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Michael Charleston Chua: HISTORYADOR, PILIPINO
Mar 10 6 tweets 4 min read
Nakapaglektura na sa maraming dako ng Pilipinas subalit lagi kong iniisip kung ano ang feeling na magbigay ng lecture sa “Roma.”

Ang “Roma” ng mga shala ay ang Ayala Museum.

Salamat kay Senior Director Mariles Gustilo at kay Bb. Ana Tamula sa pag-anyaya sa akin na magbigay ng


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closing lecture ang sobrang matagumpay exhibit na Splendor: Juan Luna, Painter as Hero.

Dahil although I talk about Juan Luna as a teacher, hindi naman talaga ako Juan Luna expert, pero nakaisip ako ng topic na feeling ko I can talk on the strength of my experience, “Art as


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Feb 25 8 tweets 2 min read
LIBRENG ONLINE ARTICLE PARA SA MADLA

Two years after mapublish ito, ironically hindi pala available online itong aking referees journal article na “Public History sa Pilipinas: Tungo sa Isang Kasaysayang Pangmadla.”

After maubos na ang lahat ng kopya dapat matagal ko nang Image nailabas ito pero huli man at magaling, narito na siya para sa madla.

Reflexive siya, it summarizes my career as a Public Historian at yung context ng aking karera sa mahigit isang daang taong praktis ng Public History dito sa bansa.

Ito rin ay nagtataglay ng isang hiraya o
Mar 30, 2023 4 tweets 4 min read
Part 2

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
Mar 29, 2023 6 tweets 4 min read
Part 1

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),
Mar 28, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
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Sorpresang dumalo sa noong 26 Marso 2023 sa programang "PANATA'T PABASA SA BAHAY NAKPIL BAUTISTA" sa Bahay Nakpil-Bautista Museum.

Ang tampok nito at pagbasa na ginawa ng Cantores dela Sagrada Pasion ng Cardona, Rizal na itinampok sa presentasyon ni Franz Ramirez. Naroon din si Kuya Bong Grajo ng Quiapo Church at Ate Jeanette Grajo. Si Kuya Bong pala ay nag-aral ng kasaysayan ng Pasiong Mahal noong siya ay nasa seminaryo pa. Naroon din ang mga taga Advicates of Heritage Preservation.

From Dominic Benedict Santos - Viola Faustino,
Mar 11, 2023 9 tweets 3 min read
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
Jan 6, 2023 4 tweets 3 min read
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