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grippingmonster:

FILIPINO RELIGIOUS VIRTUE.., (the feast of Black Nazarene)
Quiapo Church Manila, January 9, 2012

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allcreatures:

A whale shark approaches a local fisherman to be hand-fed brine shrimp in shallow waters off Oslob, Philippines. Picture: Shawn Heinrichs / Barcroft Media

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immakiddo:

ako ay may lobo :))
childhood days.

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How to Build Velvet Robots: Filipino Values for the Capitalist CenturyPag binato ka ng tinapay...

velvetrobots:

Filipino Values for the Capitalist Century

Pag binato ka ng tinapay batuhin mo ng pera at hintaying mong batuhan ka ng sukli,
dahil papunta ka pa lang ay nagbabayad na ako ng dinaanan mong tollgate at ng pamasahe pabalik;
tatandaan mo na kung walang tiyaga hindi tayo makakabili ng mga sangkap...

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NINOY AQUINO

Senator Benigno ‘Ninoy’ Aquino Jr. remembered for his heroism and courage on his 79th Birth Anniversary today.

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pelikula:

A Portrait of the Filipino as a Showbiz Extra by Don Jaucian

Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay (2011) D: Tonette Jadaone S: Lilia Cuntapay, Geraldine Villamil
Filipinos have a madcap love affair with fame. The celebrity culture fascinates us so immensely that it’s almost hardwired into our DNAs. Showbiz rags, talk shows, and gossip sustain our hunger for more intimate details about our favorite actors and actresses. A chunk of primetime news is even devoted to “showbiz chika.” The advent of digital technology has intensified this culture with fans rabidly following actors on Twitter and Facebook, ready to devour the most minute piece of information to add to their devotional scrapbook.
But equating fame with the legitimacy of an actress is utter bullshit. It is a concept that slingshots through some of the most underrated actresses of all time, especially in the local film industry. The names of Che Ramos, Marife Necesito, and Raquel Villavicencio may not be as astronomical compared to Sharon Cuneta’s or Vilma Santos’s, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that their acting chops are less stellar. Who has the right to be called an “actress” anyway? Is it only for those who have headlined movie posters? Is it only for those who have made it to the tabloids because of their lurid love affairs and not because of actual talent? Or is it also for those who have worked to the bone, waking up for an early morning call time, waiting at a 12-hour shoot for a role that only gets you a split-second of screen time?

Such is the struggle for a bit player like Lilia Cuntapay. Her career of more than thirty years comprises small roles in films mostly as ghouls, witches, or aswangs (she played the title role in the classic 1993 Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes film, where she transforms as Alma Moreno to lure her prey). Even simply filling out a field in a medical information sheet asking for her occupation sends her into an existential crisis. Should she call herself an “actress” or relegate herself to a mere “bit player,” existing as a footnote to our cinematic history?

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Antoinette Jadaone captures this strange fictional moment in ‘nay Lilia’s life in the mockumentary Six Degrees of Separation From Lilia Cuntapay, where she aptly captures the blurring of the lines between celebrity stature and the harshness of life beyond the screen. Finally getting a long-overdue acting nomination, for taking on a role of a mamasan, she practically upends her brain for the perfect thank you speech, creating a brief history of her life as a showbiz “extra” and her stature as the core of the local film industry.

Mincing facts from Lilia’s life (the percentage of which is undisclosed) and an alternate universe, Jadaone masterfully weaves a tale that catapults Lilia further into the showbiz universe with her already iconic stature. Sure, most people recognize her face, but what Jadaone does is to forge Lilia’s name on a gold plate, with glitters and resounding applause at that. Jadaone assembles a scrapbook of Lilia’s career, interviewing directors, actors, and random people on the street, asking whether they know who this Lilia Cuntapay is.

What endears Six Degrees to viewers is its ability to approximate the Filipino dream into ‘nay Lilia’s experience, that even the smidgen of a chance of accepting an award is enough of a cue to reassess our choices and relive the warm, happy memories while surrounding ourselves with the people we love. Jadaone shows that there’s a Lilia in all of us: a mother wanting for affection, a hard worker striving for recognition or just someone waiting for their rocket to come. In the end, it’s just a matter of trusting your dreams and trusting your story, whether it’s horror or otherwise.

Lilia went on to win Best Actress (tied with Maricar Reyes) at the CinemaOne Originals 2011 festival. Watch Six Degrees of Separation From Lilia Cuntapay tomorrow at UP Cine Adarna, December 3, 7:30PM. Click here for more details.

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CORY AQUINO AVE,

Ang sabi daw nila, pag naririnig nating mga Pilipino ang pangalang EDSA – isa lang ang pumapasok sa isip natin: People Power led by Cory.Pero ewan ko ba, kapag naririnig ko ang EDSA, ang laging pumapasok sa isip ko ay: Matinding Trapik, Rush Hour, Usok,

Siksikan sa MRT, at sari-sari pang bagay na ayoko sanang makita ng mga taga ibang bansa. Memorable ang EDSA sa buhay-byahe natin. Bakit ba kailangan pang baguhin?

Yes, Cory is a prominent figure of democracy. She is an icon of what the Filipinos are fighting for- the freedom to lead the government on their own. Pero parang nabababawan

ako sa pagpapangalan ng EDSA sa Cory Aquino Avenue. Imbes na EDSA, magiging CAA o “Aquino Avenue o “Cory”. Imagine ninyo ung mga konduktor ng dyip sinisigaw: “Cory! Cory! Oh ayan, aalis na. Sige pa, Pang-siyaman to. Ayan, Cory! Cory! Sige konting ipit pa, ayan. Sige isa pa! Cory! Cory!” Kulang na lang na i-flash nila yung LABAN sign at parang maaalala mo ulit ang gunita ng People Power sa araw-araw na bumibyahe ka. Ang punto ko lang, kung mababago ba ng pangalan ang kasalukuyang magulong sitwasyon ng

EDSA, then sige baguhin nila. Pero kung hanggang pangalan lang ang babaguhin nila, bakit hindi mo nila unahin ang pagbabago ng mas mga importanteng bagay sa EDSA? Mawawala din ang essence ng pangalan kung ganyan pa din kagulo ang mga kalsada, ang mga kaskaserong drayber o ang maitim na usok. There are matters more important than just naming a famous avenue into something else. Kawawa naman si Epifanio delos Santos, hindi na makikilala ng bagong henerasyon, samantalang si Cory naman kahit kanino mo tanungin, kilala ng lahat. Ang sabi ng mala-Conspiracy theorist kong kaklase, wala nga daw si Cory nun noong kasagsagan ng People Power. Sila Enrile at Honasan daw ang nangasiwa habang si Cory daw ay nagtatago sa Cebu. Kung totoo yun, dapat gawin na lang nilang “Ponce Enrile Avenue”. Baka mas matuwa pa nyan si Manong Johnny.

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indiohistorian:

The ignorance of a Filipino congressman this week brought to mind again one of the foremost Filipino geniuses that became part of our history. You’d be surprised that the most notorious of all metro Manila highways was named after him. He was Epifanio de los Santos, and the highway named after him, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). The congressman I mentioned proposed to change the name of EDSA to Aquino Avenue without even considering the man behind the name.
Epifanio de los Santos was a great polymath, probably next to Jose Rizal. He was a historian, a collector, a great poet in Spanish, an ethnologist, an avid researcher, a great librarian, member of several prestigious academic circles in Spain, a journalist, a linguist, even a governor, for he served as governor of Nueva Ecija for two terms. He knew several languages (English, Spanish, German, French, etc).
Every Filipino historian would be grateful for this man. Without him, none of us would know in detail Bonifacio’s heroism considering he compiled all the papers (primary sources) on the Philippine Revolution. In fact, he lived through the period, having been the editor and co-founder of the Filipino newspapers advocating for full independence from the United States, namely, La Libertad, El Renacimiento, La Democracia, La Patria and Malaysia (yes, we were supposed to be named Malaysia instead of Philippines if the federal states of Malaya have not taken the name in 1963). His first stint into writing was when he became a staff member of Gen. Antonio Luna and Rafael Palma’s La Independencia.
In the American Period, de los Santos proved to be valuable as he had a knack of collecting antiquities and even the flora and fauna of Nueva Ecija. The American governor-general Leonard Wood (a fierce anti-Filipino and great critic of the ultimate independence of the Philippines and adversary of Quezon and Osmena) was awed by Santos that the former appointed the latter as Director of the Philippine Library and Museum (this was the National Library and the National Museum before they were merged) filling the position from 1925 until his death in 1928. Thanks to Santos, we have in our country’s possession majority of the artworks (paintings/sculptures) of Luna, Hidalgo, Amorsolo and a lot more. His house in Intramuros was also a famous meeting place of Filipino writers and thinkers since his personal library contained the rarest and the best Filipiniana book collection in the world at the time (maybe next to Teodoro Agoncillo’s collection). Drool over historians. His library has the earliest books printed in moveable type published as early as 1602 and a pamphlet printed in 1593!
His genius was not even because of the encyclopedic knowledge he had. It was a heart of a humble scholar in search of truth that the country could stand on. He said:

All of us here are servants of the reading public. I am the head of the servants and I must show that I know better than any of the servants where the materials are found. I want to show that our service here is efficient and that we are really working to serve.

It is unfortunate that the congressman Rene Lopez Relampagos never knew Epifanio de los Santos, or else he would not have the audacity to even change the name. Did this congressman even know that this year is de los Santos’ 140th anniversary?
Epifanio de los Santos had this to say about our history:

“Today’s events are tomorrow’s history, yet events seen by the naked eye lack the depth and breadth of human struggles, triumphs and suffering. Writing history is writing the soul of the past… so that the present generation may learn from past mistakes, be inspired by their ancestor’s sacrifices, and take responsibility for the future.”

Maybe our congress needs another history lesson.
The news regarding the attempt to change EDSA’s name is in this video.

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Sino sa inyo ang interesado sa sex? Kung hindi ka interesado, magpagamot ka. Abnormal ‘yan

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, on a crowd of college students at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa. She was the keynote speaker at a forum on the reproductive health (RH) bill organized by the Student Council Alliance of the Philippines, The Forum for Family Planning and Development, and the university’s Political Science Society. (via abs-cbn news)

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