How not to be late

October 30, 2009 by  
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sol-baguio-trip-(69)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?

October 27, 2009 by  
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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

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Limot na Bayani: Tunggalian sa Alaala ng Bayan

October 24, 2009 by  
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dante-weblogSino 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

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Philippine fibers: weaving history, culture and world class fashion

October 22, 2009 by  
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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

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Bituin sa Langit ang Bayani

October 22, 2009 by  
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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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Straight from the hearth

October 21, 2009 by  
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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

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Superstorm “Ramil” heads toward northern Luzon; strength may reach central Luzon

October 21, 2009 by  
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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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Paroo’t Parito

October 19, 2009 by  
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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

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Nameless storm in 1897 had been as furious as Ondoy and Pepeng

October 18, 2009 by  
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baseychurch-imgBy 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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Straight from the hearth

October 17, 2009 by  
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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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