Category Archive: Being Filipino

Jun
29

OFW open letter to the incoming President Sen. Benigno Aquino III

I arrived in the Philippines during the election day which the only son the late President Corazon Aquino won and in just few hours he will be sworned into office and I want to join my fellow Filipinos asking the next president improve the lives of millions of OFW’s who are hailed as the new …

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Feb
25

Remembering the People’s Power Revolution 24 years ago

People’s Power Revolution is also known as Edsa Revolution or  Edsa 1. February 25, 1986 I was at home in the province while my father was listening to the radio 24 hours a day hoping and praying that the revolution will turn into a peaceful one. I was 4th year high school student time at …

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Jan
01

Maligayang Bagong Taon 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 (English) GODT NYT ÅR (Danish) MALIGAYANG BAGONG TAON (Filipino) ¡Feliz año nuevo! (Spanish) VIVAY BALUN TAON (Panggasinan) Happy new year to all. When I was young we used to greet the new year by jumping when the clock turns to 0.00 hoping we will be taller but now when I turned …

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Oct
30

A memorable All Souls Day 2009

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This year all souls day will be  very painful for me and the rest of my family last year blog about remembering our dead not knowing just a few days my grandmother will past away on the 4h of November and later this june her son my father folowwed her. My father even went home …

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Sep
30

Babaylan Denmark Fundrasing for the victims of the typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana in the Philippines

Dear Friends: Babaylan is calling for your generous help and support for the victims of typhoon Ondoy (international code name: Ketsana), which recently hit vast areas of Central Luzon, Philippines, specifically, Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces..   The typhoon has caused massive flooding, resulting in the death of over 200 people (a growing number), …

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Feb
24

Calling on All Filipinos to Unite in Asking for An Immediate Suspension of the LRT-MRT3 Diggings Near Monumento

Here is a repost from www.tagamonumento.blogspot.com 27 January 2009 Today, I’ll try to go on air via radio and will attempt to reach other sectors of media to issue an urgent appeal to Philippine authorities led by PGMA,MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando and Caloocan City Mayor Enrico “RECOM” Echiverri for them to cause an immediate suspension …

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Feb
22

Jose Rizal Monument in Madrid

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I introduced our National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal to my son and husband when we visited his monument in Spain last December which is near my parent’s flat but unfortunately I haven’t took any pictures because we forgot our camera . So when we came back after 3 weeks this time I made sure I …

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Feb
03

El Madrid de Filipinas- A commercial of Madrid Subway

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I just stumble this and it’s been in my brother’s media box in Friendster since last year. He said that this commercial was running in the Spanish television for a year. I read some of the comments that a lot of Filipinos are offended by this but I think it was done in a good …

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Jan
28

A Filipino Father’s Love

Angel Cula's aka FatherBlogger

When you ask a Filipino to describe their father they will say strict, provider, distant, doing less housework, doing all the repairs in the house and many more. But this is not a negative description of the Filipino fathers because it is deeply rooted in our culture that the father is the provider meaning the …

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Jan
22

The Prayer Tag from Filipinos Unite

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I support the Filipinos Unite especially Mel on his effort to unite us all Filipino Bloggers around the world. I haven’t done any tag yet but I believe this prayer is relevant at this time of new beginnings. Instructions: This is a prayer tag and link for the Philippines and the Filipinos. You are enjoined …

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