Category: Arts and Culture
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Rizal Center Chess Tournament
What’s exciting about a Chess Tournament? On March 22, Rizal Center launched its first-ever Chess Club by holding a tournament for children and adults. Eighteen players played five rounds in 5.5 hours. Two emerged as champions, plus the addition of one very exciting Chess Upset Game that merited a special prize! What is a chess…
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Bahay Kubo, a known Pinoy Icon
By Willie Jose These days, the popularity of the bahay kubo is once again finding its way into the hearts and minds of our countrymen. Despite the rise of modern concrete and hardwood houses, many people are now choosing to buy ready-made nipa huts and set them up in available spaces on their properties. Being…
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Featuring: Ogot Sumulong
Si Ogot Sumulong ay isang retiradong ipinanganak sa Pilipinas ngunit tumira na dito sa Chicago mula pa noong ang alkalde ng siyudad ni Carl Sandburg a tang yumaong Jane Byrne. Interesado siyang magbasa-basa tungkol sa kalinangan at kasaysayan ng Pilipinas.
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Paano nga ba?
ni Ogot Sumulong Paano nga ba hinihinang ang salitang bantad sa pagbaha ng batasang pangungurakot pagkitil ng labingsiyam na kinabukasan parada ng buwayang buwang at hibang na halimaw pagpinta ng huwad na katotohanan pangngungupit sa 695 butil ng buto’ t balat na araw pagsangla ng kalikasan kapalit ng kalansing at tingga Nalulula ang utak sa …
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Free Online Libraries For Filipino Books
Links: Aklatang Bayan Online of Sentro ng Wikang Filipino(Downloadable E-books): https://sentrofilipino.upd.edu.ph/…/online…/ Filipinas Heritage Library online Filipiniana Collections: https://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/online-library/ Philippine eBook Hub: https://ebookhub.ph/ CANVAS Childrens’ Books: https://www.canvas.ph/art-and-stories Tagalog eBooks: https://www.tagalogebooks.com/
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A celebration of life while it’s still being lived
A farewell party. A final hurrah. A profound swan song. An advanced goodbye. It’s when a loved one is getting ready to write “30,” like when a news story ends. It’s a celebration of life while it is still being lived. They’re called many endearing terms – these celebrations of life as it veers towards…
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A Rare Gathering of Minds
By Larry Leopoldo, based on an interview with Ube Leopoldo Mascarenas The first thing he noticed wasn’t the competition—it was the sound. Chess pieces clicking against tournament boards, conversations rising and falling, Tagalog drifted across the room. The hall at the Rizal Center felt less like a tournament and more like a gathering, something tangible…
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May Dalawang Crime Novels na Lumabas noong Panahon ni Digong
ni Ogot Sumulong Dumarami na ang masugid na mambabasa ng crime novels bilang genre ng nobelang Filipino. Maaaring nasimulan ito nang lumabas ang tinaguriang kauna-unahang crime novel sa bansa sa akda ni F. H. Batacan noong 1996 na pinamagatang Smaller and Smaller Circles. Ito ay na-publish noong 2002 at naging pelikula pa nga na ipinalabas…