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SONA 2015 and the indigenous people of Capas, Tarlac
When we got to the protest zone at Commomwealth Avenue, only the contingents from Southern Tagalog and the indigenous peoples of Capas,Tarlac, and Mabalacat and Porac, Pampanga so far have arrived,...
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SiningSaysay: time travel into Philippine history through art
Note: This photo-essay appeared in a slightly different version in the 27 Feb -05 Mar 2015 issue of the FilAm Star, 'the newspaper for Filipinos in mainstream America' published in San Francisco,CA....
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Bernardo Bernardo returns to the entablado Filipino
Note: This photo-essay appeared in a slightly different version in the 06-12 March 2015 issue of FilAm Star, 'the newspaper for Filipinos in mainstream America,' published in San Francisco, CA. The...
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Kaplag: finding the Sto. Niño de Cebu 450 years ago
The pilgrim Sto. Niño de Cebu image.We saw the pilgrim image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu at the Manila Cathedral on Saturday, 15 August 2015. It arrived from Cebu the day before and stayed at the San...
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Manuel Luis Quezon's moustache
MLQ with a moustache in the 06 June 1908 cover of Lipang Kalabaw.[Source: University of Michigan digital library collection: The UnitedStates and its Territories, 1870-1925: The Age of...
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Grace Poe declares presidential bid for 2016
"Ako po si Grace Poe. Pilipino. Anak, asawa at ina, at sa tulong ng Mahal na Diyos ay inaalay ko sa inyong lahat ang aking sarili sa mas mataas na paninilbihan bilang inyong Pangulo."[I am Grace Poe. A...
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Juan Luna's "A Do Va Nave?"sold for Php40-M ... is this the original?
The photo-engraving of the Luna painting published in the 31 May 1886 issue of Ilustracion Artistca. The title in the caption: "A DO VA NAVE? ... QUIEN SABE DO VA!The painting came all the way from...
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Young 'katutubo' (indigenous peoples) are keeping their cultural traditions...
Bryan and his young aunt Joy Marie perform a Tingguian ourtship dance.We had the awesome opportunity to witness young 'katutubo' from the Cordilleras to Mindanao -- B'laan of Sarangani, Mansaka of...
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More Fun in the AlDub Nation
Note: All photos are from the Eat Bulaga Kalyeserye Facebook page.This year, the 36-year old noontime show Eat Bulaga has added 'KalyeSerye' to the ever evolving Filipino vocabulary. It has also...
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Heneral Antonio Luna and Antonio Fogata
They're both Antonios. They were not contemporaries. Both were Ilocanos.Source: University of Michigan Digital Library,Antonio Fogata was from San Narciso, Zambales, whose roots came from the Ilocos in...
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The fighting spirit of Miriam Defensor Santiago for 2016
A beaming Sen, Miriam Santiago before her supporters at the UP Bahay Alumni,It was a brief meet-and-greet session with her supporters at the UP Bahay ng Alumni yesterday (26 October 2015). Senator...
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#EBTamangPanahon
Source: Eat Bulaga Facebook page.That is the hashtag in the Twitterville for the commentary exchanges of netizens worldwide as they waited for/watched/reviewed the events about to...
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The Immaculate Conception in Philippine history
19th century Inmacuda image.Visitors at the Manila Cathedral would not miss the image of the Immaculate Conception enshrined at the main altar. On the Sunday preceding her feast day, 08 December, a...
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Simbang Gabi in the Philippines (it was once prohibited)
Misa de Aguinaldo at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theatre.When we were young, the early morning masses were held at four o'clock in the morning. The Christmas season then was cold, and...
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Kapaskuhan sa UP Diliman (Christmas in UP Diliman) 2015
Pag-iilaw based on design concept of artist Toym Imao.The University of the Philippines Diliman campus closed 2015 with Christmas festivities that played on the motif of light and embodied in the theme...
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Presidential aspirant Grace Poe addresses 'migrantes'/OFWs
The Migrante Partylist presented their platform for the coming 2016 elections at a forum at the University of the Phillippines College of Law yesterday, 18 December 2015 to mark International Migrants...
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Boyhood Christmas before the ashes of Pinatubo came falling down
Christmas was so much simple then, long before Mt Pinatubo covered our childhood playgrounds with almost a meter of ashes from its hot bowels.Pregnant Mary and Joseph. Painting by Badz...
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May the Force be with you, Star Warriors!
The first time they appealed to movie goers worldwide in their fight against the Dark Force, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia were the huggable teeny-warm types, and Han Solo, the ragged bloke of the...
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Dayaw 2015: Reaching out to the Aytas in Porac, Pampanga
We thought it fitting to close year 2015 with indigenous color. We attended the Dayaw 2015 festival of indigenous peoples from Batanes to Sulu in Clark Field, Angeles City in mid-October, which was...
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Releasing baby marine turtles to greet New Year 2016
Children release baby marine turtles to the sea. Year 2016 was met with fire and water: the usual noisy, smoky and loud greetings from Bocaue (and imported) firecrackers and the rain from heaven. The...
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