30 Years Ago: Coup d'etat and People Power
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How a failed coup d’etat succeeded in helping oust the Marcoses
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In the In-Crowd for ‘Inside Out’
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How a childhood diet of comic books and his own vivid imagination led Ronnie del Carmen to the Oscars.
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The Happy Home Cook: Vigan Empanadas
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Empanadas are a delicacy in many parts of the world, but Vigan’s is unique in its ingredients and preparation.
Read MoreCountdown to the Revolution Part 2: The Election and its Aftermath
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Snap presidential election, then pandemonium.
Read MoreTheater Review: Dogeaters Distills the Time of the Conjugal Dictatorship
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Welcome to the dog-eat-dog world of Jessica Hagedorn’s Dogeaters, the play now showing at San Francisco’s Magic Theatre.
Read MoreAll in the Family at Philippine Cuisine and Groceries
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Philippine Cuisine and Groceries--you can shop and eat fine food there too.
Read MoreCalculus Wiz’s Hard Work Is Integral to Success
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The Filipino-Salvadoran kid who aced the AP Calculus Exam and restored optimism in an American future.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Escabeche (Sweet-and-Sour Fish)
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This dish has Spanish roots. The original Iberian version kept cooked fish in a seasoned sauce of wine or wine vinegar overnight. The Chinese interpretation, however, became the Filipino prototype: fried batter-dipped fish soaking in a freshly made sweet-and-sour sauce redolent with ginger strips, red pimiento and carrot flowerets [Felice Sta. Maria, The Governor-General’s Kitchen].
Read MoreCountdown to the Revolution: The Snap Election of February 1986
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The snap presidential election of 1986 was the fateful gamble the overconfident Ferdinand Marcos made and lost.
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