Inflatable Shark and Laughing Cicada Among 300 New Species Discovered in the Philippines

One of the designs by the Mark of the Four Waves Tribe, created specifically for the wearer of the tattoo.

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May 2011. Manila Ocean Park, City of Manila | Water Prisons.

The Philippines’ Azkals will go through its first ever game for a FIFA 2014 World Cup slot.

It will be held later today at Sugathadasa Stadium, 4pm (UTC +5:30).

I do hope they win because I think that we can find our niche in the sport of football. I say this because I think that we aren’t really made for basketball.

Here’s an OLMNews report on Melissa Roxas’.  If you haven’t heard Melissa is a Filipino-American organizer who was a victim and survivor of abduction and torture sponsored by the Philippines state.  Read below for more info and also check out

http://justiceformelissa.org/

Shot out to the Bayan-USA folks for the emotional guerrilla theater piece. 

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OLMNews reports on the 2nd year Anniversary of Melissa Roxas, Filipino-American activist from Los Angeles who was abducted by gunpoint along with two other colleagues Juanito Carebeo and John Edward Jandoc in broad daylight in a home they were visiting on May 19, 2009 in the town of La Paz, Tarlac in Philippines. Roxas, an American citizen was in the process of working on a project to collect research for a future medical mission for organization Bayan-Tarlac. Students and organizers from Bayan USA staged a re-enactment of Melissa’s abduction at Union Square SF then marched to the Filipino consulate to voice their concerns.

Roxas suffered severe physical and mental torture while being held captive from May 19-25 of 2009. Some of these torturous acts include being dragged to a van, being struck on the head and body, while being denied of food and water. These extreme acts against human rights activists are said to be blamed by the command of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who launched a counter insurgency program called Oplan Bantay Laya which received financial backing from the U.S. Government.

sunset by the cliff

- Basco, Batanes…

@ Calamba Church

Aliwan Fiesta

June 28, 2011.

Meet my brother, J.R., aka the guy who becomes antsy when he’s not doing anything. Even during vacations, he likes to keep his schedule pretty busy. And thus, he decided to spend a couple of days working at my family’s factory. Here he is getting ready, uniform and all. Our mom would have wanted to take a picture of this, kind of like a first-day-of-school picture. I didn’t wake up early enough for his first day, so I took this before his second day. He attended a two-day orientation, where he was able to drive a forklift, make a few boxes, know how to manufacture wiring harnesses, etc. He was even put on the assembly line—although he did put them behind by a lot. Haha. I give props to my brother. He’s probably the most masipag or hard-working person out of us siblings. Hands down. He picks up the slack and keeps me on track whenever I drop the ball on my Ate responsibilites that’s for sure. Hehe. Love ya, weirdooo. :-p

Inflatable Shark and Laughing Cicada Among 300 New Species Discovered in the Philippines:

All these new findings help support the idea that the Philippines “is one of the hottest of the hotspots for diverse and threatened life on Earth,” Gosliner said

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/27/inflatable-shark-and-laughing-cicada-among-300-new-species-discovered-in/

WOOOO GO PHILIPPINES!!!

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Philippines… one day.

I’ve seen a video or two about it and I’m just confused…

Is that the REAL cause of poverty, miseducation, etc.???

Is this what the Aquinos intended?

I need BOTH sides of this issue.

… I’m confused.

Banana-que

fuck me sideways I’m craving this soooo bad.

titt tattering

Here’s a Timeline of Philippine Marine Plunder

Sunrise. Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines (via).

On Sunday night, my cousin and his family came over to visit my grandma briefly as it was her last night in New Zealand. My parent were away at the laundromat to use the dryers so I was asked to watch over everything that’s being cooked.

Five minutes after my cousin arrived, his dad (my mum’s brother) arrived with his youngest son. Okay, so we knew that my cousin was going to come over with his family, but we had no idea that his dad was coming too.

My grandma told me to set the table and she then proceeded putting the food in serving dishes - and then she invited our guests to eat. Regular Filipino hospitality, yes, but I got quite anxious (and even a little bit angry) since that dinner was meant for my family alone. I know sharing is caring, but they really should’ve phoned before coming over.

The worst part was, they didn’t even politely refuse. They didn’t even say, “Ay, salamat! Busog pa kami, mamaya nalang kami kakain.” (“Oh, thanks! We’re still full, we’ll eat later!”) Instead, they took their places at the table and feasted! After they finished, my grandma asked me to bring the pavlova out. That was the last straw. I just told her, “Gran, the pavlova is for us.”

By the time my parents arrived I was a bit of a mess. I just wanted them all to leave. My dad, who doesn’t get on too well with the personalities of my mum’s brothers, didn’t say much. We ate whatever was left of dinner, which wasn’t very much. And then we did all the dishes before folding all the clothes they brought home from the laundromat.

What were our guests doing? Watching television and changing the channel however they please. My mum ended up serving them coffee and dessert.

Last night at dinner, as my grandma had already left, my mum told us how my cousin’s wife (who is Pakeha) came up to her at work and apologised. She said she told her husband that if they were going to eat dinner at our place, they had to buy food to contribute, however her husband reassured her that they were going to be there briefly. My mum brushed it off and said it was just a really bad habit of her brother to show up unannounced and expect to be fed, and she would expect nothing less of his sons.

It was nice how she apologised. I really like how she’s part of our family. I think I like her better than my cousins. :/

Boracay Sunset
Summer 2011 

coron, palawan

philippines

was AMAZING. I love that island! I couldn’t believe that in that small island, the population there is almost over 1 million! I loved my experience there, the mission trip was eye opening and I have grown and learnt a lot from it. Such a blessing it is being there and serving God for the Childrens Camp!

Got lots of pictures to put up, but that shall be for another day. Right now, all I’d wanna do is just knock out and catch up on much needed sleep. Transiting 12 hours in the airport with no airport rooms is KILLER. But thank God the team and I got through it all =D

Til next time, God bless!

Hello @TeamManila, are these available in SM outlets? Especially the tote bag. I really really like!

Lovin the sky :) #sky #orange #igersmanila #Philippines #eunheegalaxy (Taken with instagram)

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Here’s a Timeline of Philippine Marine Plunder

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Jose Rizal

I have long been wanting to visit Vigan and walk on its cobble streets. When oh when?

White Beach by marin.tomic on Flickr.

“The homework revolution has also spread north to Toronto, which in 2008 banned homework for kindergartners and for older children on school holidays, and to the Philippines, where the education department recently opposed weekend assignments so that students can “enjoy their childhood.””

- In Homework Revolt, More Schools Districts Cutting Back - NYTimes.com

UPPER

P1060609 on Flickr.

Corn left to dry on the side of the road. The bags on the side are how they’re brought out from the fields and then packed at nightfall. If they haven’t dried, they’re brought out again into the tropical heat.

Manila at Night on Flickr.

LETS REMINISCE OUR CORON PALAWAN DAYS!

Palm Trees & Blue Skies

Palawan, Philippines

06/16:Please forget to fall down

Rizal once had a run-in with a Chinese merchant and vowed never to buy anything from the Chinese again.

According to Ocampo, Rizal was once involved in a lawsuit with a Chinese sari-sari store owner in 1895. It aggravated him so much that he told his mother he would never buy anything from the Chinese again. Interestingly enough, Rizal was also part Chinese.

Rizal had another unfortunate run-in with the sari-sari store owner at the Dapitan Stocking Market of 1896. When a priest decreed that women should attend mass in shoes and stockings, women came in men’s socks instead—bought for three reales a pair, presumably from the Chinese merchant. Rizal also wanted to cash in on the demand, and once he had his own stocks to sell (two dozens sent by his sister), the trend ended. The merchant had sold most of his while Rizal had, as Ocampo put it, nearly 10 years worth left.

*I chose this photo because it’s not so common for us to see Rizal smiling. Hooray to spot.ph for making this list in celebration with Rizal’s 150th birthday which fortunately will be celebrated on June 20th- my birthday. :)
Click HERE to read the complete list.