#Josephine Bracken

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ARDP’s Dance Towards Freedom (and History)

SABIHIN MO IKAW AY PILIPINO – Music by Ryan Cayabyab, Choreography by Lester Reguindin. Alice Reyes Dance Philippines’ (ARDP) SAYAW TUNGO SA KALAYAAN was held at the METROPOLITAN Theater last September 6, 2024. Photo by Jude Bautista Written and photographed By Jude Bautista Dance and music have the power to convey ideas and emotion, even portray our country’s complex journey to independence.…

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My favorite shows and movies that i've watched in 2023

Barbie (2023)

Always been a sucker for great production and costume design. Feminism aside, it’s so fun and smart with all the references. I just don’t like the Ken hype. He’s fun, sure, but a lot of fans are missing the point or just proving the message of the story.

Bottoms (2023)

Need more lesbian chaos as a comedy fan. Sapphic softcore is ok of course, but you know, there should be a variety of WLW cinema. Perfect also for the Y2K nostalgia. ‘Bring It On’ fan here!

Nocebo (2022)

I actually watched it last year, but it was too late to be on my 2022 list. Underrated political-horror film. Underrated cast! It should’ve had the same hype with Parasite and Triangle of Sadness. For me, it was simple and well-written. The structure of the story was smart but easy to absorb.

About Us But Not About Us (2022)

The first and last single-location film that I watched was Kisaragi (2007) and I’ve been waiting for something like that since then. One of the most important things i look for a media is the script so i really enjoyed it especially when they switched characters. Very intriguing.

The Little Mermaid (2023)

Been waiting for this since 2019! I’ve been a fan of Halle Bailey since that announcement. I rarely watch things on the cinema, but it’s something i couldn’t miss. Beautiful, pure and magical. Perfect casting and amazing chemistry!

Si Chedeng At Si Apple (2017)

Another chaotic lesbian film, but make it Filipino! It was funny and bloooody just like Bottoms so if you liked it then you should try this one. Not a spoiler, but part of the plot: That lady in yellow killed her abusive husband.

Maria Clara At Ibarra (2022)

I haven’t finished it yet! But i would recommend it! Brought back my trust and love for Filipino series. If you are not Filipino, it’s a good way to learn our history. Fun, written with passion + great set and costume design.

Mga Lihim Ni Urduja (2023)

After Maria Clara at Ibarra, i became more interested in Filipino series especially with historical fiction. This one is so underrated and empowering! Has the prettiest and hottest cast tbh and a queer undertone *wink*

Betcin (2021)

I have to say that this is the best Filo GL/WLW so far. It has an actual interesting story and interesting characters. Both leads are toxic AF, but it was sooooo entertaining. Top tier chemistry. Top tier acting!

Swarm (2023)

As a Beyhive, i don’t really like how they chose us coz there are more crazy fandoms out there, but still watched and finished it because of Dominique Fishback. SHE IS AMAZING. She deserves awards for this portrayal alone.

Ang Babae Sa Septik Tank 3: The Real Untold Story of Josephine Bracken (2011)

Another mockumentary that is to die (of laughter) for! I’ve always wanted to finish the trilogy, but i started with this because of history. Frustratingly funny. I don’t know if i would root for her or not lmao 

The ultimatum: Queer love (2023)

I admit, watching reality shows is my guilty pleasure so imagine my excitement when it’s full of queer women??? The dramaaaa lmao i need more seasons of just sapphics. It’s also a cool and chaotic concept tho. I thought it was just a normal dating show at first. 

Physical 100 (2023)

This is my kind of reality show! I hope it will have multiple versions from different countries. The best thing about it is how fitness is really measured by getting competitors from different backgroundsand giving them different challenges. 

Rookie (2023)

The most anticipated movie of the Filipino sapphics! And if you’re a volleyball fan? I’m sure this would be automatically on your list. It’s just so cute and wholesome. 

Ladies First: A story of women in Hip Hop (2023)

Must watch! Not only for the history of the rap girlies, but to trace back the struggles they faced and are still facing. You might discover talented women to stan in your music or lyrical style too.

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Josephine

Summary: This is a translation of my nonfiction essay on Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines' national hero, and his relationship with his wife Josephine Bracken. As this was first published in 2015 with the assumption that the reader would have working knowledge of Dr. Jose Rizal's life, I've taken the liberty to add helpful details and context to give readers a better picture of the topics being discussed. Note that this was NOT proofread.

Dr. Jose Rizal was in a great deal of loneliness in his exile to Dapitan City, Philippines (a decision by the then ruling clergy and government officials, following the publishing of his two "subversive" novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which criticized the Spanish colonial rule over the Philippines at the time, and his support of groups who are against the Spanish colonial rule). He was miles away from his family and close friends. Though he had plenty of lovers, none else have ever been as close to his heart as the late Leonor Rivera, his childhood sweetheart. Come the end of February 1895, his life lightened up at the arrival of Josephine Bracken.

If one would consider how real life goes, such a fairy tale romance was too good to be true. Many relationships dissolve due to the flames of passion dying out - the same flames that once blazed when they met, lonely and yearning for companionship. In Dr. Rizal's case, while he had plenty of patients, none of them became his friends or caught his fancy. It was as if he'd been truly alone, until he met Bracken.

Bracken was then 18 years old at the time. She was born in Hong Kong to Irishmen James Bracken and Elizabeth Jane MacBride. Her mother died in childbirth, and hence she was set up for adoption. The one who took her in and raised her was George Taufer, her godfather, who at the time was blind. Taufer found no doctors in Hong Kong who could treat him, and it led him to Dr. Rizal, who was famous as an ophthalmologist. Of course, in his trip to the Philippines, Taufer brought Bracken along.

In Professor Gregorio Zaide's book, Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings of a Genius, Writer, Scientist and National Hero, which I used as my major reference for this essay, Bracken too fell in love at first sight. It was not mentioned how so, but they already decided to get married within one month of meeting each other. "Unfortunately", Father Antonio Obach, the head clergyman of Dapitan City, did not agree to marry them, for they did not have permission from the bishop of Cebu, who held jurisdiction over marriage and other Catholic ceremonies in Dapitan City. This is possibly due to Dr. Rizal being excommunicated from the Catholic church for his critique of the corrupt Catholic clergy at the time. It is likely that the couple never got permission to marry at all, for it is also stated in Professor Zaide's book that no other priest would agree to marry them, either.

Could we call this love? Can we consider a very quick decision to marry as a serious relationship? Did Bracken truly feel love for Dr. Rizal, or was it that she was filled with overwhelming pity for the man that she mistook it for such? Did Dr. Rizal hurry their relationship for he could already foresee his death? Was Bracken simply too young to understand and make a clear decision on such matters?

Based on the above given situation, I would say it wasn't as serious. A strong and stable relationship that is intended to last long, such as marriage, is not easily formed in such a short time. Partners ought to spend time not just to learn more about each other or each other's families, but also to find within themselves the efforts and commitments they could give to the prospective married life. Such decisions should not be rushed to avoid regrets in the end.

Even in today's society, everyone is in a hurry with regards to romantic relationships. The younger generation is too eager, and the older generation is running out of time. So many end up committing grave mistakes and feeling deep regrets. Despite such stories and warnings, people keep rushing anyway. They (we) never learn.

It is possible that Dr. Rizal and Bracken were the same way. And possibly, due to their whirlwind romance and their age gap (Dr. Rizal was then 33 years old), Taufer too opposed their relationship. He tried to use suicide as a leverage against Josephine - a very abusive tactic - and it was successful.

Taufer and Bracken eventually left for the capital of Manila. Taufer never received treatment as Dr. Rizal deemed his condition incurable anyway, and soon Taufer left for Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Bracken chose to stay with Dr. Rizal's family in Manila.

In the book* that Professor Merriam Bernardo Cesar lent us for our project, it is said that Dr. Rizal's family thought Bracken was a spy sent by the clergy, a threat to Dr. Rizal's life. This is understandable, as around that time, someone pretended to be a relative in an attempt to steal Dr. Rizal's letters of correspondence with actual relatives and friends.

Eventually, Bracken made her way back and reunited with Dr. Rizal. In Professor Zaide's book, it was stated that since no one would give them the sacrament of marriage, the couple went to a church, held hands, and accomplished the ceremony themselves. If man can't do it, God himself will do it. They were not legally husband and wife, but they lived as though they were, which caused a lot of rumor-mongering in Dapitan City.

I've seen something similar in an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. In a dilapidated church, which had the cross by the altar intact, the titular characters too held hands and made their vows by themselves, with no one else - not the clergy, not their families, and not even their friends - to support them. How pitiful such couples are. Two individuals who firmly decide to love each other and be with one another, separated by the selfish interests of other individuals. Perhaps I'd been wrong in my initial assumption of the depth of Dr. Rizal and Bracken's relationship.

It is also written that they were eventually blessed with a child the following year, 1896. However, the child was born premature, lived for three hours, and was named by his father after his own father: Francisco Rizal y Bracken.

Such a tragedy is truly unfortunate and very sad to think about. As Professor Cesar said in our interview with her, it is only Bracken who Dr. Rizal ever had a child with. Even the name that he gave to their son was the same name as his own father. Due to this, I can conclude that Bracken was indeed very, very important and dearest to Dr. Rizal's heart. I have been mistaken in my limited judgment.

If there was something even sadder to think about, it is the couple last moments together. There are those who say that Dr. Rizal and Bracken might've been married, with actual priests present, just before Dr. Rizal was shot in Bagumbayan, Luneta, Manila. (Dr. Rizal was eventually tried and sentenced to death by firing squad on December 30, 1896, months after his son's birth and death.) Dr. Rizal's last gift for Bracken was a book with the words, "To my dear, unhappy wife, Josephine." How agonized the two must've been - Bracken, who was so young and had already lost a child, and Dr. Rizal, who before loving her, loved his nation and homeland so dearly he'd give up his life and his own happiness defending its rights.

And this nation that he prioritized over anything else, has not yet seen a true sliver of freedom even until today.

Tis truly a tragedy.

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (April 4th, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Promposal by Raechell Garrett

A Whole Song & Dance by Sarvenaz Tash

Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

Not Here to Stay Friends by Kaitlyn Hill

Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens

Forget Me Not by Alyson Derrick

Queen Bee by Amalie Howard

Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

An Appetite for Miracles by Laekan Zea Kemp

A Fire Among Clouds by Angel De Santiago & Camilo Moncada Lozano

Stars & Smoke by Marie Lu

Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken

¡Ay, Mija! (A Graphic Novel): My Bilingual Summer in Mexico by Christine Suggs

When You Wish Upon A Star by Elizabeth Lim

Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti

First-Year Orientation by Various

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Selfie by Allayne L. Webster

The Wasn’t in the Script by Sarah Ainslee

Firebird by Sunmi

Into the Churn by Hayley Reese Chow

New Sequels: 

Timeless (Starcrossed #5) by Josephine Angelini

The United Divines (Divine Witches #2) by J.J. Otis

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Happy reading!

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Burke’s Law -  List of Guest Stars

The Special Guest Stars of “Burke’s Law” read like a Who’s Who list of Hollywood of the era.  Many of the appearances, however, were no more than one scene cameos.  This is as complete a list ever compiled of all those who even made the briefest of appearances on the series.  

Beverly Adams, Nick Adams, Stanley Adams, Eddie Albert, Mabel Albertson, Lola Albright, Elizabeth Allen, June Allyson, Don Ameche, Michael Ansara, Army Archerd, Phil Arnold, Mary Astor, Frankie Avalon, Hy Averback, Jim Backus, Betty Barry, Susan Bay, Ed Begley, William Bendix, Joan Bennett, Edgar Bergen, Shelley Berman, Herschel Bernardi, Ken Berry, Lyle Bettger, Robert Bice, Theodore Bikel, Janet Blair, Madge Blake, Joan Blondell, Ann Blyth, Carl Boehm, Peter Bourne, Rosemarie Bowe, Eddie Bracken, Steve Brodie, Jan Brooks, Dorian Brown, Bobby Buntrock, Edd Byrnes, Corinne Calvet, Rory Calhoun, Pepe Callahan, Rod Cameron, Macdonald Carey, Hoagy Carmichael, Richard Carlson, Jack Carter, Steve Carruthers, Marianna Case, Seymour Cassel, John Cassavetes, Tom Cassidy, Joan Caulfield, Barrie Chase, Eduardo Ciannelli, Dane Clark, Dick Clark, Steve Cochran, Hans Conried, Jackie Coogan, Gladys Cooper, Henry Corden, Wendell Corey, Hazel Court, Wally Cox, Jeanne Crain, Susanne Cramer, Les Crane, Broderick Crawford, Suzanne Cupito, Arlene Dahl, Vic Dana, Jane Darwell, Sammy Davis Jr., Linda Darnell, Dennis Day, Laraine Day, Yvonne DeCarlo, Gloria De Haven, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Richard Devon, Billy De Wolfe, Don Diamond, Diana Dors, Joanne Dru, Paul Dubov, Howard Duff, Dan Duryea, Robert Easton, Barbara Eden, John Ericson, Leif Erickson, Tom Ewell, Nanette Fabray, Felicia Farr, Sharon Farrell, Herbie Faye, Fritz Feld, Susan Flannery, James Flavin, Rhonda Fleming, Nina Foch, Steve Forrest, Linda Foster, Byron Foulger, Eddie Foy Jr., Anne Francis, David Fresco, Annette Funicello, Eva Gabor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Reginald Gardiner, Nancy Gates, Lisa Gaye, Sandra Giles, Mark Goddard, Thomas Gomez, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Sandra Gould, Wilton Graff, Gloria Grahame, Shelby Grant, Jane Greer, Virginia Grey, Tammy Grimes, Richard Hale, Jack Haley, George Hamilton, Ann Harding, Joy Harmon, Phil Harris, Stacy Harris, Dee Hartford, June Havoc, Jill Haworth, Richard Haydn, Louis Hayward, Hugh Hefner, Anne Helm, Percy Helton, Irene Hervey, Joe Higgins, Marianna Hill, Bern Hoffman, Jonathan Hole, Celeste Holm, Charlene Holt, Oscar Homolka, Barbara Horne, Edward Everett Horton, Breena Howard, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Arthur Hunnicutt, Tab Hunter, Joan Huntington, Josephine Hutchinson, Betty Hutton, Gunilla Hutton, Martha Hyer, Diana Hyland, Marty Ingels, John Ireland, Mako Iwamatsu, Joyce Jameson, Glynis Johns, I. Stanford Jolley, Carolyn Jones, Dean Jones, Spike Jones, Victor Jory, Jackie Joseph, Stubby Kaye, Monica Keating, Buster Keaton, Cecil Kellaway, Claire Kelly, Patsy Kelly, Kathy Kersh, Eartha Kitt, Nancy Kovack, Fred Krone, Lou Krugman, Frankie Laine, Fernando Lamas, Dorothy Lamour, Elsa Lanchester, Abbe Lane, Charles Lane, Lauren Lane, Harry Lauter, Norman Leavitt, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ruta Lee, Teri Lee, Peter Leeds, Margaret Leighton, Sheldon Leonard, Art Lewis, Buddy Lewis, Dave Loring, Joanne Ludden,  Ida Lupino, Tina Louise, Paul Lynde, Diana Lynn, James MacArthur, Gisele MacKenzie, Diane McBain, Kevin McCarthy, Bill McClean, Stephen McNally, Elizabeth MacRae, Jayne Mansfield, Hal March, Shary Marshall, Dewey Martin, Marlyn Mason, Hedley Mattingly, Marilyn Maxwell, Virginia Mayo, Patricia Medina, Troy Melton, Burgess Meredith, Una Merkel, Dina Merrill, Torben Meyer, Barbara Michaels, Robert Middleton, Vera Miles, Sal Mineo, Mary Ann Mobley, Alan Mowbray, Ricardo Montalbán, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ralph Moody, Alvy Moore, Terry Moore, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Morell, Rita Moreno, Byron Morrow, Jan Murray, Ken Murray, George Nader, J. Carrol Naish, Bek Nelson, Gene Nelson, David Niven, Chris Noel, Kathleen Nolan, Sheree North, Louis Nye, Arthur O'Connell, Quinn O'Hara, Susan Oliver, Debra Paget, Janis Paige, Nestor Paiva, Luciana Paluzzi, Julie Parrish, Fess Parker, Suzy Parker, Bert Parks, Harvey Parry, Hank Patterson, Joan Patrick, Nehemiah Persoff, Walter Pidgeon, Zasu Pitts, Edward Platt, Juliet Prowse, Eddie Quillan, Louis Quinn, Basil Rathbone, Aldo Ray, Martha Raye, Gene Raymond, Peggy Rea, Philip Reed, Carl Reiner, Stafford Repp, Paul Rhone, Paul Richards, Don Rickles, Will Rogers Jr., Ruth Roman, Cesar Romero, Mickey Rooney, Gena Rowlands, Charlie Ruggles, Janice Rule, Soupy Sales, Hugh Sanders, Tura Satana, Telly Savalas, John Saxon, Lizabeth Scott, Lisa Seagram, Pilar Seurat, William Shatner, Karen Sharpe, James Shigeta, Nina Shipman, Susan Silo, Johnny Silver, Nancy Sinatra, The Smothers Brothers, Joanie Sommers, Joan Staley, Jan Sterling, Elaine Stewart, Jill St. John, Dean Stockwell, Gale Storm, Susan Strasberg, Inger Stratton, Amzie Strickland, Gil Stuart, Grady Sutton, Kay Sutton, Gloria Swanson, Russ Tamblyn. Don Taylor, Dub Taylor, Vaughn Taylor, Irene Tedrow, Terry-Thomas, Ginny Tiu, Dan Tobin, Forrest Tucker, Tom Tully, Jim Turley, Lurene Tuttle, Ann Tyrrell, Miyoshi Umeki, Mamie van Doren, Deborah Walley, Sandra Warner, David Wayne, Ray Weaver, Lennie Weinrib, Dawn Wells, Delores Wells, Rebecca Welles, Jack Weston, David White, James Whitmore, Michael Wilding, Annazette Williams, Dave Willock, Chill Wills, Marie Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sandra Wirth, Ed Wynn, Keenan Wynn, Dana Wynter, Celeste Yarnall, Francine York.

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As we stepped into the Yuchengco Museum, our eyes were drawn to a display of old photographs, letters, and personal items belonging to Dr. Jose Rizal. Our guide, a knowledgeable historian, led us through the exhibit, pointing out mementos of Rizal's many love interests.

We were shown a handwritten letter to Leonor Rivera, Rizal's childhood sweetheart, and a lock of her hair that he treasured. The historian explained that Rivera was the inspiration behind Rizal's character Maria Clara in his novel "Noli Me Tangere."

Next, we saw a photo of Josephine Bracken, the Irish woman who became Rizal's partner in his final years. The historian told us of their tragic love story, and how Bracken was with Rizal in his final moments before his execution.

As we left the museum, we couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for Rizal and his capacity to love deeply, despite the difficulties he faced. It was a humbling reminder of the power of love, and the ways it can shape history.

The walls were adorned with the memories and artifacts of the Philippine national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, alongside those of his fellow illustrados. Each piece spoke volumes about the sacrifices they made to fight for their country's freedom. As we walked through the halls, we couldn't help but feel a deep sense of pride and gratitude towards those who had come before us, paving the way for the generations to come.

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2 Remarkable Filipino

PRE-SPANISH PERIOD

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Pedro Bukaneg (March 1592 – c. 1630}

Was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang).

Being a romanticist, he composed poems and songs which were so tenderly sweet that he gained fame among the Ilokano masses as a gifted troubadour. Bukaneg was good not only in poetry but also in oratory.

Pedro Bukaneg was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang. A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor.

Born: March 1592, Bantay

Died: 1630

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Nicanor Abelardo

Kundiman

A composer of over 140 works that included sonatas, concerti and chamber music, Abelardo is best known for elevating the Philippine genre of the Kundiman into a western art-song form.

The Violin Sonata (1931) by Abelardo is a composition for violin and piano that does not fit the characteristics most associated with Philippine music, particularly the Kundiman that Abelardo is best known for during that time period.

Nicanor Santa Ana Abelardo was a Filipino composer known for kundiman songs he wrote before the Second World War.

Born: February 7, 1893, San Miguel

Died: March 21, 1934, Intramuros, Manila

Awards: Awit Award for Best Traditional Recording

Parents: Placida Sta. Ana, Valentine Abelardo

Genres: Kundiman; classical music

SPANISH PERIOD [1521-1871]

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 Antonio Abad

Antonio M. Abad (1894-1970) was a poet, playwright, essayist and novelist born in Barili (Cebu) and is frequently referred to as “The Greatest Hispanic Filipino Novelist after Rizal”. In 1927, he published his first novel El Último Romantic.

Antonio Abad y Mercado was a prominent Filipino poet, fictionist, playwright, and essayist. 

Born: May 10, 1894, Barili

Died: April 20, 1970

Books: Magda: A Three-act Play

Education: University of San Carlos - Talamban Campus

Language: Cebuano, Spanish

Notable awards: Premio Zóbel, Premio Literario Filipino de la Mancomunidad

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Jesus Balmori

He wrote three novels: Bancarrota de Almas (Failure of the Soul), Se Deshojó la Flor (I Tear The Pages Out of The Flower), and Pájaros de Fuego (Birds of Fire) which was completed during the Japanese occupation.

Born: January 10, 1887, Ermita, Manila

Died: May 23, 1948, Mexico City, Mexico

Books: Birds of Fire: A Filipino War Novel

Education: University of Santo Tomas (UST), Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Language: Spanish

PERIOD OF ENLIGHTENMENT(1872-1898)

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José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

He was a prolific poet, essayist, and novelist whose most famous works were his two novels, Noli Me Tángere (1887) and its sequel, El filibusterismo (1891).

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines.

Born: June 19, 1861, Calamba

Died: December 30, 1896, Rizal Park, Manila

Full name: José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

Siblings: Paciano Rizal, Saturnina Hidalgo, Concepción Mercado, MORE

Parents: Teodora Alonso Realonda, Francisco Mercado, Francisco Rizal

Spouse: Josephine Bracken (m. 1896–1896)

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Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán

Also known by his pen name Plaridel, was a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason. In 1882 Del Pilar founded the newspaper Diariong Tagalog to propagate democratic liberal ideas among farmers and peasants. In 1888 he defended José Rizal's polemical writings by issuing a pamphlet against a priest's attack, exhibiting his deadly wit and savage ridicule of clerical follies.

 Marcelo H. Del Pilar is the most famous journalist in our history and is also considered as the father of Philippine journalism . His contributions as a lawyer, revolutionary, and propagandist emulates his patriotism, bravery, and intelligence.

Born: August 30, 1850, Bulacan

Died: July 4, 1896, Old Hospital de la Santa Creu, Barcelona, Spain

Nickname: Plaridel

Siblings: Toribio H. del Pilar, Fernando del Pilar, Valentín del Pilar, MORE

Children: Anita H. del Pilar de Marasigan, MORE

Parents: Blasa Gatmaitán, Julián Hilario del Pilar

THE AMERICAN REGIME (1898-1944)

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Adelina Guerrea

Adelina Guerrea was the first woman poet in the Philippines who was good in Spanish. She obtained the Zobel prize in her song El Nido . (The Nest).

Occupation  writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist Alma mater  Santa Scholastica de Manilla

Died  April 29, 1971, Madrid, Spain

María Adelaida Gurrea Monasterio (La Carlota, Negros Occidental, Philippines, September 27, 1896–Madrid, April 29, 1971) was a Philippine journalist, poet and playwright in Spanish.

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Macario Adriatico

(10 Marso 1869-14 Abril 1919)

Macario Adriatico wrote of a legend of Mindoro entitle La Punta de Salto (The Place of Origin).

Born: March 10, 1869

Died: April 14, 1919

Scholar, journalist, and politician; known as the “Father of Manila’s City Charter

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Fernando Ma. Guerrero

The king of Balagtasan. His poetry book Crisálidas was published in 1914. Subsequently, he published another verse compilation called Ayes y Flores. Guerrero died on June 12, 1929, coinciding with that year's anniversary of the República Filipina (Philippine Republic). A school in Paco, Manila, was named after him in his honor.

Guerrero was the major lyric poet before and after the revolution, until the introduction of English literature in our schools. Known as the “Prince of Filipino lyric poets” in Spanish, he also played the flute and guitar. In Spanish lyric poetry, he was unsurpassed by his contemporaries.

Born: May 30, 1873, Manila

Died: June 12, 1929, Philippines

Full name: Fernando María Guerrero Ramírez

Children: Evangelina Guerrero Entrala

Education: University of Santo Tomas (UST), Ateneo de Manila University

Nationality: Philippine

Previous office: Member of the Philippine Assembly (1907–1909)

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REMARKABLE FILIPINO WRITERS IN DIFFERENT PERIOD

Don Carlos Palanca

The Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, popularly known as the Palanca Awards, are a set of literary awards for Philippine writers. Usually referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize of the Philippines", it is the country's highest literary honor in terms of prestige. Winning works are entered in the competition either as previously published pieces or in manuscript form.[1] The Palanca Awards, organized by the Carlos Palanca Foundation, is one of the Philippines' longest-running awards programs.[2]

Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature

Jose Rizal

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[7] (Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal, -ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero (pambansang bayani) of the Philippines.[8][9] An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement, which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain.

Rizal c. 1890s

Born

José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda[1]

June 19, 1861[2]

Calamba, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire[2]

Died

December 30, 1896 (aged 35)[3]

Bagumbayan, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire[3]

Cause of death

Execution by firing squad

Resting place

Rizal Monument, Manila

Monuments

Daet, Camarines Norte

Luneta Park, Manila

Calamba, Laguna

Other names

Pepe, Jose (nicknames)[4][5]

Alma mater

Ateneo Municipal de Manila (BA)

University of Santo Tomas

Universidad Central de Madrid (MD)

Organization(s)

La Solidaridad, La Liga Filipina

Notable work

Noli Me Tángere (1887)

El filibusterismo (1891)

Movement

Propaganda Movement

Spouse

Josephine Bracken (m. 1896)[6]

Parents

Francisco Rizal Mercado (father)

Teodora Alonso Realonda (mother)

Relatives

Saturnina Hidalgo (sister)

Paciano Rizal (brother)

Trinidad Rizal (sister)

Signature

Jose rizal signature.svg

He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution broke out; it was inspired by his writings. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually resulted in Philippine independence.

Rizal is widely considered one of the greatest heroes of the Philippines and has been recommended to be so honored by an officially empaneled National Heroes Committee. However, no law, executive order or proclamation has been enacted or issued officially proclaiming any Filipino historical figure as a national hero.[9] He wrote the novels Noli Me Tángere (1887) and El filibusterismo (1891), which together are taken as a national epic, in addition to numerous poems and essays.

[a-song-for-ages]

*a fight breaks out*

Josephine: time to fuck up a bracken

[garrywantspasta]

I loove picrews so much! Thanks for tagging. Last time I tagged myself in 😂🙈🙆🏽

I'm tagging @captainrufflebanger @lunaechaos @josephine-bracken @trickofthelights and who ever wants to give It a go.

Picrew tag game

Thank you @hotdamnhunnam for the tag🥹 I missed making Picrews so much😩 I look so cute in this one😍

*forgot the link LMAO* here’s the link

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[historicwomendaily]

Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken (October 3, 1876 – March 15, 1902) was the common-law wife of Philippine national hero José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan, southern Philippines.

Josephine was born in Hong Kong to the Irish couple Corporal James Bracken and Elizabeth Jane McBride. After her mother died in childbirth, Josephine was given up for adoption by her father to the American George Taufer, a blind engineer of the pumping plant of the Hong Kong Fire Department. Josephine attended school in the Convent of the Canossian Sisters, where she later spent two months after Mr. Taufer remarried for the third time.

Josephine was the one who recommended her father visit José Rizal, who once practiced ophthalmology in Hong Kong before his exile to Dapitan. Taufer’s cataract could no longer be cured, but Rizal had fallen in love with Josephine, who called her La Golondrina, or the Swallow, and his dulce extranjera, his sweet stranger. Her father opposed the match at first, owing to Rizal’s troubles with the Spanish colonial government, but he later relented and gave his blessing. Taufer later sailed back to Hong Kong from Manila, where Josephine stayed behind and had been introduced to Rizal’s family, while Rizal applied for permission to marry, which the Church did not grant because of his previous excommunication.

The couple continued to live as husband and wife in Dapitan, and had a short-lived son, Francísco, until Rizal was called back to Manila to face trial and incarceration in Fort Santiago on charges of treason, rebellion, and sedition which he was later found guilty of and sentenced to death.

In the early morning hours of December 30, 1896, the day of Rizal’s execution by firing squad, the couple were married in Fort Santiago following his reconciliation with the Catholic Church. As both a wedding and parting gift, Rizal gave his wife and soon to be widow a copy of the Spanish edition of The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. On the title page of the book, Rizal wrote in English, “To my dear and unhappy wife, Josephine.”

After Rizal’s death, Josephine joined the revolutionary forces in Cavite, where she nursed sick and wounded soldiers and helped operate reloading jigs for Mauser cartridges. She was one of the witnesses to the 1897 Tejeros Convention, before she was summoned by the Spanish governor-general who threatened her with imprisonment if she did not leave the country. Josephine voluntarily returned to Hong Kong upon the advice of the American consulate, where she later remarried the Cebuano mestizo Vicente Abad and had a daughter, Dolores.

Josephine died of tuberculosis on the 15th of March, 1902 in Hong Kong. She is buried at the Happy Valley Cemetery.

[highlifeboat]

THANK YOU for the mia/alcina content, i'm a shipper now 🤝

Ahh, you’re welcome! I’m glad I could get someone else on board with this because, shitposting aside, I actually love the idea of them together. Just two girlbosses being an absolute power couple.

Alcina may have taken her daughter but Mia’s gonna steal Lady D’s heart.

[joskriverdaily]

Josephine Skriver, Alexander DeLeon & friends via allisonscottmu’s Instagram story. (April 7, 2021)

[cookiescr]

happy happy birthday kuki!!!! thank you for providing us the best content, best wishes to you + your injury! 💖⚘

aww thank u so much i do my best! 

[swiftbangatan]

Josephine Bracken got tired with Rizal's games so she decided to join the fandom instead.

[olivethomas]

Rita Hayworth,  Jennifer Jones, Josephine Houston, Leo McCarey, Eddie Bracken, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby all pose at Walter Reed hospital in Washington after being voted as the screen favorites of US soldiers across the country, 1945