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Five Inaccuracies Still Accepted as “Philippine History”

March 20, 2015 MidwayHaven 101 Comments

Some time ago I watched a local documentary that dramatized Ferdinand Magellan’s visit to Mactan Island in 1521. Most Filipinos are aware of the events here: Mactan’s chieftain Lapu-Lapu kills Magellan, and the rest of the natives drive the rest of the Spanish back to their boats. What irked me however was what the actor…

Civics, Culture, Education, Society

Filipinas or Pilipinas? What is in a name?

July 4, 2013July 4, 2013 Ms. Mike Portes 7 Comments

Filipinas or Pilipinas? While this issue has kept the social media abuzz and has given the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) the attention they want, changing the name without the proper understanding of “What is in a name?” will promote nothing but another superficial change. The proposed name change is said to help invoke a…

Culture

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on Alex Eala has ONE job
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Pinkeye Cebu
on Alex Eala has ONE job
Why not worship scientists, doctors, and classical musicians who are
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on Alex Eala losing to Shi Han in Wuhan Open 2026: ‘nakakahiya’ (shameful) according to her Filipino fans
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