'Alas, the heart forgets; the heart is distracted; and Maytime passes; summer ends; the storms break over the hot-ripe orchards and the heart grows old; while the hours, the days, the months, and the years pile up and pile up, till the mind becomes too crowded, too confused...'

The NHCP joins all Filipino workers in celebrating Labor Day today, 1 May. Featured in our poster is Rizal Dineros, one of our hardest working conservators in the NHCP. He is set to retire after 48 years of service on his and Dr. Rizal's birthday, 19 June.

#MakeItHistoric

#TodayinHistory in 1937, 572,130 Filipina voters trooped to the polls in a national plebiscite to vote on women's suffrage. 447,725 voted in favor, making #PH one of the first countries in Asia to give women the right to vote.
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CN steps coercion against PH, this time directly targetting PH govt vessels with water cannon. In CN’s mind, they are free to employ any means necessary short of conventional weapons and munitions to force PH to surrender to CN power.

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#TodayinHistory in 1750, Sultan Azim ud-Din I of Sulu was baptized, & was given the Christian name, 'Don Fernando Primero, Rey Christiano de Jolo.' While he would lose the throne to his brother temporarily, he would regain it, & reconvert back to Islam.

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Falangism is also why we should be cautious in canonizing Philippine-born football legend Paulino Alcantara, unmistakable as his sporting achievements may be.

READY NA?

Magaganap ang Zero Shadow moment mamayang 11:53 AM PhST sa eksaktong latitude (horizontal line sa map) ng Manila, Quezon City, Pasig, at probinsya ng Bataan, Rizal at Quezon.

Sa Hawaii, US, tinatawag itong Lāhainā Noon - isang pantropikong phenomenon. #ZeroShadowDay

Not everyone knows this tidbit about the history of UST linked to Falangism. It isn't a proud moment. An institution that lasted for 413 years is bound have some dark history. The goal is to keep challenging the status quo, like the good people of TomasinoWeb & the Varsitarian.

Human survivability at its absolute limit in #Asia currently: #Thailand , #Myanmar , #Cambodia , #Vietnam , and the #Philippines . All hit temperatures above 40°C, with some places experiencing an incredible life-threatening heat index of up to 52°C.

“But it is important to be careful when using the word ‘dispute’, since it implies that China’s claims to the shoal are on equal footing with the Philippines’, which is not the case.”

The ‘dispute’ was resolved in binding arbitration. There is no dispute, only imperial ambition.

To the Indian media reporting Modi's comments on MMS without fact-checking it:

Let's collectively remind DPWH and the MMDA that to cut down trees in the city is not just dumb; it is cruelty to pedestrians seeking shade.

And DENR, hands off on Masungi!

#TodayinHistory in 1521, at midnight, after Lapulapu of Mactan refused Ferdinand Magellan's demand for vassalage thru Rajah Humabon of Cebu, Magellan had his crewmen burned 2 or more settlements in Mactan. This set the stage for the Battle of Mactan.

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Sa lahat ng aking mga kaibigan na nagmamahal sa kasaysayan at kultura, pafollow naman sa IG ang aming project na @thefilipinostoryofficial at maging sa YouTube.

Sa May 1, opisyal na mapapanood ang episodes ng The Filipino Story sa websayt nito. Pantulong sa pagtuturo natin ng

Your daily reminder that it is a key feature of colonial warfare to blame one's own violence on the alleged 'savagery' of the enemy - which essentially boils down to 'they made us do it'.

Watering our backyard garden twice a day feels so futile in this heat.

SHAPE UP OR STEP DOWN MANIFESTO OF FRONTLINE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ADDRESSED TO Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) SECRETARY MA. ANTONIA “TONI” YULO-LOYZAGA:

The 10-point manifesto summarizes the groups’ grievances and experiences with the governance of the Secretary for the past two years.

URBAN HEAT ISLAND

Halos wala nang open ground at kakaunti ang vegetation/green spaces sa Metro Manila habang napakarami namang mga kalsada, gusali, at sasakyan na mas nag-aabsorb ng init mula sa araw.

Ito ang dahilan kung bakit hanggang gabi may nararamdaman pang init sa NCR.