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• Justice Carpio on Defending Philippine Sovereign Rights In The West Philippine Sea

  By junasun on April 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

• In eulogy for daughter, Henry Sy Jr. describes Jan Catherine’s spirited life

  By junasun on March 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  (Philstar.com) – March 21, 2021 – 2:16pm Equestrienne Jan Catherine Sy, daughter of SM Prime chairman Henry “Big Boy” Sy. Jr. and granddaughter of late tycoon Henry Sy, passed away on Thursday night, March 18, 2021. She suffered from a… Read More ›

• When Warriors Bleed

  By junasun on March 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  My dear mother Pacita Nepomuceno Asuncion, in my mind, in my heart, in my music, you’re always there….

• OKINAWAN TRADITIONAL KARATE AND KOBUDO GRANDMASTERS

  By junasun on October 22, 2018 • ( 3 )

  

  by jun a. Over the past six years – and after over thirty years of Karate practice and teaching in Switzerland- I’ve been regularly visiting and training in Okinawa with my Shorin Ryu Seibukan Karate teacher Grandmaster Zenpo Shimabukuro, son… Read More ›

• Asuncion Paintings at the National Museum of Art

  By junasun on June 13, 2018 • ( 2 )

  The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas has loaned its collection of the Asuncion Artists’ Paintings to the National Museum of Art and are now available for viewing until December 2018. This is a sensation as it includes the portrait of our… Read More ›

• ‘Ownership’ of the Hacienda de Angono

  By junasun on February 7, 2018 • ( 0 )

  This is a repost of an article containing the researches of the blogger debrwall. This article was discovered by our cousin Christine Eustaquio, an Asuncion cousin coming from Romana Asuncion line, daughter of Antonio Asuncion (born 1794) , an older… Read More ›

• Old Master found again: He had fun

  By junasun on January 30, 2018 • ( 2 )

  by: Eric Torres from The Times Journal, Sunday, October 26,1975   Any one who wants to study the works of early Filipino painters will find a small if lacklustre collection in our National Museum to start with. The real glories,… Read More ›

• Art & Family: The Asuncion Legacy

  By junasun on August 11, 2017 • ( 2 )

  Ayala Museum, with the support of Bench, DivinaLaw, Araneta & Faustino Law Offices, and AuraStrat, will be presenting an exhibition of 19th century paintings, illustrations, and sculptures by preeminent Filipino artists of the time, the brothers Justiniano, Leoncio, and Mariano Asuncion…. Read More ›

• Art and Family: The Asuncion Legacy

  By junasun on August 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  THE Ayala Museum presents an exhibition of 19th century paintings, illustrations, and sculptures by the pre-eminent Filipino artists of the time, the brothers Justiniano, Leoncio, and Mariano Asuncion. Entitled Art and Family: The Asuncion Legacy, the exhibit will be on display at… Read More ›

• JAPANESE WW II AIRPORT REVIVED BY CANDIDATE

  By junasun on May 8, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA  BULAN, Sorsogon, Philippines (JGL) – In 1943, the Japanese Imperial Army started building an airport in a small sitio of Bulan, Sorsogon so their soldiers can easily escape if General MacArthur were to return with his… Read More ›

• OVERSEAS VOTERS VOTING IN PERSON MUST DEMAND A RECEIPT

  By junasun on May 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – Overseas Filipino voters, who are interested to find out if their votes match their receipts, should vote in person, not by mail. But if you don’t care or if you trust the Embassy… Read More ›

• GOV. LEE MANHANDLES MINING TRESPASSER

  By junasun on May 7, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA CHICAGO (JGL) – A driver at a mining firm, who was suspected of trespassing in a mining concern in Castilla, Sorsogon in the Philippines, was manhandled by Sorsogon Gov. Raul R. Lee in a video clip… Read More ›

• CAN DUTERTE END “REIGN OF ERROR” IN PH?

  By junasun on May 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2016 Journal GlobaLinks) NARITA, Japan (JGL) – I was on my way to Chicago, Illinois when I got a PM (private message) on my Facebook account that my cousin’s husband was gunned down because he… Read More ›

• Duterte, the Opium of the People.

  By junasun on May 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  We have in Duterte a criminal and a full-pledged psychopath running for presidency. Many dictators in history became mass murderers only after they had seized power. But not with Duterte. He is already one before even elected.  He admitted boastfully and… Read More ›

• Catholics and women against Duterte

  By junasun on May 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  By: Ted Laguatan @inquirerdotnet INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 01:18 AM May 6th, 2016 Archbishop Antonio Ledesma of Cagayan de Oro City, a Jesuit priest, just like Pope Francis, has called for all Catholic voters not to vote for a presidential candidate… Read More ›

• A vote for our future

  By junasun on May 4, 2016 • ( 0 )

  01:20 AM May 3rd, 2016 By: Ramon R. del Rosario Jr., May 3rd, 2016 01:20 AM MAYOR Rodrigo Duterte was our guest at a recent meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines and the Makati Business Club. He is… Read More ›

• Come clean, Duterte

  By junasun on April 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

  by jun asuncion The Filipinos should vote the presidential candidate who has a platform that is built upon the good works of his predecessor, a candidate who is credible and has a flair for statesmanship and a good international image…. Read More ›

• Our History: The Marcos Legacy. ISINUKA NA, ISUSUBO PA ULI!

  By junasun on April 29, 2016 • ( 0 )

• The sins of corruption of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte:

  By junasun on April 29, 2016 • ( 2 )

  By Maria Luarca-Reyes As it was not declared in his SALN, it can only be assumed that the Php 211 million in the BPI account with his daughter Sara Duterte was illegally accumulated possibly from the City of Davao, where… Read More ›

• Otilia Olica Gustillo.. an Asuncion

  By junasun on December 22, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  By Ed Rojas- Asuncion For those interested in the Asuncion Family Tree… My officemate Chunie Flores’ attended the wake for Otilia Oliva Gustilo (27 November 1915 to 14 December 2015), mama of her family friend – Eric Gustilo.  Eric and… Read More ›

• Pre-halloween Spooky Discovery

  By junasun on May 24, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  by budji I went to research the paintings in this seminary (please see previous story). There is this very old religious painting, nearly 150 years old, of St. Anthony, The Abbot. This painting is said to be the work of… Read More ›

• Indonesian Soldiers, be gentlemen, don’t shoot Mary Jane Veloso!

  By junasun on April 28, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

      Yes, you are not at war with Mary Jane Veloso, she is not your enemy! So please don’t shoot somebody who hasn’t killed anybody, who hasn’t hurt anybody and who was not proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. This… Read More ›

• Asuncion Clan’s Affair

  By junasun on April 15, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  posted by jun asuncion The meaning of the Asuncion clan’s surname The clan’s name comes from the mystery called “La Asuncion De Nuestra Senõra” or the Assumption of our Lady both body and soul to heaven. This mystery express Mary^s… Read More ›

• Asuncion Grand Reunion 2015

  By junasun on January 4, 2015 • ( 2 )

  The Asuncion Grand Reunion 2015  shall be held today at Times Street starting at 4:00 p.m. All relatives are invited to join. It is potluck and shall start with a mass. The organizer is Sor Marissa Asuncion.

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