How not to be late
By Kristina Sol G. Alinsod
(The national government declared the month of November as National Punctuality Month to remind everybody that Filipino time actually means being on time. Young writer Kristina Sol G. Alinsod of the University of the Philippines-Los … Read the rest
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Wika o dayalekto?
Ni Hernan Melencio
NAGWAWALIS ako ng bahay nang marinig ko sa radyo ng kapitbahay ang pinagsasasabi ng dalawang host ng pantanghaling programa.
Naintriga ako, kasi pinagte-text nila ang mga tagapakinig para sabihin kung ano ang katumbas sa dayalekto o “dialect” … Read the rest
Read More...Limot na Bayani: Tunggalian sa Alaala ng Bayan
Sino ang dapat tanghaling pambansang bayani, si Jose Rizal o si Andres Bonifacio? Sino ang huling heneral na sumuko sa mga Amerikano, si Hen. Miguel Malvar o si Hen. Simeon Ola?
May naaalala ba kayong mga bayani o martir ng … Read the rest
Read More...Philippine fibers: weaving history, culture and world class fashion
23 October 2009
Close to 80 of the country’s talented fashion designers showcased their finest collections in the gala show at the SMX Convention Center in celebrating the International Year of Natural Fibers (IYNF), the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) … Read the rest
Bituin sa Langit ang Bayani
Ni Dante L. Ambrosio
Mula pa noong unang panahon, narahuyo na ang mga tao sa ningning ng mga bituin sa langit. Parang mga brilyante itong nakasabog at kumukuti-kutitap sa gabing pusikit ang dilim. Lumikha sila ng mga mito at alamat … Read the rest
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Lola Bia’s hot chocolate can temper even the wild
By Gloria Esguerra Melencio
Now I know why my grandmother Lola Bia would not stop stirring with batidor the boiling chocolate in the clay kettle seated amid embers on the three-legged … Read the rest
Read More...Superstorm “Ramil” heads toward northern Luzon; strength may reach central Luzon
By Gloria Esguerra Melencio
21 October 2009
MANILA-Tropical storm ‘Ramil” (with international codename “Lupit,” incidentally an adjective in Filipino language meaning furious) has gained strength and was seen heading toward northern Luzon on Wednesday.
Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services … Read the rest
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Mapait na asukal
Ni Hernan Melencio
Noong madalas pa akong tumambay sa press office ng Department of Agriculture, mga ilang taon na ang nakararaan, para maglaro ng computer – at kumuha ng kanilang press releases paminsan-minsan – lagi kong naririnig … Read the rest
Read More...Nameless storm in 1897 had been as furious as Ondoy and Pepeng
By Gloria Esguerra Melencio
A long time ago — 112 years to be exact — when storms were nameless and Filipinos labored to erect sturdy Catholic churches made of thick adobe, a strong storm had destroyed towns in Samar and … Read the rest
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Retrieving memories after the storm
By Gloria Esguerra Melencio
The most painful part of disasters – aside from deaths and destruction of property- is losing one’s memories written on diaries, pictures, certificates of appreciation, yearbooks, birth certificates, diplomas and other … Read the rest
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