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Andres Bonifacio, the Other National Hero

Andres Bonifacio, the Other National Hero

Who is Andrés Bonifacio? Why is it important to know him? People who revere him as a hero know little about his life, much less his death. November 30, his birth date is celebrated as a Philippine national holiday. Why is there an ongoing, oversimplified debate between Bonifacistas versus the Rizalistas?

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Published at 2018-12-11 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : History, People

Tags: Heroes

Freedom's Unsung Heroes and Martyrs

Freedom's Unsung Heroes and Martyrs

QUEZON CITY – It is November 30, 2017, Andres Bonifacio Day or National Heroes Day. I am at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani’s Annual Honoring of Martyrs and Heroes. Today 11 martyrs and heroes will be recognized and their names will be etched on the granite walls to join more than 250 others who resisted the Marcos dictatorship.

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Published at 2018-03-12 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, History

Tags: Heroes

Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat

Revisiting Dapitan: A Hero's Retreat

Dapitan became famous after the Filipino hero Jose Rizal arrived on its shores more than one hundred years ago. Jose Rizal’s colorful exile in this place from 1892 to 1896 has had a very significant role in Dapitan’s history making it the ultimate “Shrine City of the Philippines”. Perhaps, Rizal is Dapitan and Dapitan itself is eternally tied to Rizal. Without him, this place would never be known the world over and never become one of the most focal destinations in the nation.

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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, History, Travel

Tags: Dapitan, Heroes, Retreat

True Heroes

True Heroes

Some time ago we met two fascinating women; Clarissa and Joramae, both of them are “Overseas Filipino Workers” Clarissa was an Illegal immigrant in the Netherlands and Joramae is until today working as a domestic helper in Kuwait. Both women were regarded as one of the new heroes of modern days by the Philippine government and their family.

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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : People

Tags: Heroes, Workers, immigration

Philippine Mythology: A Chart of the Deities, Creatures & Heroes

Philippine Mythology: A Chart of the Deities, Creatures & Heroes

I’m a very visual person. My office wall is plastered with thumb tacks, maps and strings from when I charted out the history and evolution of the Tikbalang and Kapre for the Creatures of Philippine Mythology web series I am working on. As I began researching future episodes (Bakunawa, Diwata, Tiyanak, and Manananggal), I realized that I was stuck in a labour intensive repetition of the research I had done previously.

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Published at 2018-01-26 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Mythology & folklore

Tags: Heroes, Kapre, Mythology, Tikbalang