Tag: filipino books
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Filipino Rising: How a Common Enemy Can Bring Out the Heroes in Us
Our common enemy today is not a certain group of authorities, but a system. A system of oppression, corruption, and “padrino.”
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Irene Sarmiento’s Stray Cats Combines the Whimsical and Tragic Vibe of Manila
One might also wonder why most of the adults, especially those who look and act “proper,” seem to care little or not at all, while Elisa insists on searching for her friend, even when it means facing terrible monsters herself.
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Lessons from Rizal’s The Indolence of the Filipino That Still Matter Today
A love for the Filipino name and what it stands for would have been enough to prove the Westerners who called us indolent wrong.