A Glimpse on Filipino Life & Culture Through Life in The Philippine Provinces.
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See, as I was expecting, Pacquiao did squish/crush Cotto and made a record as the first boxer to win seven titles in as many weight divisions. Cotto was bloody and messed up after the referee stopped the fight on the 12th round. Cotto is a real sportsman. He’s humble enough to admit that Pacquiao is [...]
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The National Geographic Adventure Magazine has included the Philippines in the list of 25 Best New Trips for 2010. The article noted that the Philippines has as many islands as the Carribean and has many spectacular reefs but only a fraction of tourists visit the country compared to Thailand. All this due to all the [...]
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Tirisin na yan!
I’m sure that is what the Filipinos who will watch the Pacquiao-Cotto fight would shout. Cotto sounds like kuto, the Filipino word for human lice. What better way to get rid of a kuto other than squish it?
This November 15, Sunday Philippine time, crime rates will drop as Filipinos take a pause from [...]
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Our geographic location has a big influence in our culture. We are in the Pacific Ring of Fire and also in the Typhoon Belt. At least 20 typhoons visit the country in a year and we have 22 active volcanoes. Just imagine the chances that we will be hit by a natural calamity every year. [...]
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The country was united in outrage when Ninoy was assassinated in 1983. The image of his wife that was etched in the memories of those who were old enough to remember was that of a crying widow. Who would have thought of that widow to become the first woman president of the Philippines? Her critics [...]
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I know I’ve been a little biased when I say that Lea Salonga should sing the National Anthem in the Pacquiao Vs. Hatton fight. I still think she would be good at it and I hope Team Pacquiao would consider her in his future fights.
But I must admit, Martin Nievera’s version was better than the [...]
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Manny Pacquaio TKOs Ricky Hatton on the second round of their fight. Pacquiao knocked down Hatton twice in the first round then hit Hatton with a left in the second that sent Hatton flat on his back on the canvas.
For a moment there, I thought the poor guy couldn’t get on his feet. By the [...]
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As noted by a friend’s comment in my post on tabo, the tabo’s significance in the life of the Filipinos as well as it’s parallelism with our society was noted over a century ago by no less than our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal in his novel El Filibusterismo ( The Reign of Greed).
The El [...]
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Today is Ash Wednesday and it marks the start of the Catholic Holy Week celebrations in the Philippines and in different parts of the globe.
The culmination of the Holy Week Celebration is Easter Sunday. Easter is considered as more important than Christmas because Christ was resurrected on Easter, saved us and gave us eternal life. [...]
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