When our children were toddlers, my cousin in the United States and I sometimes compared notes. There was one hilarious instance when at the laundromat, someone heard my cousin tell her daughter, “Dyan ka lang. Magpapapalit lang ako ng barya.” The Filipina approached the little girl, “Good morning, anong pangalan mo?” My cousin, slightly out […]
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. 做家禮 （傀儡） tsue ka […]
China’s Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu (端午節) is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, which falls on May 30 this year. It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan (屈原), a Chu state official and poet who lived during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) before the reunification of China […]
In preparing this issue of Tulay, our research team found this interesting website aptly called FilipiKnow, where the full story of the 13 Filipinas can be accessed on the website. Nazaria Lagos (1851-1945): Lagos served as the first president of Iloilo’s Red Cross in 1897. She and her husband, Segundo, offered their home to become a […]
Much has been said of women’s roles in family, society and country. Much has been said to promote gender equality, protecting human rights of women, specially those in marginalized sectors of society. Without a doubt, women play a vital role in the nation’s life. They have moved beyond traditional roles of wife and mother to contribute […]
T ulay’s May 24-June 20, 2016 issue featured the first Catholic bishop of China, Luo Wenzao (羅文藻, 1615-1691) or Gregorio Lopez, who visited Manila five times between 1638 and 1684 and had studied theology at the University of Santo Tomas. Luo is the first Chinese Catholic of China trained in the Philippines. But Luo, who […]
Where but in the Philippines does a sorely unqualified and inexperienced figure get appointed to a critical position in government as reward for services rendered during a political campaign? Margaux “Mocha” Uson’s appointment on May 8 as assistant secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office is the latest proof. She has been assigned to take […]
Kaisa Heritage Foundation and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Associations will commemorate the 600th anniversary of the visit of the Sultan of Sulu to China in 1417 with a photo exhibit and book launching on June 9 at Bahay Tsinoy Museum in Intramuros, Manila. Sultan Paduka Batara, with a retinue of 340 people, arrived in Beijing […]
Soon after the Japanese invasion of the Philippines on May 19, 1942, the Wha Chi 48th Squadron was formed by a group of courageous men bound by a common hatred of the Japanese and a burning desire to fight for Philippine freedom. Today, 75 years later, the few surviving members of this guerrilla group are […]
Four Makati policemen who kidnapped a businessman and extorted P400,000 in exchange for his release would be dismissed from the police service, said National Capital Region Police Office Director Oscar Albayalde. Albayalde identified them as PO2s Harley Garcera and Clarence Maynes and PO1s Tim Galzote and Jeffrey Cañete. He also ordered the investigation of team […]