The Most-Read Stories of 2021
/1) Cesar Climaco: The Life and Times of a Democracy Icon
by Eduardo C. Tadem
A people’s mayor who lived and died a hero in a dark time.
Cesar Cortes Climaco
2) Marcos’ Legacy and the Philippine Military
by Criselda Yabes
Find out how the dictator Ferdinand Marcos corrupted the Philippine military in his time.
3) A Century-Old Saga: Holy Spirit College on Mendiola Street to Close in 2022
by Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr.
A witness to the history of Manila and the Philippines will close its century-old door.
4) Rizal in America: He Was Not Impressed
by Harvey I. Barkin
Quarantine, discrimination in America in the time of Jose Rizal, and other historical connections.
Rizal stayed at Palace Hotel upon completing quarantine aboard the ship that brought him to America (Source: Travel Weekly)
5) The Manila Boy Who Would Be King
by Myles A. Garcia
Patrick Adiarte was “Broadway royalty” some three decades before Lea Salonga seized the limelight.
6) Positively Filipino’s Timeline: Filipino American History
Here’s a quick look at the chronology of Filipino American history and historic breakthroughs.
Ferdinand Magellan (Source: History.com)
7) Yuka Saso’s Golf Victory -- A Historic Filipino Triumph
by I. Wilfredo Ver
A new star is born in international golf, and she’s a Filipina.
Filipino golfers celebrate the first Filipino to win a major golf championship. (Photo by Robert Beck/USGA)
8) Fil-Ams Among the Remarkable and Famous, Part 25
by Mona Lisa Yuchengco
Role models and achievers, some of whom you may not even know are Filipino
9) Jo Koy Gets No Respect from Mom
by Anthony Maddela
Find out what makes the top Fil-Am comedian tick
10) Freedom from Want: The Ghost of Carlos Bulosan
by Virgilio A. Reyes, Jr.
See what Carlos Bulosan wrote for the Saturday Evening Post, which commissioned him to write an essay on one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms.”