Please Stop Calling the Philippines ‘P.I.’

Please Stop Calling the Philippines ‘P.I.’

When some folks still refer to the Philippines as “P.I.,” they’re way behind the times.

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The Sad Saga of Norman Reyes

The Sad Saga of Norman Reyes

The Voice of Freedom broadcaster in the opening days of World War II ended up being a voice for the Japanese.

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Bells of Balangiga Make It to Hollywood

Bells of Balangiga Make It to Hollywood

Hollywood celebrities want relics of the Philippine-American War brought back to the Samar town they were seized from as war booty.

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Jose Rizal, the Oracle

Jose Rizal, the Oracle

A parlor game created by the Philippines’ National Hero is uncovered.

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Magellan’s Interpreter, Enrique, Was the First to Circumnavigate the World

Magellan’s Interpreter, Enrique, Was the First to Circumnavigate the World

Why Enrique, the Malay slave, was the first human to go around the world.

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Why Women Rule Pampanga

Why Women Rule Pampanga

Women of Pampanga province’s patriarchal society have held their own and made their own marks.

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Is the Spirit of People Power Gone Forever?

Is the Spirit of People Power Gone Forever?

It was supposed to be a celebration of EDSA 1986. Instead, there was gridlock and disenchantment. 

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Leonor Rivera, a Hero’s Sweetheart

Leonor Rivera, a Hero’s Sweetheart

Jose Rizal and Leonor Rivera’s frustrated love affair has fascinated Filipinos though the years.

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When Filipinos Had Holidays on Ice

When Filipinos Had Holidays on Ice

Filipinos went gaga for the ice show, which later even featured Philippine dance numbers.

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Romances in History

Romances in History

Love stories -- from a Cambodian king’s failed courtship of a Bulacan lass to Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s abandoned Filipina mistress.

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