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Posts Tagged "Philippine History"

when a college teacher tutors her younger brother

 

Last night my brother Junjun was coaxing his kuya to review him but Ipe has exams too so I volunteered to throw him questions in his reviewer when I sensed a fight brewing between the two.

History was our first subject. I scanned his list of names and events and asked: Why are you studying the Castillian period? He didn’t bother to answer.

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Presenting… the 1st Graduate Students’ Conference at DLSU, Manila

Dr Roland Tolentino magnetizing everyone's attention with his paper on pop culture (particularly the politics of THE sex vids and the pandemic craze)
UP prof Dr Roland Tolentino magnetizing everyone’s attention at DLSU during his talk on pop culture (in front of him is literary critic Dr Isagani Cruz, at the plenary hall)

First-time events are always historical, path-breaking.

Daring as it can be, De La Salle University (DLSU) Department of Filipino together with the Research and Publications Office of College of Liberal Arts, in cooperation with DLSU CHED Zonal Research Center, organized the first ever multi-disciplinary conference of graduate students around the Philippines.

On June 26 and 27, graduate students, including those who just graced through their masters and PhD,

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