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Yesterday was the launching of "Imprenta de Ramírez y Giraudier: A Story of Late Nineteenth-Century Philippine Intellectuality" by Dr. Lino L. Dizon, the local historian of our province Tarlac, who is now Commissioner of the National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP).

It was an awesome event, because most of the NHCP Board were present including cultural agency heads

Also present, my former girlfriend and Inquirer Tarlac Correspondent Madelle Calayag, Santino Juanatas, Senor Guillermo Gómez Rivera, Senor Pepe Alas, NHCP
Division Head Ian Alfonso, NHCP Executive Director Carminda Arevalo, Historians and professors Dr. Eloisa Parco de Castro and Dr. Marya Svetlana Camacho, Filipina-German Researcher Vanessa Sampaguita Maria Obermair and Vibal's Kristine Mandigma, Rio Brigino-Lim, Connie Josue and
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Yesterday was the launching of "Imprenta de Ramírez y Giraudier: A Story of Late Nineteenth-Century Philippine Intellectuality" by Dr. Lino L. Dizon, the local historian of our province Tarlac, who is now Commissioner of the National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP).

It was an awesome event, because most of the NHCP Board were present including the heads of the NHCP (Chair Emmanuel Calairo), NCCA and NAP (Executive Director Ino Manalo), NMP (Director General Jeremy Barns) and the NLP (Director Cesar Gilbert Adriano),
former NHCP Chair and still Board Member Rene Escalante, NHCP Board Member Lisa Guerrero Nakpil, former NMP Chair Luli Arroyo Bernas (Ambassador of the Philippines to Austria, the Guest of Honor), and other officials of the cultural agencies.

Also present, Tati Licuanan,
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Too much awesomeness in one photo.

When National Artist Virgilio S. Almario asked me to sit with him earlier on the table with the honoree literary critic,Dr. Soledad S. Reyes, I did not know I will be in the middle of a very rare moment.

In this photo, Dr. Maria Luz Vilches,
Vice President of the Ateneo de Manila University gives a buss to Dr. Soledad Reyes as three Ateneo de Manila presidents (Frs. Jett Villarin, SJ, National Scientist Bienvenido Nebres, SJ, and Roberto Yap, SJ), Former President of the Loyola School of Theology Fr. Jose Mario
Francisco, SJ, Former President of Ateneo de Davao and Ateneo de Cagayan Fr. Antonio "Ting" Samson, SJ; two De La Salle University Presidents Bro. Raymundo Suplido, FSC and Bro. Bernard Oca, FSC; Former CHED Chair Patricia Licuanan, National Artist Almario and wife Emelina Banzon
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Donated a set of the catalogue of rare books of the University of Santo Tomas Library, a publication for specialised researchers to the Tarlac State University Center for Tarlaqueno Studies.

The books were received by the TSU President himself, Dr. Arnold Velasco and Prof. ImageImageImageImage
Russell Arador, special assistant to the president (Center Director). Witnessed by Charles Chua, my father; Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Agnes Macaraeg; Office of Public Affairs Director Prof. Jazzel Llaneli Manabat; Dr. Brigido Corpuz, executive assistant to the ImageImageImageImage
president; Prof. Augusto Lulu Jr., special assistant to the VPAA; Mr. Bryan Jan Dizon, unit head, international protocol affairs; Maria Adelaida Calayag, OPA OIC-Unit head for Publication; and Franc Juanatas, OPA photographer.

This was done last 4 January 2022, which coincided ImageImage
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