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HISTORY MATTERS
Rags to Riches: Reasons for running for office
by Todd Lucero - September 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Author Stephen Birmingham wrote in America's Secret Aristocracy that early American presidents died almost broke, having spent much of their fortune helping the government in the early decades of their nation.
Arrivals and departures in Philippine history
by Todd Lucero - September 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Newspapers recently featured the homecoming of former Presidential daughter and sister Kris Aquino, who has been living abroad for health reasons.
“Filipino” identity and Spanish citizenship
by Todd Sales Lucero - September 4, 2024 - 12:00am
A common query from prospective clients is assistance in retrieving documents to prove Spanish ancestry so they may apply for Spanish citizenship through the Ley de Memoria Democrática.
Quiboloy: From Pampanga to the Land of Promise
by Todd Sales Lucero - August 28, 2024 - 12:00am
When newspapers reported that the Philippine National Police who raided the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound in Davao City recently “heard, using ground penetrating radar, the ‘heartbeat’...
Scandals and other salacious Phils. sports (his) stories
by Todd Sales Lucero - August 14, 2024 - 12:00am
Almost immediately after Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo won two Olympic gold medals for his country, controversy erupted between Carlos (with his girlfriend) and his mother. Both went public with the feud, overshadowing...
Yulo’s victory, government’s neglect
by Todd Sales Lucero - August 7, 2024 - 12:00am
When I was just starting with my genealogy research, I discovered Bea Lucero. Back then, I had no idea about Claveria’s surname decree so like many Filipinos, I immediately claimed her as my cousin.
Of floods and falsehoods
by Todd Sales Lucero - July 31, 2024 - 12:00am
In his recent State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. boasted the completion of more than 5,500 flood control projects.
The Gumilas and the Climacos
by Todd Sales Lucero - July 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Today, July 24, 2024, in Katy, Texas, USA, a Requiem Mass will be held for Ramon Lucero Gumila Sr., who passed away on July 13, just nine days shy of his 103rd birthday. While I called him Tio Ramon, he was really...
Political dynasties: Rivals, romances, and realignments
by Todd Sales Lucero - July 17, 2024 - 12:00am
Recently, the country temporarily forgot about its problems and became obsessed about a photo of Josh and Bimby Aquino (sons of Kris Aquino) with First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos.
Lucio and Simplicio Godino: The Samar United Twins
by Todd Sales Lucero - July 10, 2024 - 12:00am
This week on July 13 in 1929, the Philippines’ earliest known and perhaps our most famous conjoined twins --or “Siamese” twins-- the Godino brothers, had a double wedding to Victorina and Natividad...
“Hilda” Marcos and name variations in birth records
by Todd Sales Lucero - July 3, 2024 - 12:00am
This week on July 2 in 1929, Imelda Romualdez was born in San Miguel, Manila.
Pride and discovery in Brunei
by Todd Sales Lucero - June 26, 2024 - 12:00am
I recently visited Brunei Darussalam which is, compared to its neighbors, a relatively young nation.
Jose Rizal and the month of June
by Todd Sales Lucero - June 19, 2024 - 12:00am
June holds a special place in Philippine history, not least because it marks the birth of the national hero, Jose Rizal.
Love, law, and liberation: The Philippine divorce debate
by Todd Sales Lucero - June 12, 2024 - 12:00am
While today is the Philippines’ celebration of its independence, many Filipinos are also preoccupied with another concept of “independence”: the legalization of divorce in the country.
Of housekeepers and birth records
by Todd Sales Lucero - May 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Bamban Mayor Alice L. Guo’s ongoing hearing has produced more questions than answers.
Mayor Alice Guo and citizenship in the Philippines
by Todd Sales Lucero - May 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Recently, Filipinos have been entertained by yet another drama with the continuing Senate hearing into the alleged links of Bamban, Tarlac, Mayor Alice Guo to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). A more...
The president and the actress
by Todd Sales Lucero - May 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Recently, Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. has found himself in more drug-related controversies when allegations about his past illegal drug sessions surfaced through a “leaked”...
Davao and the first lady
by Todd Sales Lucero - May 8, 2024 - 12:00am
Today, May 8, 1967, Davao region was divided into three provinces when Republic Act No. 4867 was signed into law.
Heat in Pinoy history
by Todd Sales Lucero - May 1, 2024 - 12:00am
Many things happening today have already happened in the past. And while many Filipinos believe that the scorching heat we’ve been experiencing recently is something new and unfelt before, there have in fact...
The Arellanos: Patriots, architects, photographers
by Todd Sales Lucero - April 24, 2024 - 12:00am
This week on April 25 in 1888, Juan Marcos Arellano was born in Tondo, Manila, to Luis de la Cruz Arellano and Bartola de Guzman.
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