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Category Archives: Filipiniana
Kulintang
One of Wikipedia’s recently created articles is on the Philippine gong instrument ensemble called the kulintang.
‘Friendly Fire’ Video
A video of a ‘friendly fire’ incident that happened in Iraq has surfaced recently. In the March 2003 attack, American pilots mistakenly fired upon a British convoy on the ground. This CNN transcript shows that of the… Read more
Posted in Current Events, Filipiniana
Tagged friendly-fire, Iraq, Manila, transcript, video
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Manila, Manila
Check this gem out: Nostalgia Manila. As you dear readers know, I like to wax nostalgic once in a while so discovering this site was an absolute delight for me. It covers Manila in the 1970s and 1980s, the… Read more
Posted in Art & Design, Filipiniana
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, art, Manila, museum, nostalgia, philippines
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Halo-halo-ween
Growing up in the Philippines, we didn’t really “celebrate” Halloween.* Yes, come October, establishments would be decked with Halloween decorations but kids didn’t go Trick-or-Treating (door-to-door roaming of the neighborhood was done during Christmas instead – in the form of… Read more
Posted in Family/Personal, Filipiniana, Matters of Faith
Tagged 1970s, cosplay, costume, halloween, harvest, Manila, nostalgia, philippines
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Philippine History at Wikipedia
Today’s featured article on Wikipedia is the History of the Philippines.
On this day, October 20, sixty-two years ago, General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines as promised. In 1955 on this day, The Return of the… Read more