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Pasko na Sinta ko: A Christmas Tribute to all Filipinos Spending Their Christmasses Away from Family and Home

2011-12-23T12:21:00.003+08:00

It's always fun reminiscing about Christmas in the Philippines, especially of Christmas for children in the Philippines. There is probably no place else in the world where it's more fun to celebrate Christmas than in the Philippines. Of course, I could be biased. I'm talking about Christmas in my home after all. If you want to get at least an idea of what I'm talking about, let Mikey Bustos tell

Pinoy Jokes

2011-07-26T22:06:00.003+08:00

WARNING: Might contain corny and green jokes. If you have aversion to corny jokes please do not read. If you have strong aversion to green jokes please do not read. If symptom persists consult a psychiatrist. *** Filipinos have a propensity to make light of anything and everything. Even in times of great distress we always find ways to make a joke out of things. Please don't get us wrong, we do

How To Travel Cheap in the Philippines

2011-07-07T05:42:00.001+08:00

Travelling in the Philiipines unlike other places in the world is pretty comfortable and easy. Owning a car is not a necessity because public transportation is available wherever you wish to go. The Jeepney The jeepney is a classic example of Filipino ingenuity. Its use started when jeeps left by the American military in the Philippines after the world war started replacing the classic calesa

Should State and Church be Separated?

2010-10-06T16:46:00.000+08:00

I thought church and state in the Philippines have been constitutionally separated years ago. So why then thus the Cardinal and the whole Roman Catholic have such say on how this country should be run? And why would they even threaten the incumbent present with excommunication for a bill that is much needed by this country? Excommunication. I thought I've heard the last of that when I watched

Campaign Overkill

2010-04-11T07:08:00.008+08:00

I just read an article from Yahoo news about bloggers being paid to campaign for politicians and do so as stealthily as possible. I'm into earning while blogging but I had no idea that even this is being exploited by publicity hungry politicians. I'm also into blogging about your favorite politician, but I hope (whoever they are), that they actually believe in what the politician they support can

Captain Barbel for President

2010-04-09T14:48:00.004+08:00

The countdown is 34:9:18:13 till the 2010 elections. So far the leading contenders are Noynoy Aquino, Manny Villar, and Erap Estrada. While I have some strong urge to laugh and cry at the same time at the mention of Erap Estrada for president again, let's leave it for now, I'm trying to have an unbiased perspective for the moment. Other presidentiables are Gibo Teodoro, Dick Gordon, Eddie

2010 Presidentiable: Vetallano Acosta

2010-04-09T14:41:00.001+08:00

Who is Vetallano Acosta 1. By A Gout Stricken Pilgrim Here's another who-the-fuck presidential candidate. But he's certainly much worse than that necrophiliac JC-whassisname. This time, I cut these losers some slack and I actually wasted a good 30 minutes of my life finding out about this guy through the web. One, I can't find any photo of him. That's why I decided to put a photo of a house

2010 Presidentiable: Nicanor Perlas

2010-04-09T14:05:00.003+08:00

Who is Nicanor Perlas (from the blog Breathing Space) Who is Nicky Perlas? I was tasked to introduce him during the press announcement of his intention to run as president of the Philippines last June 17. I didn’t think twice about leaving out the qualifications because you only need to google him or go to his website (www.nicanorperlas.com) to get all that. I figured, the best way to get a

2010 Presidentiable: JC de los Reyes

2010-04-09T13:57:00.003+08:00

Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. Moral Dimension Build a nation of character and promote the integral development and total well-being of all Filipinos through values formation on such universal principles as sanctity of human life and dignity of the human person; call to family, community and participation, common good, rights and responsibilities, preferential option for

2010 Presidentiable: Jamby Madrigal

2010-04-09T13:29:00.002+08:00

Senator Madrigal is currently the chairperson of four committees in the Senate, namely, the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; Committee on Youth, Women, and Family Relations; Committee on Cultural Communities; and the Committee on Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation. She is from a family of nation-builders and public servants. She is the granddaughter of a national hero and

2010 Presidentiable: Dick Gordon

2010-04-07T13:17:00.001+08:00

Senator Dick Gordon’s track record in public service is one for the books. As Mayor of Olongapo City, he brought order not only to the streets of his city but also to the lives of his people. Mayor Dick Gordon stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Olongapo, shoveling the ashfall, and recovering what was left of their lives. With him at the helm, they rebuilt their city and their lives,

2010 Presidentiable: Eddie Villanueva

2010-04-07T12:37:00.002+08:00

Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" Villanueva (born October 6, 1946) is a religious and political leader in the Philippines. He is the founder and leader of the Jesus Is Lord Church. In 2004, he was a presidential candidate in the Philippine election. He lost the election to incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and placed last in a field of five candidates, with 6.2% of the vote. On August 21, 2009, he announced

2010 Presidentiable: Gibo Teodoro

2010-04-05T17:19:00.006+08:00

Family Background •Gilbert Teodoro is an only child, the cousin of Noynoy Aquino and the nephew of Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr., chairman of San Miguel Corporation. •His mother Mercedes Cojuangco is the first cousin former President Corazon Aquino, both families have always been on different sides of the political fence since the 1960’s. •During the time of then strongman Ferdinand Marcos, Teodoro’s

2010 Presidentiable: Erap Estrada

2010-04-05T16:41:00.002+08:00

(As published at the website Halalan 2010) VISION A democracy that is truly pro-poor. A country with peace and order. A government of transparency and accountability. Economic Agenda REVIVING THE ECONOMY Steady economic growth that is felt by the masses. GNP growth is meaningless if poverty and hunger levels and other measures of quality of life remain poor. An Estrada Administration will

2010 Presidentiable: Manny Villar

2010-04-05T16:16:00.004+08:00

The public life of Manny Villar straddles both the worlds of business and politics. He is one of the few who managed to excel in both. (As published at the Manny Villar website) Working Student He was born to a simple family in Moriones, Tondo, Manila. His father, Manuel Montalban Villar, Sr., a government employee, hailed from Cabatuan, Iloilo and his mother Curita Bamba, a seafood dealer,

2010 Presidentiable: NoyNoy Aquino

2010-04-05T15:50:00.007+08:00

NOYNOY AQUINO: Out of the Shadows By: Jaemark Tordecilla BEFORE the August 5, 2009 funeral of his mother, there was no public clamor for Senator Noynoy Aquino to run for president in 2010. Neither was there any reason for his youngest sister, popular television personality Kris Aquino, to discuss his love life on national television after its details leaked out in different broadsheets and

They used to be uncool until they became famous abroad

2010-04-04T15:55:00.008+08:00

There are a bunch of stuffs that used to be taboos in Philippine society until they became popular abroad and considered the thing to have or be. This is one of those things that illustrate what is generally known as the Filipino colonial mentality. Wearing tattoos Before Hollywood embraced the tattoo culture it has already been part of Filipino pre-hispanic society. In the Visayas we had the

Why is the Philippines poor

2010-04-03T16:47:00.104+08:00

Once upon a time the Philippines used to be the place to be in Southeast Asia. Our neighbors used to envy our bustling economy, the seeming prosperity and the glimpse of the future that we represented for them. Years later, after almost 20 years of dictatorship and what felt like a hundred years of corruption, cronyism and seating leaders of varying degrees of greed and ineptitude, the

AKO AY PILIPINO: A reaction

2010-04-03T12:12:00.020+08:00

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_dela_Cruz.jpgA Juan dela Cruz said: AKO AY PILIPINO Sa ibang bansa: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, pinarusahan siya ayon sa batas. Sa PINAS: Pag nagkasala ang Pinoy, ayaw niyang maparusahan kasi sabi niya mali raw ang batas. Sa ibang bansa: Pinag-aaralan muna ng Pinoy ang mga batas bago siya pumunta roon, kasi takot siyang magkamali. Sa

Someone reeks of fish smell....

2009-03-22T14:35:00.018+08:00

I use Tagalog at work, on the streets -- with the manong drivers and aling tinderas. I use it to talk with my friends and sometimes at home. At this age I should have mastered the use of this language already. Sadly, this is not the case. I can express myself well in english when I write but when I try writing in Tagalog, I fail, mesirably. I don't know if this is because I'm not a pure-bred

Philippine Prehistory: Facts and Disputed Facts

2009-03-15T18:25:00.018+08:00

After 15 years or so of studying here are the stuffs so far that I know about the Philippines... and those that I did not know. 1. The first man in the Philippines was a cousin of the "Java Man" and the "Peking Man" according to Professor H. Otley Beyer, eminent American authority on Philippines archaelogy and anthropology, who consequently was also the founder of the University of the