Filipina Soul

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 you would later be invited to judge the local beauty contest and be entertained with some singing and dancing. Well I can’t think of any other ways of celebrating: I guess I’m one hard core Filipina and those are only some signs of my (complex) …read more

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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 Filipinos from all walks of life. That if I ever get to Paris, I’d most probably bump into a fellow Filipino. In fact, one of the posh hotels nearby Eiffel Tower is manned mostly by Filipinos: Hotel Gavarni in Paris, France.
Hotel Gavarni is set …read more

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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 – ( Animator / 2005 / Released / Buena Vista Pictures Distribution )
Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights – ( Animator / 2002 / Released / Sony Pictures Releasing )
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle – ( Animator((Wild Brain/animation)) / 2000 / Released / Universal Pictures Distribution )
The …read more

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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 heart bleeds for the poor, who wants to break the unending cycle of graft and corruption, who laments they hypocrisy of the Philippine elite, and who long for his country to move forward and progress, must read.
Olivares’ book does not present solutions to all the …read more

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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 priority programs on health, education and social services.
No wage hike. Too little budget for health care.
And we are hosting the 2005 SEA Games?!
No wonder I can’t feel the spirit of Christmas however hard I try to convince myself that its true …read more

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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 Hero.)
As far as I can recall, there has always been a debate as to whom one sees more fit to the National Hero title. When the Philippines gained independence from the Spaniards in 1898, (Emilio Aguinaldo was the President) Bonifacio, the Father of the Revolution, …read more

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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 from health and fitness, lifestyle, food, and technology.
I’m still into blogging (no podcasting yet) but I’m sure it’s totally cool.

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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 with its two lead stars: Kim Raewon and Moon Geun Young. The actors headlined two popular Koreanovelas that previously aired on local television. Kim Raewon was the star of Attic Cat, while his leading lady was recently seen in Endless Love.
Korean flicks are a current …read more

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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 having the money to pay for good health service is one thing, but the lack of good health-care professionals poses additional alarm:
The Philippines has become one of the biggest suppliers of health-care workers in the world, but the exodus of nurses and doctors in the …read more

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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 the Opinion Column of Manila Times today:
Low intellectuality is obvious in the customary actuations of our politics to revolve around the politician, the person and not around principles.
Our mainstream voters are incapable of critical thinking.
Our triculture mix is in a constant tug of …read more

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