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Older generations often recall that up until the 1960s and '70s, popular Chinese restaurants in Binondo had menus written in Spanish.

Basketball is deeply ingrained in Filipinos culture. But, despite generations of fanaticism, a Filipino-born athlete has yet to make it to the NBA.

I recently read an Esquire piece tracing our history of plunder back to Spanish colonial taxes. True as that might be, it hits differently when you look at our current leaders robbing the country blind. We need to stop scapegoating our colonial past for our present misery.

Sa kanyang libro na exposé noong 1925, ang The Isles of Fear: The Truth About the Philippines, isinalaysay ni Mayo, manunulat at historyador, na ang pagsasalin ng mga posisyon sa mga lokal na politiko ("Filipinization") ay magdudulot ng malawakang pagkabulok ng pamamahala.

We export very few manufactured goods (na likha natin), but we do produce and export the highest quality bananas in the world. #philippines

Ironically, while the friars are often accused of destroying indigenous languages, they actually recorded and taught using them—a practice that likely explains why the Spanish Crown ultimately failed to establish a Spanish-speaking majority in the Philippines.

Introduced via the galleon trade and cultivated by Spanish friars, these fruits are now so ubiquitous that Filipinos their foreign origins are forgotten.

It wasn't the senate sergeant of arms 😂 but an English man, Private William Walter Grayson, serving under US command on 1899.

If Filipinos have continued Spanish in schools, we could have transformed the nation into an unique economic hub, bridging the gap between SE Asia and the markets of Latin America and Spain.

fair skin "mestiza" as standard of beauty wasn't forced on us by colonisers... a societal aspiration. Having a lighter skin became a goal—a symbol of success and beauty that many chose to chase. Ang dayuhan gusto indígena na ganda, tayo yun kabaligtaran nito.

many criticize Spanish-era public works construction because it was built under community service (polo y servicios)...

Years ago, we had a discussion with Guillermo Gómez Rivera about the true founding year of the Philippines.. he believed that to understand the origin of the state, one must look at the organization of its first seat of power...

materiales fuertes ang tawag ng matatanda sa atin pag ang isang bagay ay gawang matibay. Ginawa para sadyang magtagal. There is a stark contrast between our monumental public works during the colonial period and the current state of Philippine infrastructure.

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When 🇲🇽 meets 🇵🇭 in Alaska! ❄️ Mexicans and Filipino seasonal worked in Alaska. #AlaskaLife #SeasonalWork #Mexicano #Filipino #CulturalCousins youtube.com/shorts/mm6VyOyqI…

Batista talks about his tattoos related to his Filipino ancestry #shorts youtu.be/yGf9f3KuDeo?si=wUZ2… via @YouTube

nothing to cry about, we do this too. perhaps not as excessive as this. no one can stop other countries from naturalising foreign players unless the number of naturalised players is capped or removed by organizers.

only time during the year when Catholics can be distinguished in public by the cross mark of black ash on their foreheads ✝️ In any other season, we Catholics blend in well. God bless beautiful #chineyogwumike wearing it proud 😊 #Ashwednesday