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Divine Mercy Shrine in El Salvador Misamis Oriental

August 12, 2013 by Ninah Villa

Rudy, who left a comment on the video I shot says it all, "Spain in the Philippines." Of course, those of us who live here know he isn't referring to the structure itself. There is no Spanish influence anywhere on it. Rudy was referring to the religious and perhaps spiritual fervor that is the influence of more than 300 years of colonial rule that has resulted in the … [Read more...] about Divine Mercy Shrine in El Salvador Misamis Oriental

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Noli Me Tangere Chapter 21 English Translation

Chapter 21: The Story of a Mother Andaba incierto—volaba errante,Un solo instante—sin descansar.[1]ALAEJOS. Sisa ran in the direction of her home with her thoughts in that confused whirl which is produced in our being when, in the midst of misfortunes, protection and hope alike are gone. It is then that everything seems to grow dark […]

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Noli Me Tangere Chapter 20 English Translation

Chapter 20: The Meeting in the Town Hall The hall was about twelve to fifteen meters long by eight to ten wide. Its whitewashed walls were covered with drawings in charcoal, more or less ugly and obscene, with inscriptions to complete their meanings. Stacked neatly against the wall in one corner were to be seen […]

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Noli Me Tangere Chapter 19 English Translation

Chapter 19: A Schoolmaster’s Difficulties El vulgo es necio y pues lo paga, es justoHablarle en necio para darle el gusto.[1]LOPE DE VEGA. The mountain-encircled lake slept peacefully with that hypocrisy of the elements which gave no hint of how its waters had the night before responded to the fury of the storm. As the […]

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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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The Noli Project

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

The El Fili Project

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

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