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Alternate Filipino Universe: July 2011

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What if the Philippines had become part of the German Empire in the early 1900s? What if German colonial rule had changed the Filipino character into one more Germanic? Sunday, July 17, 2011. What if the Philippines had become a colony of Imperial Germany? Published in Enrich magazine). In 1887, Rizal wrote the final chapter of his immortal novel, “Noli Me Tangere”. Dr Jose Rizal in 1896. He returned to the Philippines in August 1887 and immediately set up ophthalmologic practice at his hometown of Calam...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: March 2014

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Friday, March 14, 2014. Sugar: the sweet enemy. ONE IN FIVE FILIPINOS is overweight and one in five overweight Filipinos is obese. This statistic from the Philippine National Nutrition Health Evaluation and Survey of 2003 seems as fantastic at first sight as it was when it was first released years ago. Obesity in the Philippines? This is a v...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: October 2014

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Monday, October 27, 2014. Binondo: cornerstone of Filipino-Chinese friendship. Binondo, however, is neither the Philippines nor China. Binondo looks Chinese. On second thought, it is Chinese. But it also looks more Filipino than Chinese. One sees more Filipinos on its streets than Chinese. For a tourist from Hong Kong, Binondo can become Kow...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: November 2014

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Ninoy Aquino in the Korean War. THE KOREAN WAR (1950 to 1953) was a decisive event in the career of the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. Martyr of Democracy and one of the greatest Filipino heroes of the post-war era. Aug 21, 1983. Has not fought in a foreign war since the Korean War. Among my family’...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: February 2014

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Thursday, February 13, 2014. Debris: The Great War 100 years hence. IT WAS FIRST called The Great War. And it was indeed the greatest war the world had yet seen until that time. It was then called The World War. This war, however, was later depicted to some of the peoples of these empires as “ The War to End All Wars. No nation, least of all...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: May 2015

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Let it go, Mr. President. Let it go. Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Feb. 2015). MR PRESIDENT, do you remember Yul Brynner? Photos of Brynner reveal strength of character and a powerful masculinity magnified by his shaven head. When he had hair, however, Brynner looked far less masculine and uncomfortably ...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: "Lakbay Norte 2010: Part 2"

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Sunday, January 18, 2015. Lakbay Norte 2010: Part 2". The frenzied pace of our first day at Cagayan set the tone for the entire Lakbay Norte tour. From then on, it was a race against time to meet tightly woven schedules so we could see many of. 8217;s best tourist sites in just seven days. We made friends with one another during our “e...

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta: Let it go, Mr. President. Let it go

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Essays on the Filipino World by Art Villasanta. Most of my stories focus on the rightful place of knowledge, science and creativity at the center of Philippine life. Sunday, May 31, 2015. Let it go, Mr. President. Let it go. Published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 7 Feb. 2015). MR PRESIDENT, do you remember Yul Brynner? Photos of Brynner reveal strength of character and a powerful masculinity magnified by his shaven head. When he had hair, however, Brynner looked far less masculine and uncomfortably ...

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The Knights of the Nauseous Poop: February 2009

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The Knights of the Nauseous Poop. A satire of Philippine politics). Tuesday, February 24, 2009. God knows not everything! He listens only to the good. The evil and the ambitious He brushes off as you would a fly.". WITH VICTORY turning her face away from their banners, the bedraggled remnant of that once prideful chivalric order—The Knights of the Nauseous Poop—prepare for the final reckoning. They are virtually surrounded and have lost three-quarters of their number in the battle just ended. IN HIS STEA...