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Filipina Soul

Archive for April 2007

April 21st, 2007

Filipina Blogger: The Dominion of Roxy Bathoxy

Finally, I found her on the net.
Condessa Roxy Bathoxy has been one avid Filipina Soul reader, and really, the unofficial “moderator” of the Jumong threads of posts. I love that she’s so passionate about this koreanovela and have fun reading her comments. Well, not always since she’s not scared to say what she […]

By Grace -- 4 comments

April 20th, 2007

On the Filipinos’ humans rights across the globe

Really, I’m not feeling political or activistic (is there such a word?!), but I thought these news have some merit of being posted on a Philippine culture blog. After all, proper view and respect of our rights as Filipinos and humans have a big impact on our cultural heritage.

Two Filipino Lawmakers Urge Travel Advisory Against […]

By Grace -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2007

Poll Reminder: What’s your favorite mall in Manila?

The poll’s open till end of April, but there’s no need to wait till then. If you’re here, just hop to the sidebar and vote for your favorite mall.

And of course we love to know why you love that mall.
Tags: poll, malls, Manila

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By Grace -- 1 comment

April 18th, 2007

The Art of Art Silva

If you live in or have ever visited LA, you might have seen one of Art Silva’s murals.
Eliseo Art Silva is a well-known muralist with numerous works of art displayed in Seattle, California, Philadelphia, Maine and the Philippines. He is recognized for painting the largest Filipino-American mural (above) in the U.S.: Gintong Kasaysayan, Gintong Pamana […]

By Maricar -- 7 comments

April 18th, 2007

Bugtungan Series #3 (Filipino Riddles)

Yey! Moving right along…
Here are some more Filipino riddles (bugtong) along your way:
1. aling itlog ang may buntot?
2. nagsaing si Judas, kinuha ang hugas, itinapon ang bigas.
3. bahay ni Kaka, hindi matingala
Every Wednesday I will post a few Filipino riddles (mga bugtong Pilipino) and have you guess them. I’ll provide answers by the next Wednesday.
BUT […]

By Grace -- 90 comments

April 18th, 2007

Slip into happy with HappySlip

If you haven’t seen HappySlip yet… well, your missing some laughs in your life. Just watch… :-)

Christine Gambito is a Filipina-American becoming quite popular at YouTube (she won second YouTube’s best commedy video). She stars, directs, edits and produces her videos. Yep. She’s all the characters you see.
Here’s another vlog telling us more about “happyslip” […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

April 18th, 2007

Filipino OFW a hero in Sweden

Jesus Sumook, a Filipino crewmember of the Swedish vessel Saga Spray, saved the life of a maritime worker when he fainted and fell down a shaft.
Five months after the heroic deed, the Swedish Mercantile Marine Foundation honored Sumook in a simple ceremony at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) where Sumook received a financial […]

By Grace -- 2 comments

April 17th, 2007

Pirates Beware!

Pirated DVDs and the store owners who sell them will not be happy with this news.
Lucky and Flo, two black labradors highly trained to sniff out pirated discs, are in Manila after helping seize millions of dollars of illegal discs in Malaysia. Bounties have been placed on the canines’ heads by Malaysian crime bosses, and […]

By Maricar -- 0 comments

April 17th, 2007

Peace Corps Director Joins Search for Missing Volunteer

The chief of the U.S. Peace Corps, Ronald Tschetter, has arrived in the Philippines to personally get involved in the search for missing volunteer Julia Campbell. Campbell has been missing for more than a week near the Ifugao rice terraces in Batad.

The US embassy said Tschetter would meet with people involved in the search for […]

By Maricar -- 1 comment

April 17th, 2007

Manny Pacquiao: one win, one more to go

So Manny Pacquiao won over Jorge Solis to retain his Super Featherweight belt. And he didn’t disappoint either, as he viciously fought for seven rounds and knocked out the challenger twice.

Today, he goes back to the Philippines to begin his fight anew, this time - a seat at Congress.

“I guess our countrymen were happy to […]

By Grace -- 4 comments