Lualhati Bautista’s novels have been anthologized in Tulikärpänen a book of short stories written by Filipino women published in Finland by The Finnish-Philippine Society (FPS)‚ a non-governmental organization founded in 1988. Tulikärpänen was edited and translated by Riitta Vartti‚ et al. In Firefly: Writings by Various Authors‚ the English version of the Finnish collection‚ the excerpt from the Filipino novel Gapô was given the title "The Night in Olongapo" while the excerpt from Bata‚ Bata‚ Pa’no Ka
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_________________ Literature Paper Last Name: ROSERO Given Name: JULIE ANNE M.I.: H. Rating: ______ School Year: S.Y. 2013-2014 Year & Section: IV-Fidelity Subject English IV-World Literature Teacher Mr. Ronald C. Mina Literary Piece Filipinos Are Not Book Lovers Author Arlene Babst-Vokey Thesis Statement Philippines is a nation of nonreaders. Reference (Publishing House) Phoenix Publishing House Literary Output #1 PAPER PROPER Introduction: Reading is an
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On La Indolencia de los Filipinos Sloth‚ idleness‚ slackness‚ dilatoriness or indolence -- Rizal‚ in his 1890 writing for La Solidaridad‚ takes up the question of this dissenting characteristic of the Filipinos. Upon reading his work‚ I am faced with the question whether the Filipinos nowadays still realize the existence of Juan Tamad among us while we are busy recognizing the fact that indeed the Philippines has become one of the main sources of the world’s domestic helpers‚ caregivers‚ nurses
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INTRODUCTION Divorce has implications on the values and morals of Filipinos which can be shown by giving the positive and negative effects of divorce on the family affected by the process. Divorce (or the dissolution of marriage) is the final termination of a marital union‚ cancelling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties. The legal process of divorce may also involve issues of alimony (spousal support)‚ child custody‚ child
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The Filipino Family Confronts the Modern World This article focuses on the changes that Filipino Family encounters because of the fast development of technology that affects our entire life. The Filipino Family has had to confront the pressures of modernization and constantly redefine its role in a rapidly changing society. Varied though the responses have been‚ they all reflect one theme – rising aspirations. For the masses this means an awakening desire to divert material benefits currently
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One of the most defining features of Filipinos which sets them apart from other races‚ if not currently the most defining‚ is the shape of their nose. Unlike the higher and narrower noses of Caucasians‚ full-blooded Filipinos bear what the locals would often colloquially refer to as the “flat nose”. There is a wide variety in the types of nose shapes a person may acquire. Being a polygenic trait‚ genetics play a very big role how an individual’s nose will turn out. Thousands of years of living in
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Jose Rizal: The true epitome of the Filipino People I just remembered last week that my friend sent a link regarding Rizal’s proclamation as a hero. I was very shocked at what I read because of the statement that Rizal isn’t actually explicitly proclaimed officially as a National Hero. It contradicts with what I have learned for the past few years all the way from the primary school up to present. “Even Jose Rizal‚ considered as the greatest among the Filipino heroes‚ was not explicitly proclaimed
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Hanunuo-Mangyan | English | Filipino | | My dear baby‚ do not cry ’cause the wild cat might hear us! The big one from over there‚ with his awful long-stretched howl! Helpless are we if he comes. Our spear is broken still and our bolo bent and blunt! | Huwag ka ngang umiyak Hala ka at mapukaw Pusang-ligaw sa gubat Ngumiyaw‚ maghihiyaw Wala kitang pambugaw Sibat nati’y nawasak Gulok nati’y nabingaw! | Ambahan 4 | Hanunuo-Mangyan | English | Filipino | | Don’t be noisy‚ baby
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Sexual Initiation Among Filipino Youth Today‚ Filipino youth tend to engage in early sexual initiations. With our modern day culture telling them it’s perfectly okay to have sex even before marriage; the youth is misled with their true understanding of sexuality. Sexuality belongs within marriage and that it is not simply a pleasure done out of curiosity and without respect. Because of higher exposure to sex from the internet‚ magazines‚ TV shows‚ movies‚ modern music and other media‚ the youth’s
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Mr. Santos‚ was asked to speak before an audience in Kalamazoo‚ MI one October when the war was still on. On the same night he met another Filipino – Celestino Fabia‚ a farmer. Mr. Santos was surprised to see a man who travelled really long just to hear him talk. In the course of the discussion‚ the man asked‚ in sporadically incorrect English‚ how the Filipino women of today were different from the stereotype he was familiar with. Mr. Santos replied that although they differ in the exterior‚ both
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