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It’s More Fun in the Philippines: A New Jingle and a Caveat

Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez was on ANC’s Headstart today to talk about the latest developments on the It’s More Fun in the Philippines campaign. The official jingle for the campaign … Continue reading →

April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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Garbage Pit on a Mountaintop

There has always been an idealistic notion attached to a mountain peak. You stand above the clouds with a commanding view of the stunning vista below. You breathe in fresh, … Continue reading →

March 28, 2012 · 4 Comments
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It’s More Fun in the Philippines: Joining the Bandwagon

Since everyone else in the blogosphere is doing it, why not?

January 12, 2012 · 8 Comments
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The Next Deadly Flood

When the next tropical storm hits Mindanao, it may be my hometown’s turn to count our dead. Nababaha.com, a flood mapping website maintained by the University of the Philippines’ National … Continue reading →

January 4, 2012 · 2 Comments

Of Myths and Truths: The Tragedy in Iligan City

A Maranao legend tells of how Lake Lanao and Agus River, which flows into Iligan Bay, came into being. A powerful sultanate called Mantapoli once ruled the area where the … Continue reading →

December 26, 2011 · 1 Comment

Making Sense of a Disaster: The Deadly Flooding in Cagayan De Oro

The flood waters came in the dead of night. Northern Mindanao and the Visayas are not the usual paths of typhoons. There was an inordinate amount of rainfall. It was … Continue reading →

December 21, 2011 · 6 Comments

The Phallus and the Gods

A BBC news report on the controversial “phallic” art exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines landed on the website’s top ten most read articles earlier today, most likely … Continue reading →

August 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment

My Mother is a Superhero. Seriously.

I got a text message from my mother at 1am the other day saying she just made it back to the health center after delivering a baby. The patient was … Continue reading →

May 12, 2011 · 2 Comments

Babies Unlimited

When I met Teresita last year, she was pregnant with her 16th child. At the time, she claimed that she was 39 years old but the health workers can’t really … Continue reading →

March 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Island Souvenirs

A friend of mine who’s based in Dumaguete told me that her landlady’s daughter is about to be married to an American she met online. The entire family is very … Continue reading →

March 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Sex and Feminism Lessons from My Mother

Make no mistake; your husband will leave you. He’d walk out the door or he’d be carried out in a coffin. Either way, you have to be prepared. This was … Continue reading →

March 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Overheard in the Grocery Checkout Lane

Cashier 1 to Cashier 2: “May customer akong bata, English lang ang alam. ‘Di marunong mag-Tagalog. Yung kapatid kong three years old, tinuturuan kong mag-English. Diba Bisaya lang kami. Sabi … Continue reading →

July 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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