Pinky Valdes’ Winding Road to Healing

Pinky Valdes’ Winding Road to Healing

The many iterations of current Assumption College president, Pinky Valdes.

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Ginny, the Jukebox, and Nat

Ginny, the Jukebox, and Nat

Childhood memories of an indomitable self-made woman neighbor, Viring de Asis of antiques fame.

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Your Unofficial Guide To The Etymology Of Filipino Slang and Memes

Your Unofficial Guide To The Etymology Of Filipino Slang and Memes

Find out what Filipino slang and social media memes mean.

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Fil-Am Mayor Makes History in Daly City

Fil-Am Mayor Makes History in Daly City

Meet Juslyn Manalo, 38, Fil-Am, and Mayor of Daly City.

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The Happy Home Cook: Adobong Malutong (Adobo Flakes)

The Happy Home Cook: Adobong Malutong (Adobo Flakes)

Filipinos like to eat a dish in tandem with another. These crispy adobo flakes are sometimes paired with kare-kare [ox tail stewed in peanut sauce]. They are also good with sinangag [fried rice] or as a topping for arroz caldo [chicken rice soup] eaten on cold, rainy days.

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Why the F in ‘Filipino’ and How Did It Get There?

Why the F in ‘Filipino’ and How Did It Get There?

Find out how the Philippines’ national language is evolving with influences from various other native languages.

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We Call Her Mahal

We Call Her Mahal

Sara Siguion-Reyna shares intimate vignettes of her grandmother, Armida Siguion-Reyna, a music industry stalwart known for possessing an iron will and a love of performing Filipino kundimans.

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How Filipinas Saved a Town in Japan

How Filipinas Saved a Town in Japan

Why not all Japayuki stories are tragic.

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The Happy Home Cook: Chicken Inasal

The Happy Home Cook: Chicken Inasal

Chicken Inasal is the city of Bacolod’s signature grilled chicken dish, and is so highly regarded that a multitude of food franchises has sprung up throughout the country in the past two decades because of its unique taste.

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Nation-Building With Suman and Stone

Nation-Building With Suman and Stone

Cultural expert Augusto Villalon explains why old churches and vintage architecture are not the Philippines’ only cultural treasures.

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