Premyadong Manunulat, Aktor, Guro at Anak ng Magsasaka Agosto 4, 1939 – Hulyo 29, 2021 Kilala bilang Mang Domeng, ang manunulat na si Domingo Landicho ay nakapaglathala na ng 50 aklat ng tula, maikling kuwento, nobela, dula, talambuhay, literaturang pambata at mga aklat ng pag-aaral. Siya rin ay aktor sa Read more…
Visual Artist June 6, 1931 – July 13, 2021 Chances are, you’ve held the work of an accomplished artist in your hand without knowing it. If you recall the orange P20 bill featuring President Manuel Quezon first issued on March 3, 1986, and the violet P100 bill featuring President Manuel Read more…
Lay Theologian and Author November 14, 1946 — April 15, 2021 Jose Mirasol de Mesa, ‘Joe’ or ‘Ka Jo’ to friends and associates, was a lay theologian and author engaged in the rethinking of Christianity in terms of indigenous categories, and producing scholarship intended to guide Christians to consider the Read more…
Ambassador, Luxury Retail Pioneer, and Art Patron April 7, 1921 – July 6, 2021 In an interview with veteran journalist Eric S. Caruncho for his birth centenary in April 2021, Bienvenido Rufino Tantoco Sr. distilled all of his success into two basic things—persistence and relevance: “Enthusiasm will bring you far, Read more…
Filmmaker July 19, 1957 – April 27, 2021 Federico S. Natividad Jr., ‘Toto’ to friends and associates, was an editor, screenwriter, stunt coordinator, producer, and director of films who gave Philippine cinema some of its best-remembered action flicks, and was at the helm of Ang Probinsyano, one of the longest Read more…
Development Worker, Activist, Culture Advocate February 11, 1936 – November 20, 2020 Frans Kleine Koerkamp was a Dutch-born development worker, social entrepreneur, activist, and culture advocate who championed bamboo as a sustainable material for construction and various other uses, and helped spearhead its use via cultural events, lectures, and symposia. Read more…
Actor August 14, 1975 – February 21, 2020 You cannot mistake his presence on the big screen, or in TV commercials, even in supporting roles that are sometimes indistinguishable from an extra. But he made those small bits count, often in effective, if subtle, comic takes. In the 2011 French Read more…
Actor, Visual Artist, Author, Set and Costume Designer, and Philanthropist May 29, 1928 – July 12, 2021 Celia Diaz Laurel, ‘Nitay’ to friends and family, was a stage actor, painter, writer, and production and costume designer — a consummate artist to many, although for most of the country, she was Read more…
Human Rights Activist April 9, 1921 – July 12, 2021 Maria Zeneida ‘Nini’ Quezon Avanceña was the second daughter of President Manuel L. Quezon and Doña Aurora Aragon. She devoted most of her 100 years of life to human rights and social justice causes, often defying the privileges of her Read more…
Playwright, Scriptwriter, Director August 18, 1968 – July 13, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/JDennisCTeodosio Jose Dennis C. Teodosio was an educator, director, and an award-winning playwright, who wrote prolifically for television, cinema, print, advertising, and the stage. He was born in Valenzuela City to Sonny Teodosio and Salvacion Constantino Teodosio. He attended the Read more…