Hokkien, on the tongues of Tsinoys, has grown and evolved, taking on a life of its own. Sometimes words simply fail us. With some creativity, Tsinoys have strung together words to form colorful phrases that simply hit the bull’s eye. Here are some expressions unique to Hokkien as favored by Tsinoys. Idioms, expressions Hokkien pronunciation […]
‘Jose Rizal’ and ‘food’ are not words most people would normally associate with each other. And yet food plays a big part in Rizal’s novels, as well as in his life. The Rizal Shrine in Calamba, Laguna, is a replica of the Rizal ancestral house, where the national hero was born and lived until he […]
Why the silence and inaction? The Commission on Elections on Sept. 9 released the report on the recount and revision of votes in three pilot provinces where losing 2016 vice-presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. alleged massive cheating had taken place. After the recount, Vice President Leni Robredo increased her winning margin by nearly […]
Jose Rizal, our national hero, lived in the 19th century. A man for all seasons, he traveled far and wide, and while in Europe, wrote his greatest novels which exposed the ills of Philippine society and Spanish colonialism. The novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo live in the annals of Philippine history for all […]
The Department of Education first proposed the no-homework policy in 2011. I wrote about it then, and I’m writing about it again now. This time though, I’m seeing this bill from Senator Grace Poe as a symptom of how our country’s officials view teachers and education. In an ideal world, teachers are autonomous. They are […]
In this issue, allow me to reprint a lengthy excerpt from a speech delivered by known Chinese community leader Alfonso Zarata Sy Cip in Cebu in 1916. The speech, which opposed the extension of America’s Chinese Exclusion Act in the Philippines, is rare for a leading light of the Chinese community at the time, beside […]
The law is prepared to help you navigate the Social Security system. Founding partner Marc Whitehead is Board Certified in Social Security Disability Law by the National Board of Social Security Disability Advocacy. A lawyer handle cases from the initial application stage through administrative hearings and federal court. With a skilled Social Security disability lawyers […]
People seldom pay attention to demography, even less appreciate its importance and social implication. From a newly acquired rare book, Our Island Empire by Charles Morris (1899), we came to know that in 1855, “among 525 Chinamen in the fortress of Manila (apparently, Intramuros—Ed), there were only two women and the 5,055 Chinamen in Binondo […]
Hokkien, on the tongues of Tsinoys, has grown and evolved, taking on a life of its own. Sometimes words simply fail us. With some creativity, Tsinoys have strung together words to form colorful phrases that simply hit the bull’s eye. Here are some expressions unique to Hokkien as favored by Tsinoys. Idioms, expressions Hokkien pronunciation […]
Historically, China has always been an important job destination for Filipinos. During the 1920s to the 1940s, Filipino jazz musicians were in demand in cities like Shanghai and Hong Kong. But in 1949, job opportunities for Filipinos dried up in China, leaving pockets of opportunity in Hong Kong and Macau. But the job situation could […]