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April 9 is celebrated in the Philippines as “Bataan Day“. Yeah I know, that was one day ago. But remembering it should not only be for that day, once a year.
Bataan Day, also known as the “Fall of Bataan” or “Araw ng Kagitingan” (Day of Valor), is an national holiday that relives the […]
This is from Victor, one of the active participants in our most popular post.
Enjoy the humor! Here are some English-Tagalog (mis)translations:
01) Contemplate - kulang ang mga pinggan02) Punctuation - pera para maka-enrol03) Ice Buko - nagtatanong kung ayos na ang buhok04) Tenacious - sapatos na pang tennis05) Calculator - tawagan kita mamaya06) Devastation - […]
Four workshops at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan are focusing on Philippine history, more notedly “the roots of its socio-economic problems and the Filipino progressive movement’s response”.
The workshop series, titled Philippines 101, began on March 24 and will continue for the next few weeks. They are offered by Ugnayan ng mga […]
Ready for more riddles? Try these!
1. Bahay ng salita, imbakan ng diwa. (House of words, storehouse of ideas.)
2. Bahay ni Ka Huli, haligi’s bali-bali, ang bubong ay sawali. (Ka Huli’s house has posts that are broken and a roof like a mat.)
3. Isang biyas ng kawayan, maraming lamang kayamanan. (One segment of bamboo with a […]
See if you can guess these!
1. Kung gusto mong tumagal pa ang aking buhay, kailangang ako ay mamatay. (If you want my life to be longer, I need to die.)
2. Kinain ko ang isa, itinapon ko ang dalawa. (I ate one, and threw away two.)
3. Bulak na bibitin-bitin, di puwedeng balutin. (Cotton that hangs […]
Has it really been 22 years already?
My memories of the People’s Revolution at EDSA are still crystal clear. The events beginning with Ninoy Aquino’s assassination, my parents horrific reaction of that and the months to follow, the elections, the revolt, and what I was doing and feeling - I can still bring […]
Here are the answers to the riddles I posted last week:
1. Hindi hayop, hindi tao, pumupulupot sa tiyan mo. (Not an animal, not human, it circles your belly.) - sinturon (belt)
2. Malaki ang tiyan, sinulid ang laman, Gumagawa ng tahanan, Arkitekta ng kalikasan. (It has a big belly that contains thread. It makes a […]
I think I need a refresher lesson in Philippine geography. It’s been years since I memorized the names of the provinces of the Philippines in grade school. I know that much has changed since then. There is at least one province, Compostela Valley, that I know of that didn’t exist several years ago.
Yoyoy Villame […]
The school year has resumed. I know there are once again many students who are looking for riddles or bugtong. Since we always want to be helpful here at Filipina Soul, here’s the latest installment:
1. Hindi hayop, hindi tao, pumupulupot sa tiyan mo. (Not an animal, not human, it circles your belly.)
2. Malaki ang […]
Answers to December 17, Monday’s riddles.
Hope you got everything correct!
1. Dala mo dala ka, dala ka ng iyong dala. (you carry it, it carries you; what you carry, carries you.) - sapatos (shoes)
2. Walang gulong, walang paa, tumatakbo’t walang humihila. (It walks though no one pulls it; it runs though it has no feet.) - […]
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