Filipino History

From Mine to Masterpiece: How Baguio's Silversmiths Survived Against All Odds

From Mine to Masterpiece: How Baguio's Silversm...

Zoey Tabin van Spall

Baguio's silversmithing tradition has survived colonial transitions, economic collapse, and pandemic disruptions. But today, rising silver costs and ageing artisans threaten what decades of hardship couldn't destroy. This is the...

From Mine to Masterpiece: How Baguio's Silversm...

Zoey Tabin van Spall

Baguio's silversmithing tradition has survived colonial transitions, economic collapse, and pandemic disruptions. But today, rising silver costs and ageing artisans threaten what decades of hardship couldn't destroy. This is the...

Fascinating Filipina: Captain Nieves Fernandez

Fascinating Filipina: Captain Nieves Fernandez

Zoey Tabin

When war crashed onto the shores of the Philippines in December 1941, "Miss Fernandez," an unassuming schoolteacher and entrepreneur transformed into "The Silent Killer," a fierce warrior for freedom.

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Fascinating Filipina: Captain Nieves Fernandez

Zoey Tabin

When war crashed onto the shores of the Philippines in December 1941, "Miss Fernandez," an unassuming schoolteacher and entrepreneur transformed into "The Silent Killer," a fierce warrior for freedom.

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