Tag: Fragmented

The Fragmented Mind

My son’s disability is very rare, the gist of his story started at an after-hour pediatrician appointment on October 12, 2007. The unbearable reason for the appointment was that he lost his ability to speak. The anniversary of that October day haunts me with a vengeance all the way through to ...

The Fragmented Mind

My son’s disability is very rare, the gist of his story started at an after-hour pediatrician appointment on October 12, 2007. The unbearable reason for the appointment was that he lost his ability to speak. The anniversary of that October day haunts me with a vengeance all the way through to ...

Fragmented Filipinos: Rizal’s Dream to Build a Filipino Colony in North Borneo in 1892 — Part 2of 2

The Messy Hacienda de Calamba Agrarian Dispute A protracted agrarian legal dispute over vast tracts of land in Hacienda de Calamba (now Calamba, Laguna) between the Dominican friars and the prominent families in Calamba happened between 1887 to 1891. On August 14, 1890, in spite of a...