State of the Nation ni Allan Popa
Ikalawang tula mula kay Allan Popa sa isang linggong serye ng berso bilang paggunita sa ika-40 anibersaryo ng aklasang EDSA. Nagsimula nang dumagsa ang mamamayan. Tanging armas na bitbit – tapang, galit, dasal, at pag-ibig sa tinubuang bayan. Malaki ang utang na loob ng bayan[READ]
Bahaghari ni Jose F. Lacaba
Isang tula kada araw bilang pagninilay-nilay sa ika-40 taong anibersaryo ng aklasang EDSA. Ang unang tula para sa unang araw ng pag-aaklas ay mula kay Jose F. Lacaba, dakilang manunulat, lubos na minamahal na makata, at makatang tinitingala ng Constantino Foundation. Pinili ang Bahaghari ni[READ]
We’re in this month’s Enrich Magazine of Mercury Drugstore!
Hooray! We hosted the lovely Batch 68 of St. Theresa's High School in October 2024, and one of the participants (thank you, Eve Angcanan!) wrote an essay about the exchanges. The Foundation certainly had a great time, one made memorable because of a particular[READ]
Commemorating the ‘Forgotten’ Philippine-American War & Honoring Heroes
"Dén é la sásáup. Sásákup la," the immortal words of the great Kapitan Bikong del Rosario. They are not here to help us, they are here to conquer us." Today, a new press briefing about the past at a house of memory - Kamuning Bakery[READ]
spot.ph reissued: Kara David & Karmina Constantino on the Lola Who Taught Them the Power of Words
(SPOT.ph) Before they were household names, they were simply Hochi and Minh—cousins who spent a lot of time together, little children running around during Sunday brunches at their grandparents' home. What may have seemed ordinary occasions back then would, in fact, serve as foundation for[READ]
A Source of Pride
February 4, 2026 marks the 127th anniversary of the beginning of the Philippine-American War, a badly remembered chapter in our history. We don’t know how many died as a result of the U.S. invasion in 1899. Estimates range from a low 250,000 to as[READ]
Commemorating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Pedro Abad Santos (1876–2026)
Image source: Mabuhay News On January 31 at Kamuning Bakery Café, Quezon City, the Pandesal Forum gathered scholars, family representatives, and public historians to commemorate Pedro Abad Santos, a revolutionary leader and tireless advocate for workers and peasants. The discussion emphasized Abad[READ]
PANDESAL FORUM at Kamuning Bakery Cafe
The Constantino Foundation invites the public to a Pandesal Forum commemorating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Pedro Abad Santos, an important figure in the history of Philippine social reform.Featuring insights from Renato Redentor Constantino and Eufemio Agbayani III, with Wilson Lee Flores as moderator. January[READ]
The Continuing Past of Pedro Abad Santos
by Renato Redentor Constantino (The essay was published first in ABS-CBN.) “If freedom is to be preserved, fascism must be destroyed at all costs.”[1] These are the timeless words of the hero Pedro Abad Santos, born 150 years ago on 31 January 1876. He was[READ]
????✨ A New Year, a New Celebration of Curiosity! ✨????
This January 2026, we highlight “Damayan” by Celine and Dennis Murillo, awarded 2nd Best Film in Indie-Siyensya, the pioneering science filmmaking competition of DOST-SEI. Their work reminds us how a nation is built, one mushroom at a time. Their film draws attention to the[READ]
