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Long trial on massacre of PH’s foremost botanist, colleagues nearing promulgation – Kodao.org
November 15, 2025 | Kodao.orgThe decade-and-a-half trial on the massacre of the country’s most famed botanist and his colleagues 15 years ago today is due[READ]
“Leonard’s song in a time of flooding,” a moving story by science journalist Bless Aubrey Ogerio
“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This old riddle, according[READ]
“Leonard Co, Bayani Ko” commemorates life, legacy of People’s Botanist
Quezon City, 15 November – Botanists and advocates gathered today at the Institute of Biology in UP Diliman to mark the 15th year since the[READ]
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Karganilla on Constantino: Combatant, Journalist, Historian
We present today the Malaya column of UP Manila’s Prof. Bernard Karganilla, whose words one can see prominently on the wall of the Pasts Revisited exhibit at the Yuchengco Museum: “Renato Constantino was a combatant in the anti-fascist world war, a journalist, and a historian. He made history, witnessed history, and wrote history.” Karganilla would know; he was a long-time student of Renato as well as Letty, and he became a much loved friend of the two historians.
Pasts Revisited
Renato Constantino saw early how central ecological consciousness was in realizing durable development
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Honoring the Power of Words: KC Constantino-Torres and Kara David pay tribute to their lola in ‘Her Life in Letters,’ as featured by spot.ph
Honoring the Power of Words: KC Constantino-Torres and Kara David pay tribute to their lola in 'Her Life in Letters,' as featured by spot.ph Kara David & Karmina Constantino on the Lola Who Taught Them the Power of Words by Leana Vibal | Published May 11, 2025 | SPOT.PH Before they[READ]
A student’s take on Letizia: A Life in Letters — written from the heart, not for a grade
When a student takes the initiative to reflect on history, you know it made an impact. Here is Colleen Joy’s sincere take on Letizia: A Life in Letters — written from the heart, not for a grade. #LetiziaALifeInLetters #Letizia #ConstantinoFoundation [READ]
A moving letter from Letizia on Mother’s Day in 1992, to her daughter in-law
A moving letter from Letizia on Mother's Day in 1992, to her daughter in-law, Lourdes "Dudi" Balderrama Constantino, seems perfect today. Letizia Roxas Constantino was "Ming" to her children, and "Dada Ming" to her grandchildren. #Letizia #Lourdes #MothersDay
Three Letizias!
Three Letizias! Jika, youngest of Letizia and Renato's 8 grandchildren, with husband Brice Jaulneau-Labarre, flew in recently from Singapore with their kids Xavier and Lila Letizia on April 24. Jika and her cousin, Karmina, both named their daughters after the woman the exhibit is honoring. Xavier is 13, Lila Letizia is[READ]
