Colonial Philippines I) Book Review It is already well-established that early Spanish colonial period in Latin America caused a...

Sep 17, 202221 min read

Primitivo Mijares: The Fake News Troll Turned Whistleblower

How a Former Marcos Propagandist Became a Martial Law Martyr Ah, fake news trolls. Society's biggest pet peeve, purveyor of lies, conduit...

Jun 11, 20228 min read

Forever Slaves to Foreigners

Hist 1 (Philippine History) Brief Essay Number 3 The Philippines has a somewhat special but underrated place in the history of Asia in...

Jun 11, 20228 min read

The Filipino People Under (S)Pain

Hist 1 (Philippine History) Brief Essay Number 2 Every Filipino now enjoys the liberties of posting our political and religious opinions...

Jun 11, 20227 min read

The Chronicles of the Ancient Filipino

Hist 1 (Philippine History) Brief Essay Number 1 “No document, no history,” as the late Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo once said...

Apr 27, 202116 min read

The Battle of Mactan in a Nutshell

What most people don't know about the clash between Lapulapu and Magellan