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The Philippine Star is reporting multiple sightings of a pair rare Philippine eagles and their offspring on Apayao. The eagles were seen on November 6, 8, and 19. Photographs taken represent the first photos of Philippine eagles ever taken in the Cordillera administrative region.
Floyd Mayweather has called out Manny Pacquiao, claiming he’s ready to fight the Filipino on May 5, 2012. In a video linked to Mayweather’s Twitter feed, Mayweather had this to say: “I’ve been told May 5 is open,” he said. “Losing is in Pacquiao’s mind because he lost just last week. He lost to Marquez […]
A Youtube user named “tierraboricua” has edited a lengthy documentary on the Spanish American War into five digestible episodes dealing with the Philippines. I’ve gathered them all together into a single blog post so they are easy to find and view. There is some excellent archival footage of the Philippines and the Philippine-American War in […]
Dear Juan Manuel Marquez,
First, thank you for your consideration given to my previous letter, written after your November 12 trilogy fight with Manny Pacquiao (Dear Juan Manuel Marquez). The reason I’m writing a second time is that Don Donatello has written a good article in Now Boxing which I would like to […]
BREAKING NEWS: At least 3 people were killed today when a powerful bomb exploded in a budget hotel in Zamboanga City, Philippines on Monday (Sunday night in the US). The blast was centered on the second floor of Atilano Pension House and caused the second floor to collapse while blowing off the roof. It then […]
I came across an article the other day quoting Philippine Tourism officials as saying that the target for tourism arrivals is being increased from 8.5m to 10m annually andmy first impression was — huh? that’s a big number, Philippines Tourism must be doing better than I thought. I assumed the numbers applied to 2012 or […]
The 2011 Philippine Blog Awards (http://philippineblogawards.com.ph) announced today the finalists for the “Bloggers Choice” Awards category among Fililpino Bloggers.
ARMIE YUSON (http://armieyuson.blogspot.com/)
Bluecloud’s Confessions (http://bluecloud1003.blogspot.com/)
Jerry Polence: Filipina Cosplayer (http://www.polence.com/)
Empowerment in just 1 click (http://empoweredgrace.blogspot.com)
Mykiru Isyusero (http://mykiru.blogspot.com)
Libre Lang […]
We were having our Thanksgiving dinner and a promo for the Lady Gaga Thanksgiving special came on, which caused me to bring up Maria Aragon — thinking everyone knew the story of how the Filipina-Canadian was discovered by Lady Gaga on Youtube and the rest is history. None of my web-savvy kids knew the story, […]
Those fallen in battle on either side of a conflict always have a story, and most of those stories are quickly lost and soon forgotten. One story worth remembering of a hero who understood and honored his enemy is that of Lt. Ernest H. Johnson, a Nebraska volunteer who, like many American adventurers at the turn […]
In popular culture we’ve seen this tale on the silver screen: John Dunbar in Dances With Wolves, or Jake Sully in Avatar; the American soldier who is sent to a distant land and finds himself siding with the “enemy”, who is not an enemy at all but a culture as worthy (or moreso) than America’s […]
In all the years I’ve been involved with the Philippines I can count on the fingers of one hand (more like the fingers of one finger) the number of American husbands of Filipina wives who learned to speak Tagalog (or, to be politically correct, “Filipino”). And, looking beyond those Americans with Filipina wives, there are […]
With his predecessor under arrest and charged with poll sabotage, Philippine President Noynoy Aquino today vowed to strengthen government efforts to root out corruption in the Philippines. Aquino made remarks at the 75th Anniversary celebration of the National Bureau of Investigation. Aquino acknowedged he is coming under criticism for his efforts, but said: ” My […]
If you’re never been to Manila but love acoustic singer/songwriter folk music, the story of Freddie Aguilar, the Hobbit House, its diminutive staff, and its remarkable owner Jim Turner is worth a read. If you’re Filipino, then I would just invite you to spend a little time listening to the clips I’ve embedded below and […]
The wheels are in motion for the Philippine Supreme Court, which is well-stocked by justice appointed by former President Gloria Arroyo, to declare Friday’s arrest of Arroyo unconstitutional and in so doing undo the arrest that has become a growing focus of local and international attention. Arroyo attorney Ferdinand Topacio said will file a supplemental […]
BREAKING NEWS: The Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC) an hour ago filed poll sabotage charges against former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, making her the first former President of the Republic to face charges. Under PHilippine law “poll sabotage” is a non-bailable offense. The government also moved to place a hold departure order on Arroyo, […]
Umiyak Pati Langit is the first film I produced — a Filipino drama directed by Eduardo Palmos and starring Helen Gamboa, Janice de Belen, Joel Torre, Dante Rivero — some really amazing Filipino actors. I originally posted this in two parts and I’m reposting it today because today is my daughter Michelle’s 21st birthday and, […]
I’ve been meaning to get around to this but the intensity of everything else having to do with Pacquiao-Marquez III kept from doing it until now. I have been fascinated for some months by the story of Youtube sensation 11 year old Maria Aragon, who –as by now everybody knows–posted a spare, delightful cover of […]
Freddie Aguilar is by no means the only Filipino artist on my short list of Filipino musicians I admire. I’m a big fan of Aegis, a Filipino girl band (sisters Juliet and Mercy Sunot headline it) who, like Freddie, bring forth music that seems to use an international vibe to create a “tunay na pilipino” […]
A recollection of my first visit to the Hobbit House, the famous folk club in Manila staffed entirely by dwarfs, where I heard the great Filipino singer/songwriter Freddie Aguilar play, and met Jim Turner, the unique owner of this unique watering hole and folkhouse.
The boxing blogs are buzzing this morning with discussion about “Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire’s 4 round demoltion of 4th round TKO victory of Ukrainian Wladimir Sidorenko in a battle for the WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California yesterday. Donaire had Sidorenko on the canvas three times in four rounds […]
The Inquirer has an article that they picked up from the Cebu Daily News by Malou Guanzon Apolisok on the The Pacquiao Effect and whether or not it’s a good idea to have Pacquiao as the country’s tourism ambassador, as has been proposed in Congress. Having spent some considerable time and effort back in the […]
I wrote a post over the weekend on the Philppine American War, and this got me to thinking (and hence googling) looking for videos of old, colonial Manila. Here is a compilation of the videos I found. Great stuff.
The gentle charm of the Philippines never ceases to produce moments for me that are very special. I was just roaming on the net and found a very cool little website — Lawaan.com — which is a website about Rena’s hometown and while there I found this — a theme song for the town. […]
A dispatch from the “Trenches of Indie Film Warfare”…….
Today is Good Friday, which means if you google “good friday philippines” you’ll come up with hundreds of stories about the annual ritual in which dozens of Filipino Catholics are nailed to the cross (real nails, right through their hands) in a reenactment of Jesus’ suffering.
Various news outlets are reporting that Philippine authorities have identified approximately a dozen ‘karaoke rage’ killings in the Philippines over the last decade that were triggered by the singing of the Paul Anka penned Frank Sinatra hit “My Way”. As a result of this, they say, many establishments have taken “My Way” off the menu of songs available to sing in Philippine karaoke bars.
