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KAMAYAN NG HO DASH

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7 January 2025 THE CURSE OF ZELENSKY By Jun Abines It appears Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has a curse. Most leaders he met and shook hands with were either ousted, lost vote of confidence or about to resign. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was recently impeached. German Chancellor Olaf Shcolz recently lost vote of confidence. Now Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is about to submit his resignation this Monday. And Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is being rumored that he is planning exile.  What a stroke of fate! Or maybe this is the Trump Effect doing its work. These maybe are all just coincidence. But some people may argue there is no such thing. Either way, we all know Zelensky forsaken his country for allowing Ukraine to be the US Proxy against its war with Russia. Here in the Philippines, more than 9 out of 10 Filipinos are wishing and praying Marcos Jr., will be gone from Malacanang very soon due to his plundering of the government and his stance of allo...
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FAUNA: TAMARAW

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Lifted from Duoi Ampilan  6 January 2024 Thank you TOYOTA for your support to save Mindoro’s Tamaraw named after your iconic vehicle. There are only up to 600 remaining Tanaraws in the wild. Read the full news here: https://mindorotoday.tv/2025/01/04/toyota-pledges-support-to-save-mindoros-tamaraw-named-after-its-iconic-vehicle/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR27oOvmLYmsARHulTRvI2CIOsBKY-fiYRqjbfZ7So-F_ApHcfZoMX5Nk6w_aem_i5QvNLAtqgAIIHxbksYJuQ Photo by MindoroToday.TV
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BINANGKAL

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HOMECOOKING with Marlene Moments A very popular pastry in the Philippines. One of my childhood indulgence. 
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RIZAL

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27 December 2024 Rizal monument is Switzerland before its transfer in manila ca 1910. Rizal monument was designed by Swiss sculptor Richard Kissling (1848-1919) and unveiled in 1913, it is a sculptural group consisting of a cast bronze statue of Rizal with allegorical figures and a granite obelisk on a base where his remains are interred.
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CHAVACANO: EXTINCT LANGUAGE

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27 December 2024 Lifted from Joel Lopez  Did you know that Ermita, Manila, once had its own dialect called "Ermiteño", which is now extinct? Ermiteño, also known as Chavacano de Ermita, was a Spanish-based creole language once spoken in the Ermita district of Manila, Philippines. Sadly, it became extinct after World War II. The reasons for its disappearance are complex, but the destruction of Ermita during the war and the subsequent displacement of its speakers played a significant role. The lack of extensive research on this language further contributes to the difficulty in understanding its full history and characteristics.     Limited Linguistic Records   Due to its extinction, information about Ermiteño Chavacano is scarce. Existing knowledge comes primarily from fragmented literary works and limited linguistic samples. One such sample, from a book titled "Pidgins and Creoles" by John Holm, offers a glimpse into the language's structure and vocabulary....
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PILIPIG

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26 December 2024 PINIPI A SINANTA by Duoi Ampilan  We call it #Pinipi among the Maguindanaon people in the Bangsamoro. It is #Pinipig in Filipino 🇵🇭. It is made from young rice flakes.  There are many ways to produce it but with our featured Pinipi, this is how our folks do it in the villages of Maguindanao. The young rice is harvested while the grains (Palay) are still green. It is fried (dry, no oil) in a #Kala (frying pan). The fried palay is then pounded using the traditional #Lesung and #Lendu (large wooden mortar and pestel) to separate the grains from the chaffs.  The best Pinipi is from the #Pulot (glutinous or sticky rice) because of its both aroma and taste. We love the way our folks prepare it traditionally in the village. The Pinipi is mixed with #Pëti (p'ti) or fresh coconut milk with brown sugar and we call that process as #Sinantan. Nowadays, some do use condensed milk. However, the fresh coconut milk is healthier and even tastier. Pinipi brings back ou...
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LOOKING BACK 2004

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26 December 2024 Foreword: I would never forget this day.... the mood of the day out in Mona Vale Beach suddenly turned sullen and there was something in the air that augured an awful storm. The road back to the city was chaotic. Everyone was driving in a hurry. Thanks God we came home safe and scared we couldn't explain, and the moment we turned the TV on for news, lo and behold, this horrific scenario was all flashed out on the screen. Admin./LCD #History: 2004 Asian Earthquake & Tsunami by Duoi Ampilan,  Humanitarian Worker  On 26 Dec 2004, a huge strong earthquake with a Magnitude 9.2 struck the west coast of Aceh in Indonesia at 7:58am local time. That undersea mega earthquake is known as the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake and the 2004 Asian Tsunami. It is the deadliest tsunami in human history and the deadliest disaster in modern history.  It's one of the longest duration of faulting, which lasted for 10 minutes.  The earthquake triggered a gigantic tsunam...
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