THE BICOL EXPRESS CHUGS BACK TO LIFE
The Bicol Express is back. After years of absence, the legendary railway line is once again operating the Tutuban-Naga route, its refurbished train cars speeding their way through the tracks every night since a quiet re-relaunch September this year. READ FULL STORY
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FILIPINO TATTOO ARTISTS MAKE THEIR INDELIBLE MARK
By Pepper Marcelo Hundreds of years before tattoos and body artwork became acceptable and mainstream in the country, Filipinos were already adorning themselves with ink. When the Spanish arrived and subsequently colonized the Philippines, they documented and referred to the islands and its inhabitants as La Isla De Los Pintados, or “Island of the Painted Ones.” Throughout [...]
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PACQUIAO THE GODFATHER
Boxer, Godfather, saint, politician … Is there anything in the world that Manny can’t do? READ FULL STORY in Newsweek magazine’s cover story of November 7, 2011, Philippine and Latin American editions.
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PINOY ANIMATORS ARE THE TOAST OF THE WORLD
By Pepper Marcelo Unknown to many, the Philippines is a major hub and outsourcing center of the global animation industry for decades. Local artists have literally had a hand in developing and producing world-renowned, beloved cartoons such as Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, Popeye, X-Men and Dragon Ball Z. Locally, animation is $105-million industry, with approximately 50 small and [...]
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NORA AUNOR: AN APPRECIATION
Here was a rarity: a hugely popular singer who looked plain, and a movie musical star who didn’t dance as well as Cyd Charisse and Nida Blanca, evolving into a great singer and a great actress. Singing actors are common in local showbiz, but Nora is peerless. READ FULL STORY
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THE GREATEST GENERATION
How do we move our government leaders and other public servants so they may give their best and work very hard every day until they find the solution to our nation’s ills? READ FULL STORY
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PINOY LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY: AN AFTERWORD
Manila Bulletin columnist James Soriano draws attention to the reality of many middle-class, private-schooled young Filipinos who prefer English to Filipino as a means of communication because the former is perceived to be “the language of the learned.” READ FULL STORY
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THE FACEBOOK POST THAT GAVE NEW HOPE
By KC M. Abalos When we post the highlights of our days online, we are informing the whole world. Yes, the whole world. Such is the power of the internet. So when Jay Jaboneta posted a status on the most popular social networking site, Facebook, about a story which tugged at his heart, the whole world [...]
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A YEAR ON, PNOY STRAINING UNDER WEIGHT OF OWN PROMISES
By Jason Gutierrez Agence France-Presse Benigno Aquino III won the Philippine presidency on a battle cry to crush corruption and ease deep poverty, but a year into his term he is seen by many to be straining under the weight of his own promises. At a creek-side slum in the outskirts of Manila’s financial district where [...]
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12 SIGHTS IN BATANES YOU SHOULDN’T MISS
By Carmela G. Lapeña Everywhere in Batanes is a pretty picture. Everyone who visits the northernmost part of the Philippines is prepared with a camera; it doesn’t matter much what you’ve got, because Batanes is that beautiful. Here are twelve sights you’d be sorry to miss. READ FULL STORY
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