A Promdi Blogger's musings on the Philippines, Filipino Life & Culture
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The Twilight Filipino Version is not going to be titled Takipsilim as what’s been going around the net in the past two years. This time it’s for real and it’s entitled Imortal with Angel Locsin and John Lloyd Cruz in the lead roles. Although it’s not the same story as Twilight, it’s quite obvious the [...]
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Her answer may have cost her the Miss Universe crown but the tables have turned unexpectedly in favor of Venus Raj. It’s her that the media are talking about thanks to her “major, major” answer. More than the proclaimed Miss Universe Ximena Navarrette of Mexico. It gave us something to talk about other than the [...]
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When are we going to have a team playing at the FIFA World Cup? Probably not in a very very long time. Despite the fact that we obviously lack in height, our number one sport is basketball. Every barangay in the country may not have a health center but they surely have a basketball court. [...]
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Senator Benigno Aquino III has just been proclaimed the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. He was not my president before the election but since the people voted for him, he is my president now. As such, I have my own expectations. No, I don’t care if he smokes as long as he [...]
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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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