IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Scenes in ‘Maria Clara at Ibarra’ that deviated from Jose Rizal’s books. By: ... The poor girl, however, emerged as a woman hungry for justice after her rape in MCAI.

SINGER-SONGWRITER Abby Asistio is back with a new song about reclaiming the meaning of the term “Maria Clara” for the Filipinas of today. “I wrote this song for a full year before releasing it. It’s a ...

"Maria Clara at Ibarra" added other scenes to show her as an empowered woman, such as when she refused to tell Ibarra to abandon his plans of establishing a school and when she told Ibarra her desire ...

Women's rights and plight during the Spanish colonial period are put into the spotlight during a trending scene at last night's episode of "Maria Clara at Ibarra." ...