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Archive for November 2005

November 30th, 2005

My 100th Post and Philippine Culture Blog Feature # 2

This is my 100th post and I was thinking of something spectacular. I would have hanged multi-colored banderitas that would have annoyed even the color blind and served lechon like in a real Filipino Fiesta. Everyone should eat (i will find it rude if you don’t). When your stomachs have been taken cared of, then […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 3 comments

November 30th, 2005

Hotel Gavarni: Paris, France

I once had a very vivid dream of walking along the vicinity of the Eiffel Tower. It was so vivid, I thought it was actually true. I remember (in my dream) running out of camera film and buying an extra roll from a Filipina vendor. Paris is not the only city in Europe swarmed […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 29th, 2005

Ralph Fernan: Big Pinoy Disney Animator

Ralph Fernan, the big man behind Disney’s newest animation feature, Chicken Little; is a Filipino residing in Altadena, California. Ralph is a Fine Arts graduate from the University of the East who made it to be one of Walt Disney’s great, talented animators. Below is the Filmography attached to his name:
Chicken Little - ( […]

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November 29th, 2005

Noli Me Tangere 2

Noli Me Tangere 2, a sequel to Jose Rizal’s book (Noli Me Tangere) by Roger P. Olivares, a Filipino-American writer, published by Hero Publishing, was launched at the Carmelite Convent of St. Therese in Gilmore Avenue, Quezon City.
Emil Jurado of Manila Standard Today said:
It’s a book every Filipino who loves his country and whose […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 29th, 2005

26 Days Before Christmas

There are about 8 million OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) and 4,775 of them are in jail which means report said, that in every continent except Antarctica, in every climatic zone, you can find a Filipino behind bars.
Here in the home islands, the Palace cannot even decide on the proposed 2006 budget that supposed to spearhead […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 28th, 2005

Of Heroes and Long Weekends

It was a long weekend in the Philippines. President Gloria decided (again!) to move the celebration of our Bonifacio Day to the 28th of November instead of its usual 30th November. Bonifacio Day is the birthday celebration of Andres Bonifacio. He was the Philippines’ Revolutionary Leader(though it was Jose Rizal who was declared National […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 1 comment

November 23rd, 2005

Philippine Culture Via Podcast Network

Many thanks to Jayvee Fernandez of m|ph and b5 media’s cellphone9 for the heads up:
The Philippine Podcasting Network has been launched, providing a new medium to get a glimpse of the Filipino Culture.
Hoping to encourage more Filipinos to join the bandwagon, Microwarehouse Inc. gathered 26 different podcasts from Filipino publications, along with talent covering topics […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 23rd, 2005

Korean Film Opens in Philippine Cinema

Filipino-Chinese entrepreneur Larry Chan is bringing to the Philippine Cinemas for the first time today a (Filipino dubbed) Korean Film. The film My Little Bride was the second top-grossing film in Korea for 2004.
Chan told Life and Times that he is confident that the film will click because local audiences are already familiar […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 21st, 2005

Philippine Health-Care System: Ready for Collapse?

Here, we often joke about how it is both pathetic and highly expensive to get sick (and later die) in the Philippines. Pertaining to the fact that health service in this country is one of the most expensive and only those in the upper bracket of the society can afford the best health service available.
Not […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

November 21st, 2005

Filipino: Triculture Mix

Minyong Ordonez, Chairman of Publicis Manila evaluates the Filipino behavior rooted on its triculture mix.
The DNA of Filipino culture mix comes from these three superior ancestral roots: Islander’s Culture of the Idyll, Christianity’s Culture of Spirituality, and Democracy’s Culture of the Free Market.
These are just some of the powerful statements that Minyong Ordonez wrote in […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

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