Last Tuesday, May 8, I had the privilege of attending the inauguration of Instituto Cervantes Intramuros located in CASA AZUL, Plaza San Luis Complex. This new cultural center and second branch of Instituto Cervantes is a first class cultural and language hub designed to cultivate and foster our heritage, culture, and shared friendship between the Philippines and Spain through a partnership with Intramuros Administration. If you really think about it, and again, as Nick Joaquin once said, “Identity is the history that has gone into bone and blood and reshaped the flesh. Identity is not what we were but what we have become what we are at this moment.” ¡Enhorabuena Instituto Cervantes de Manila! Truly, “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.” Mabuhay!

Source: Philippine Star May 10, 2018 15:52 UTC