Welcome Remarks by Renato Redentor Constantino, Managing Director of the Constantino Foundation
(Delivered at the Opening of Pasts Revisited 11 June 2026 | Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, Makati City) Happy Pride Month, everyone! I want to start by saying it's not enough to just say love is love. We must protect and actively support the LGBTQ[READ]
A Usable Love by Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo
(Remarks by Rosalinda Pineda Ofreneo during the opening of the exhibit on “Pasts Revisited,” Yuchengco Museum, 11 June 2026) The writings of Renato and Letizia Constantino embody their partisanship, their passion for justice and freedom, their devotion to a vision that is both beautiful[READ]
Message from the Curator By Ninel Constantino
In design, perhaps the most difficult pursuit is honesty—honesty in the use of line, shape, and color; honesty in the orchestration of balance, harmony, and movement; and, above all, honesty in service of the subject itself, revealing its essence without obscuring it beneath ornamentation[READ]
National Artist Virgilio Almario Writes on the Constantinos’ Legacy of Activism
Mabuhay! Mula kay Virgilio Almario, Pambansang Alagad ng Sining: AKTIBISMONG NASYONALISTA, na unang lumabas sa pahayagang Filipino Ngayon, sa loob ng kanyang kolum na Sarì-Samot! AKTIBISMONG NASYONALISTA ni Virgilio Almario NITÓNG NAKARAANG HUWEBES, Hunyo 11, binuksan sa Yuchengco Museum ang ekhibit na Pasts Revisited,[READ]
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[READ]
Opening Day at Y Space: Pasts Revisited
The opening day of #PastsRevisited was a happy blast. Here's a first batch of photos. Unless indicated otherwise, please credit the images to Giliw/Constantino Foundation. If the stories and artifacts we've displayed generate new insights, provide interesting perspectives, and make visitors remember, then the[READ]
Pasts Revisited at Yuchengco Museum: Art, History, and Legacy
Over a hundred guests at the opening yesterday of #PastsRevisited. So many stories to share. Here's one: featured in the exhibit is original the desk and chair Renato used as a young writer. The first book you'll see is Vestiges of War, which was[READ]
We are thrilled to share this feature on our upcoming exhibit!
“Pasts Revisited: An Exhibit on a Usable History and the Romance of Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino” opens this June 11 at 3 PM at Y Space, Yuchengco Museum, RCBC Plaza, Makati City — and runs until July 11. For the first time[READ]
The Constantino Exhibit at Yuchengco Museum
New history exhibit with loads of compelling art! Yes! At the Yuchengco Museum from June 11 to July 11, get a chance to see historians Renato Constantino and Letizia Roxas Constantino as you've never seen them before. Discover the epic love story of two Filipinos[READ]
The Videos Are Now Available — Renato Constantino Revisited
Watch the full recording of the April 18 convocation, Renato Constantino Revisited — a forum on the role of dissent in development, the usable past, and his lifelong romance with Letizia Roxas Constantino in pursuit of national liberation. Or jump directly to individual speaker sections.[READ]
