In an interview with the Communications Bureau, Jose looks forward to “more awareness of our history and heritage in our daily lives, to shape our values.” In particular, he called on Thomasians to “be keenly aware of UST’s role in shaping Philippine history. This includes, among other things, learning to read historical documents in their original Spanish (in the same way that many like to learn Korean).”��

Jose is an authority in Church heritage and has published and read papers extensively on Church architecture and art. He continues to engage in the conservation and restoration of built heritage of Churches and works with government and non-government agencies alike. In the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, he chaired the Committee on Monuments and Sites (2001-2004), Committee on Archives (2011-2013), and Commissioner for Cultural Heritage (2011-2013). In 1999, he was feted with the Cultural Center of the Philippines Centennial Award for the Arts.

The NHCP is the country’s “primary government agency responsible for history and has the authority to determine all factual matters relating to official Philippine history.” Among its mandates are to support and engage in research activities on Philippine history, its people, and important events. It maintains a historical data bank and Resource Center and recognizes places of historical significance.

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The issue contains the following 12 articles:

1. Eusebius of Caesarea’s Christology and the Nicene Confession by Jannel N. Abogado, O.P.
2. Redesigning humans in the Nano-Age by Marciana Agnes G. Ponsaran
3. On Paths from Angst to Redemption: Southeast-Asian Root Metaphors and Key Scenarios by Hermel O. Pama, O.P.
4. “An Exchange of Gifts”: Benedict XVI’s Eucharistic Ecclesiology as an Approach to Ecumenism by Christian Ramos
5. Forming Conscience in a Contemporary World: Aquinas’s Teaching on the Gifts of Wisdom and Counsel by Catherine Joseph Droste, O.P.
6. The Search for Tabique Pampango in the Philippines (PHILIPPINIANA RECORDS) by Regalado Trota José
7. La diócesis de Nueva Cáceres en 1792 según la visita de su obispo, Fr. Domingo Collantes, O.P. (1a parte) (Philippiniana Records) by Cayetano Sánchez Fuertes, O.F.M.
8. Anantanand, Rambachan. Pathways to Hindu-Christian Dialogue. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2022. pp. 158. ISBN: 978-1506474601. (REVIEWS & NOTICES) by Lesley John Louvis, O.P.
9. Baron, Scarlett. The Birth of Intertextuality: The Riddle of Creativity. New York & London: Routledge, 2020. pp. 381. ISBN: 978-0-415-89904-8. (REVIEWS & NOTICES) by Yustinus Suwartono
10. Tyler, Peter. The Living Philosophy of Edith Stein. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. pp. 237. ISBN: 978-1-3502-6556-1. (REVIEWS & NOTICES) by Jose Adriand Emmanuel L. Layug
11. Wojtyla, Karol. The Lublin Lectures and Works on Max Scheler. The English Critical Edition of the Works of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II. Volume 2. Edited by Antonio Lopez et al. Washington DC: Catholic University of America Press, 2023. pp. 609. ISBN: 978-0-8132-3677-3. (REVIEWS & NOTICES) by Blaise D. Ringor
12. Galindo, David Rex. To Sin No More: Franciscans and Conversion in the Hispanic World, 1683-1830. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2017. pp. 330. ISBN: 978-1-5036- 0326-4. (REVIEWS & NOTICES) by Argene Águila Clasara

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As one of CBCP’s flagship projects in the celebration of the 500 years of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines,�� the capacity-building initiative was conceptualized to review the past and guide the future narrative of the Church. Dumaguete Bishop Julito Cortez, Chair of the CBCP ECCHC, highlighted in his opening message the “prevalence of truth and fallacy, reality and fantasy, claims and counter claims that often lead to historical revision to lionize events, places and people.” It is envisioned that more clergy and laity will be equipped not only with the research skills and methods but with the right attitude of discipline, humility and patience.

The inaugural episode was a panel discussion participated in by highly respected church historians of the country- Fr. Tony de Castro SJ of Ateneo de Zamboanga, Fr. Emil Quilatan OAR of the Archivo Recoleto, Fr. Albert Flores of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Manila (AAM), Prof Regalado Trota Jose of Archivo de la Universidad de Santo Tomas (AUST), and Fr Milan Ted Torralba of the Tagbilaran Diocesan Church Heritage Commission. Attended by clergy and church enthusiasts from Dioceses across the Philippines, the inaugural episode was viewed by an overwhelming attendance 180 on-liners in the zoom and 800+ netizens in the FB platforms of CBCP ECCHC, CBCP News, UST GS CCCPET, and the 500 Years of Christianity.

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UST Archivist Prof. Regalado Trota Jose, MCH launched his latest book entitled “Simbahán: An Illustrated Guide to 50 of the Philippines’ Must-Visit Catholic Churches” through RPD Publications.

With illustrations by Architect Allan Jay Quesada, the book features 50 of the most notable churches in the country, spanning those from the Cagayan Valley Region to Mindanao, particular those churches dating from the Spanish period to the mid-20th century.

According to Jose, the churches were selected for their cultural, architectural, and aesthetic significance, as well as their picturesque locations. Some of the churches featured in the book were Church of Saint Raymund Peñafort in Cagayan; Church of Saint Paul the Hermit in San Pablo, Isabela; Church of Saint Catherine de Alexandria in Tayum, Abra; Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Charity in Agoo, La Union; Church of Saint James the Great in Bolinao, Pangasinan; Church of Saint William of Aquitane in Bacolor, Pampanga; and National Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, known as the Baclaran Church in Parañaque.

An authority of Philippine church art, Jose’s previous publications were Images of Faith: Religious Ivory Carvings from the Philippines, Impreso: Philippine Imprints (1593-1811), Power, Faith, Image: Philippine Art in Ivory from the 16th to the 19th Century, Visita Iglesia Bohol: A Guide to Historic Churches, and Of War and Peace: Lantakas and Bells in Search for Foundries in the Philippines.

First featured in Tribune.net (Mr. Edgar Allan M. Sembrano)

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The presentation consisted of two parts. In the first part, the materials used in the constructions during the Spanish colonial period were featured, including hardwood, adobe (volcanic tuff, different from the mud-and-straw bricks used in Latin America), coralstone, andesite (volcanic stone), and lime. A thin wall consisting of woven bamboo strips plastered with lime locally called tabique pampango was also presented.

In the second part, the types of edifices built during the period were featured, according to several categories: civil (plazas, administrative buildings, jails, bridges, dams); domestic (houses); defensive (forts, watchtowers, blockhouses); commercial (parian, markets, alcaiceria, aduana); industrial (factories, piers, light houses); and social (theaters, hospitals), among others.

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Jose’s paper examined “texts that form part of a dossier on the lands of Luis Castilla…the papers themselves forming a volume documenting lands eventually acquired by the ��ɫ. The oldest document in the volume dates from 1593. Two land contracts in Castilla’s dossier are written in baybayin, the pre-Hispanic script of the Tagalogs of Manila. Two other contracts are written in romanized Tagalog. The dossier presents hardly known and surprising glimpses of how Manila citizens were encountering Hispanic norms and culture.”

According to Jose, “Some attempt at modernization of the text has been undertaken, such as the addition of accent marks. However, certain archaic features have been retained to give some flavour to the text. Words left incomplete due to tears in the paper, obstruction due to scotch tape, etc. have been completed, with the letters added to complete the words enclosed in brackets. In the translations, some Spanish words and phrases have been italicized and placed within brackets to indicate some difficulty in the proper translation.”

The workshop, according to Jose, presented a chance for a renewed spotlight on the Philippines, which is again “seen as an important player in the Hispanic world instead of a mere receptor of Spanish influences.” Several researchers in the workshop have already conducted studies in the UST Archives, with new scholars planning visits soon.

Also presenting a paper was , whose work was entitled “An Early Transpacific Account on the Spice Islands by Andres de Urdaneta (1536).”

The presenters were invited by the organizers, who gathered delegates from Pennsylvania State University, University of Iowa, ��ɫ University, University of Virginia, Connecticut College, University of Washington, Columbia University, University of Colorado Denver, University of London, and the National Archives of the Philippines, among others.

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A book labeled initially as vale poco (of little value, due to inapplicability for contemporary use) turned out to be a 17^th-century Spanish-Chinese dictionary that links to the Spanish occupation of Taiwan from 1626 to 1642. With 21,000 characters and words, the Dictionario is so far the largest and earliest of its kind, now antedating the Kangxi Dictionary started in Barcelona in 1711. The Dictionario in UST contains Spanish, Mandarin, and Hoklo (Taiwan’s local language) entries.

Last December 14, 2017, the Memorandum of Agreement was signed between UST and NTHU to publish a facsimile to reach a wider public. Following the signing, UST Archivist Regalado T. Jose, MCH delivered a lecture entitled “Chinese materials in the Archives and Library of the ��ɫ in Manila.” Jose’s activities in Taiwan likewise involved a visit and lecture to Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s highest research university.

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