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I wonder how much an Xbox 360 costs in Manila these days?
My niece had wanted that for ‘pasalubong‘ but I since I’m not about to buy a 7-year old her own video game, I told her to forget it (in nice terms, mind you). Plus, I’d have to ship them overseas to her, which […]
The rest of the special report, “100 Significant Events in Philippine History” written by Christine Dulnuan, are online. The second installment lists items 32 through 65, covering the period from April 20, 1897 through June 1922. The third part has the remainder of the 100-item list, covering August 27, 1939 through December 31, 2000.
The list […]
Darren’s Problogger Group Writing Project on how-to posts reminded me of this list that has been passed from one Filipino to another. I reproduce it here, in all its 110-item glory. Have fun! [Note: This post is not part of the project since this is not an original piece from me].
You know you’re a Filipino […]
There’s a new poll on the sidebar, folks! This time, the question is “Do you have a blog?”. If you do, feel free to leave a link in the comments, so we can visit you there.
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This may not be a “Filipino culture” topic, but I’m just going to be responsible and remind our US readers to get their flu shots early this year. With the avian flu lurking outside the US and in Asia, in particular, you don’t want to take any chances.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said […]
Christine G. Dulnuan, of the (Philippine) National Historical Institute, has started a list of 100 significant events that shaped the Philippines we know today.
This list includes only 100 major events that influenced Philippine history from the 14th century to the end of the 20th century. Interestingly, the events included on this list represent major areas […]
Here are the results of our recent poll which closed today, after a month of voting. We asked our readers to tell us where they are. A total of 72 votes were tallied. I indulged my fascination with charts by making this:
This chart shows the percentages that each location got. We’ll assume that the people […]
(This is an old archive from INQ7.Net and from several other online sources, and I thought I’d share this with you in light of the centennial celebration of the Filipino diaspora to Hawaii, and what Greg Macabenta discovered about the first dispersion of our people. This was a speech by Patricia Evangelista , age 19, […]
Our current poll - “Where are you now?” - was put up on August 18. We’ll close it on September 18, exactly a month later. After that, we’ll compile the results and talk about it a bit. So, if you haven’t gotten your votes in yet, this weekend will be your last chance to do […]
Here are a couple of posts about Filipino food that have made my mouth water recently.
* Pinoy Cook Connie Veneracion shares her recipe for Oven-Roasted Crispy Pata, which is lechon using only pork hock. She simmers the hock in salted water and spices before finishing it in an oven. The result is lechon with all […]
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