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6F Ayala Museum
Makati Ave. cor. De la Rosa St.
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Welcome to the Filipinas Heritage Library website


The Filipinas Heritage Library, a division of the Ayala Foundation, Inc. (AFI), is a one-stop electronic research center on the Philippines. We provide access to the wealth of Filipino heritage through the latest in information technology and telecommunications.

The Library houses over 13,000 contemporary volumes on Philippine history, art, language, religion and the social sciences, and over 2,000 rare titles, rare books on microfiche, maps, and an extensive library of slides and photographs.

It has also ventured into the digitization of its collection, CD-ROM publishing, as well as the development of web pages and electronic databases.

 

 

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A History of Automated Elections in the Philippines

As early as 1992, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified the modernization of the electoral process as a goal of what was called Operation Modex (Modex for “Modernization and Excellence”). In the following year, Comelec commissioned foreign consultants to conduct studies on modernizing elections in the Philippines. Several Comelec officials also travelled to the United States to inspect the voting system there. A US company was chosen to supply canvassing equipment. No contract between the government and the supplier could be signed, however, pending the passage of a law on the use of a new election system. Meanwhile, Comelec conducted public demonstrations of the new system using two units on loan from the supplier.

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FHL Materials: Philippine Claim to Sabah

When in Makati and looking for contemporary copies of pertinent documents relating to the Philippine claim to Sabah (or North Borneo), simply drop in on the sixth floor of Ayala Museum and request the following materials:

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Filipinas Heritage Library hosts 3rd LibraryLink Conference

In today’s increasingly fast-paced and digital world, relevant issues concerning librarianship and information services are prevalent. The intellectual property rights (IPR) of authors, publishers, and copyright owners are continuously violated due to the availability of copying, scanning, and Internet technologies in the country.

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Himig

Mambo, Magsaysay and election campaign tunes

The Philippine Constabulary BandIt is election season once again. Campaign jingles are often heard over the radio, television, and especially in the streets. Most jingles today use catchy pop tunes to capture people’s attention. But back in the 1950s, perhaps no campaign jingle was as memorable and popular as “Mambo, Magsaysay.”

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Retrato

OPERATION QUICK COUNT (OQC)

NAMFREL stands for the National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections. It was formally organized in October 1983 by a group of civic, professional, religious, and community leaders. Its roots can be traced to the establishment of the Operations Registration Committee in 1957. The Citizens National Electoral Assembly (CNEA), organized in the 1960s and 1970s by then COMELEC chairman Jaime Ferrer, was also the precursor of NAMFREL.

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Retrato

Retrato is where the public can view the images in the Filipinas Heritage Library’s Photo Archive. It consists of searchable black-and-white images, in thumbnail size, depicting Philippine life through the late-19th and early-20th centuries. The images are documented according to a standard adopted by the Library.

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LibraryLink

About LibraryLink

LibraryLink is a one-stop resource center for Filipiniana resources. It aims to provide one search engine or point of entry for researchers and students who are doing research on Filipiniana. LibraryLink provides a venue for interaction among researchers, library professionals, people from the publishing industry and the academe.

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Trade Roots

World Fair in Asia
By Cornelio Balmaceda

By February 1, 1953, the First Philippines International Fair will have opened its wide gates to millions of visitors at the historic Luneta in Manila. People from all the provinces, far and near, from neighboring countries in Asia and the South Pacific Area, from Europe and from America are expected to witness the opening of this historic event in the Far East. Many more will come to Manila by air and sea during the three months of the Fair, which will last until April 30.

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The Magic CircleThe Magic Circle

By Gilda Cordero Fernando
Drawings by Gilbert Daroy

Gilda Cordero-Fernando is Philippine culture’s towering figure for the broad, impressive range of her accomplishments. She has written and illustrated children’s books. In 1978, GCF Books, her own nationalist imprint, began publishing a series of well-thumbed volumes on Philippine cultural history.

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