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Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines – A Chronicle of Events

November 24, 2013 by Ninah Villa

Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), has left a mark in the history of the Philippines. Like many others, I can think of a thousand things to say about what happened. The problem with having an opinion however, is that someone is always ready to aggressively attack you because of it. Since there is no absolute fact in an opinion, no one can be proven entirely in the … [Read more...] about Haiyan (Yolanda) in the Philippines – A Chronicle of Events

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…

Noli Me Tangere Chapter 13 English Translation

Chapter 13: Signs of Storm As the old man was leaving the cemetery there stopped at the head of the path a carriage which, from its dust-covered appearance and sweating horses, seemed to have come from a great distance. Followed by an aged servant, Ibarra left the carriage and dismissed it with a wave of his hand, then gravely and silently turned toward the…

Noli Me Tangere Chapter 12 English Translation

Chapter 12: All Saints The one thing perhaps that indisputably distinguishes man from the brute creation is the attention which he pays to those who have passed away and, wonder of wonders! this characteristic seems to be more deeply rooted in proportion to the lack of civilization. Historians relate that the ancient inhabitants of the […]

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 […]

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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