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Vega, Lagbas, Pelaez Ancestral Houses – Misamis Oriental’s Enchanting Cultural Treasures

April 26, 2020 by Ninah Villa

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Before Covid-19 put the entire world at a standstill, I was fortunate to have had the chance to get a glimpse of three of Misamis Oriental’s most enchanting cultural treasures, three stunningly beautiful ancestral houses that have endured the inexorable, and often ruinous passage of time. It may be awhile before other curious wanderers set their sights on these exquisite … [Read more...] about Vega, Lagbas, Pelaez Ancestral Houses – Misamis Oriental’s Enchanting Cultural Treasures

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Noli Me Tangere Chapter 16 English Translation

Chapter 16: Sisa Through the dark night the villagers slept. The families who had remembered their dead gave themselves up to quiet and satisfied sleep, for they had recited their requiems, the novena of the souls, and had burned many wax tapers before the sacred images. The rich and powerful had discharged the duties their positions imposed upon them.…

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Noli Me Tangere Chapter 15 English Translation

Chapter 15: The Sacristans The thunder resounded, roar following close upon roar, each preceded by a blinding flash of zigzag lightning, so that it might have been said that God was writing his name in fire and that the eternal arch of heaven was trembling with fear. The rain, whipped about in a different direction each moment by the…

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Noli Me Tangere Chapter 14 English Translation

Chapter 14: Tasio: Lunatic or Sage The peculiar old man wandered about the streets aimlessly. A former student of philosophy, he had given up his career in obedience to his mother’s wishes and not from any lack of means or ability. Quite the contrary, it was because his mother was rich and he was said to possess talent…

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Demystifying the Heneral Luna Phenomenon – A Movie Review

I woke up to a most singular occurrence, Tuesday last week. Heneral Luna, an indie historical film which had opened quietly the week before, had begun trending in Twitter at 4 a.m. Like the brash and vitriolic general of the same name, it had refused to fade calmly into obscurity and continued to pop in […]

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Bayan Ko TV Series Review

I saw one episode of this series on GMA News TV and was impressed. So even if this two disc set seemed a bit expensive at roughly Php400 each, I bought them anyway. I support anything Filipino made that’s better than the usual evening cookie cutter drama fare. Its fictional but faithful account of what […]

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Access the Noli Me Tangere index of chapter summaries in English here.

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Access the El Filibusterismo index of chapter summaries in English here.

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