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What Marian Rivera’s fan base reveals about Philippine society

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015 - by Kate Natividad - 89 Comments.

It suddenly occurred to me why Marian Rivera has so many frothing fans. It’s because she looks sosyal but sounds palengkera. The psychology there being that there is some sort …

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The edukadong palengkero: a standout among Pinoy oxymorons

May 10, 2012 - by FallenAngel - 25 Comments.

Have you ever met a Pinoy who seems to be well-dressed, well-educated, yet at the same time berates and humiliates other people, especially those in the service industry, loudly and …

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