(Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted from the first-prize-winning essay in the PreMYo Rizal Nationwide Essay Writing Contest for high schools sponsored by Binhi English Literacy Foundation and ...

MANILA, Philippines - Doctora Doña Victorina de los Reyes de De Espadaña. Even her name itself has pomp and frills written all over it. Meet Rizal’s effusive and self-proclaimed doña from Noli Me ...

My friend, Doña Victorina Len Ag. Santos-Siasoco (1955-2018) was a bundle of energy, a true stalwart of Philippine theater, and a picture of positivity in her battle against illness Written by: Alya B ...

Aired (December 21, 2022): Doña Victorina (Gilleth Sandico) takes advantage of Crisostomo Ibarra's (Dennis Trillo) situation and introduces her nephew to Padre Damaso (Tirso Cruz III) as a replacement ...

Walking to work recently, I saw a matrona who seems to have made Doña Victorina from Noli Me Tangere her model and aspiration. Despite having Filipina features, I wager she must have ingested at least ...

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