I always thought that we would “tackle” Ibong Adarna and Florante at Laura in the high school years. Such a strong word – tackle – for something as beautiful as reading those two literary works. If you also didn’t have a good experience of reading them in your school days, I’m sure that’s the word you would be compelled to use too! Using living books for my children’s … [Read more...]
Making Philippine History More Interesting: Post-World War II (A Booklist)
We have finally come to the last part of our series of Making Philippine History More Interesting through a chronological booklist. Check the end of this post for the links to the different historical eras. Several significant events happened in our country after World War II until today. The Martial Law years and the EDSA revolution highlight the period. In addition, the … [Read more...]
Making Philippine History More Interesting: American Era to World War II (A Booklist)
The Filipinos fought for Independence from Spain at the close of the 19th century. However, our heroes' efforts were seemingly for naught. Spain ceded the Philippines to emerging superpower United States of America in 1898. Despite the revolution, we were again under the dominion of a foreign power. After 40 years, life changed yet again at the onset of World War II and the … [Read more...]