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Ninoy Aquino speeches now available online
Before I Forget
November 27, 2023

Ninoy Aquino speeches now available online

By TheDiarist.Ph
To mark the 91st birth anniversary of Sen. Ninoy Aquino today, November 27, the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF) launches…
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Redeemed by Sister Miriam
Before I Forget
August 11, 2023

Redeemed by Sister Miriam

By Vergel O. Santos
I entered St. James Academy in June 1957 as a high-school freshman, at the premature age of 11, and immediately felt overextended…
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Remembering Van Cliburn: The music great and his Philippine connections
Before I Forget
August 8, 2023

Remembering Van Cliburn: The music great and his Philippine connections

By Pablo A. Tariman
In 1958, Van Cliburn during the historic homecoming ticker tape parade in New York City after winning the Tchaikovsky Competition (The…
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Poetry, quakes, fires, revolution—and Café by the Ruins
Before I Forget
April 11, 2023

Poetry, quakes, fires, revolution—and Café by the Ruins

By Elizabeth Lolarga
Portrait gallery of the Cafe stalwarts with miniature paintings by Kelly Ramos No one thought that the 35-year-old Café by the Ruins in…
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Vergel Santos, Manny Mogato, Jose Tence Ruiz: The Manila Times newsroom, Feb. 22-25, 1986
Before I Forget
February 27, 2023

Vergel Santos, Manny Mogato, Jose Tence Ruiz: The Manila Times newsroom, Feb. 22-25, 1986

By TheDiarist.Ph
2023 is the year the image of the onion looms before our eyes larger than that of the Edsa People Power Revolution, the year this simple…
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Handog 23
Before I Forget
February 24, 2023

Handog 23

By Handog 23 volunteers
37 years ago, Filipinos stood, arm-in-arm in the streets, and took back our country. Despite decades of state violence, we fought back with…
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‘I have lived for art and love’
Before I Forget
February 13, 2023

‘I have lived for art and love’

By Pablo A. Tariman
(Parts of this story by the author were first published in 2004 in the Sunday Inquirer Magazine.) For many years, No. 1081 Maceda Street in…
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Auggie Cordero: Friends’ terms of endearment
Before I Forget
December 30, 2022

Auggie Cordero: Friends’ terms of endearment

By Thelma Sioson San Juan
Auggie’s desk, the iconic fixture in his atelier, is brought to the venue of the tribute. (Photo by T. Sioson) Auggie Cordero gowns on…
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A letter to my 20-year-old self
Before I Forget
December 30, 2022

A letter to my 20-year-old self

By Conchita C. Razón
The author with five of her great grandchildren Written in 2017, this is included in the author’s recently launched book, My Chair…
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I heard sirens, not carols, one Christmas Eve
Before I Forget
December 23, 2022

I heard sirens, not carols, one Christmas Eve

By Conchita C. Razón
This is from the author’s newly launched book, My Chair Rocks, a compilation of essays written by her over the years. The book is…
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