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Davao’s Guardian of Memory
In his new book, award-winning writer and historian Macario Tiu attempts to set straight the myths and inaccuracies of Davao�s history.
Why, he asks, should Datu Bago be depicted as a pirate � and not the Basque invader Uyanguren?
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He remembers the heroic acts of Davaoe�os past and present. “The task is to locate more of these heroic men and women who have done a great deed in defense of Davao, of the country and reclaim them from oblivion.”
By Tyrone A.
Velez
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY — The trophy that Davao writer Macario Tiu won from the National Book Award for his book on Davao history is, of all things, a sculpted camera.
“I’m figuring out why the sculptor designed the trophy this way,” Tiu pondered as he took the award off the shelf in his office in Ateneo de Davao University’s Tambara Office.
“Perhaps it suggests that writers want to show the readers a picture of the world.”
That