Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc.
THE ROOTS OF PILA, LAGUNA: A SECULAR AND SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN (900 AD TO THE PRESENT)
Philippine Quarterly of Culture & Society 25 (1997): 125-155
By Luciano P.R. Santiago
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A graduate of the UP College of Medicine, Dr. Luciano P. R. Santiago, M.D., trained in both adult and child psychiatry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He practiced his profession in the US for several years, but is now engaged in private practice at The Medical City Hospital in Greenhills, Metro Manila. In his free time, he researches and writes a wide range of topics, including psychology and various aspects of Philippine art, history and culture. He has published books, monographs and articles in both local and international journals. Among the awards he has received for his works are the Wendell Muncie Prize Award for distinguished writing in psychiatry from the Maryland Psychiatric Society; Premio Manuel Bernabe (Primer Premio) in History from the Centro Cultural de la Embajada de Espana; National Book Award for Art from the Manila Critics Circle; Catholic Author Award from the Asian Catholic Publishers; Catholic Press Award from the Archdiocese of Manila; and a research grant in Spain and the Vatican from the Toyota International Foundation.
By Luciano P.R. Santiago
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A graduate of the UP College of Medicine, Dr. Luciano P. R. Santiago, M.D., trained in both adult and child psychiatry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He practiced his profession in the US for several years, but is now engaged in private practice at The Medical City Hospital in Greenhills, Metro Manila. In his free time, he researches and writes a wide range of topics, including psychology and various aspects of Philippine art, history and culture. He has published books, monographs and articles in both local and international journals. Among the awards he has received for his works are the Wendell Muncie Prize Award for distinguished writing in psychiatry from the Maryland Psychiatric Society; Premio Manuel Bernabe (Primer Premio) in History from the Centro Cultural de la Embajada de Espana; National Book Award for Art from the Manila Critics Circle; Catholic Author Award from the Asian Catholic Publishers; Catholic Press Award from the Archdiocese of Manila; and a research grant in Spain and the Vatican from the Toyota International Foundation.
