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#Facepalm Almost forgot: I have other blog sites :)
I am hopeless at keeping MY stuff; great at hoarding other people’s writings. Today, doing Google research on some old articles, up pops a reminder. Oh, yeah, I have a travel blog! Actually, several...
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IMPERFECT HARMONY (A Malayasian Journal, I)
In the sky, between RP and Sabah We’re hovering above twin rainbows, one lighter than the other. Soft clouds cradle curving sweeps of color. I’ve seen double arcs from the ground, but I’ve never peered...
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NO PARADISE LOST FOR LUMAD CHILDREN (on this 40th day of Grief and Rage)
The children will not forget. They will remember. They will march home — soon. The 40th day of waiting for justice. The 40th day of outrage as eye witness reports belie AFP attempts to wash its hands...
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SUFFER THE CHILDREN: Sons who have not learned
THERE WAS A CHILD … who cowered as soldiers came for her father. THERE WAS A FATHER, taken away and returned home broken, battered. There was this not-so-distant time we lived in, grew up in. That is...
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TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE: How long does Eduardo Serrano have to wait for freedom?
It took Eduardo Serano 11 years to wait for freedom. Eduardo Serrano. Photo by Karapatan Serrano was arrested in May 2004 for what he says are false criminal charges of multiple murder, frustrated...
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IMELDA’S TRUTH (1): Martial Law returned human rights; My Ferdie, a true...
AND SHE, IMELDA MARCOS, ENDED THE COLD WAR. #NeverForget (scaRRedcat’s latest via @ABS-CBNNews) NOT my photo. imeldamarcosfromflickerpostedatthebignm “But there is no extravagance of beauty and love.”...
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THE FORBIDDEN CITY: Power, God and Sex in Beijing
Inday Espina-Varona:BEIJING – It has a titillating ring to it, akin to whispered promises of steamy delights. FORBIDDEN CITY. China offers a host of these thrills, of course. Think of cobra potions,...
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REAL as real can be
Inday Espina-Varona:Gorgeous cove. Big waves, quiet, not too far from Manila. Four-level falls nearby. What’s there not to like? REAL as real can be. Originally posted on The Footloose Kit: It was the...
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ON THE LAM … Musings, while en route to Paris via the Central Asian airspace
Inday Espina-Varona:Was just done with months of chemo and really feeling the itch to travel. So when a sister and friends offered the chance to take a swing across some European cities, I didn’t think...
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Responsible SocMed use during disasters
Typhoon #LandoPH made landfall early today in Aurora. ABS-CBNNews reported midnight that PAGASA has placed Aurora and Southern Isabela under public storm warning signal number 4. “This means that these...
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WHY I AM GLAD DUTERTE ISN’T RUNNING (SO FAR)
Maybe I should have acted like Queen Victoria. Maybe, I should have been at my grim and determined best. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. All photos here from his Facebook page, Because social media...
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Despite LGU, DepEd warning, village chief closes down Lumad school
As the Manilakbayan, the Lumad protest caravan, crossed the waters to Luzon today, students and teachers of another school for indigenous children in Bukidnon fled after a village official padlocked...
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Lumad Children : War targets in PH’s last frontiers
Part I: Killing for Peace The lad thought he had found peace. Bandam Dumanglay was making up for sleepless nights. Nightmares had stalked his rest since August 9 last year, a day that started with...
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OFW behind petition to probe ‘Laglag Bala’ says scam reaps collective shame...
Like many overseas Filipino workers, Ednalyn Purugganan uses social media to keep in touch with her family and follow events back home. Ednalyn with her children (in stripes and blue shirt) and their...
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(UPDATE) Poe also calls for probe into #TanimBala; more than 22k sign...
Senator Grace Poe has joined fellow 2016 presidential aspirant, Sen. Miriam Santiago, in seeking a legislative probe into the rash of #TanimBala cases at Philippine international airports. In a press...
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On the eve of APEC summit, spotlight on Lumad
PH leaders ignore cost of ‘development’ on social margins (First of 4 parts) As the Philippines rolls out the red carpet for leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member-states, its own...
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LUMAD STAY AWAY FROM CATAMCO HEARING — for many good reasons
The invitation came late, but that wasn’t the reason why representatives of 700 Lumad at the #Manilakbayan2015 snubbed Rep. Nancy Catamco’s hearing on indigenous peoples. Makabayan, the militant bloc...
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Lumad hold fast, defy orders to dismantle camps for APEC
So many people are calling out, “Peace! Peace!” on behalf of the thousands of Lumad forced out of homelands because of military and paramilitary offensives. Many of these would-be saviors are the same...
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Hear this, APEC: In PH, they kill people for their thoughts
In the saga of the Philippine Lumad, the indigenous peoples of Mindanao staving off the theft of their ancestral lands, many fantastic claims and suggestions have been heard from the government. The...
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DYING FOR THE LAND: THE TRUTH PNOY NEEDS TO HIDE FROM #APEC2015
“They want us out because they want to hide the truth.” Eufemia Cullamat knows something about truth. She saw a militia band execute her brother, Dionel Campos and her uncle, Datu Juvello Sinzo, on the...
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