Where babaylans live forever by Gloria Esguerra Melencio
As I entered the majestic wooden house of Julio Nakpil sitting serenely like a queen amid the hustle-bustle of noisy Quiapo, mixed feelings of awe, sadness and reverence for the Filipino ancestors enveloped me. Julio Nakpil, musician, revolutionary and second … Read the rest
OFWS in Japan road accident discharged
The Philippine Consulate General in Osaka reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that 12 slightly injured Filipinos who figured in a road accident in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture were discharged from the hospital.
Nine other seriously injured Filipinos … Read the rest
Read More...Ayaw ni Bonifacio
BERTDEY bukas ni Ka Andy Bonifacio, ang bayaning pinagtaksilan ng kapalaran at ng mga dating kakampi sa himagsikan laban sa mga Kastila.
Ang kataksilan ding ito umano ang dahilan kung bakit araw ng kapanganakan (Nobyembre 30, 1863) ang ginugunita natin … Read the rest
Read More...Of libraries and archives
While doing the research for my thesis at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Theology where housed the primary sources from Jesuit Missionary records, I can’t help but notice the well-preserved books and documents housed in air conditioned rooms. … Read the rest
Bakit kay pangit ng kay ganda
TAPOS na ang boksing, sumuko na ang pasimuno ng lahat at nagbunyi ang sangkatauhan.
Ang dismayado lamang marahil e si Vice Ganda. O baka hindi rin. Mahirap nga rin naman kung mapupunta kay Ganda ang Pilipinas, malaking sakit ng ulo.… Read the rest
Read More...OFW seeks forgiveness for killing Saudi, claims victim tried to sodomize him
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh have been extending assistance to Rodelio Lanusa, an overseas Filipino worker who killed his Saudi co-worker during a drinking spree in August 2000, according to a DFA press … Read the rest
Read More...Recruitment industry stops OFW deployment
The Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. (PASEI), the biggest single land-based association of Overseas Employment Service Providers composed of over 750 private recruitment agencies, has called for “an indefinite” industry-wide deployment holiday beginning Monday.
PASEI’s President Victor E.R. Fernandez, … Read the rest
Read More...Repatriated OFWs arrive from Lebanon
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the first batch of 90 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Lebanon arrived early this morning at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
The Philippine Embassy in Lebanon’s Assistance to Nationals officer Edwin … Read the rest
Read More...Eid Mubarak!
NAGDIRIWANG ang mga kapatid nating Muslim ngayong araw ng tinatawag na Eid Al-Adha o pista ng sakripisyo.
Ito ang pinakarurok ng Haj o banal na paglalakbay (pilgrimage) sa Makkah, Saudi Arabia na isa sa limang haligi ng paniniwalang Islam. Sa … Read the rest
Read More...Images of Calle Colon: Evoking Memories of a Cebuano Street
By Rhodalyn C. Wani
Within the heart of the downtown district of Cebu City lies Calle Colon, a street that continually evokes memories in the minds of many Cebuanos. In this street, which has been home to aging yellowish and … Read the rest
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