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Antisemitism just happened in the midst of a “meme war” during the University Student Government General Elections of De La Salle University in the Philippines. 
Making memes of the USG because you are disappointed with them is one thing, but using antisemitism to express your disappointment to the USG is taking things too far, and it’s never okay!
This is so disappointing considered that DLSU is located in the Philippines, one of the countries that opened its doors to the Jews who were escaping from Nazi persecution during World War 2. 
Tweet Source: https://twitter.com/MillennialNgMNL/status/886483314097270785
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Marks & Spencer have started using laser-printed labels on their Avocados in a bid to reduce their paper waste
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A team of engineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came up with this robotic bat designed for surveying building sites from the air.
One of the team members, Alireza Ramezani, explained why it was challenging for her team to develop a robot patterned after a bat, saying that “Bats have a very complex body morphology compared to birds or insects. Their wings are very articulated, with many joints.”
-from Bat-inspired robot swoops and dives like the real thing
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heyskitty · 7 years
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A photograph of frozen sunflowers by Stacy Brantley
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This is something we can all learn from the Finnsbury Park attacks
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Gay ppl who are biphobic make literally no sense and yet here they are
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If you want to see the Philippine version of House of Cards, all you have to do is watch Ely Pamatong’s videos.
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J.K Rowling sent out a thread of tweets earlier this week on how female politicians, specifically British Prime Minister Theresa May, are being treated. The U.K.’s recent general election on June 8 is likely what caused Rowling to speak out about the important issues that female politicians are still facing today.
This is one of the first few times I’ve seen a white woman attempt intersectional feminism and not fail at it. I have yet to see Taylor Swift do the same, despite the fact that she hangs out with women of various backgrounds and the fact that there are some WOCs among her squad.
You may have all the women of color, and women from various backgrounds in your squad, but those alone can’t make you an intersectional feminist until you are able to show solidarity with them, no matter the differences you may hold. 
And JK Rowling just showed us how to do that.
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In case any Filipino here has a loved one affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, here are important details to remember
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Ang Laya Mo’y Babantayan: The History of the patriotic song, Pilipinas Kong Mahal
Not much could be gathered of the famous patriotic song, Pilipinas Kong Mahal. Sung in numerous state events and in Philippine flag ceremonies, it doesn’t invoke the usual unfeeling tune performed by marching bands. This was understandable because these songs were designed to rouse the fighting spirit and sound the call to arms. But Pilipinas Kong Mahal stands out. When one observes the tune, one could feel a tinge of sadness that wraps up in a powerful resolve to defend Pilipinas, redeemed at such a high cost.
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*The raising of the Philippine flag at the Independence Flag Pole at Rizal Park, Manila (taken last June 11, 2017).
The song itself surprises us. It’s inspiration is foreign, the song, aptly rooted from the Philippine colonial experience. It arose at the time when the Philippines was under American rule. By virtue of Act No. 1696 enacted by the American-led Philippine Commission on August 23, 1907, the display of the Philippine flag, and all symbols of the First Philippine Republic, including the Katipunan flags, emblems, and the Marcha Nacional Filipina (our national anthem) were strictly prohibited. Violators were fined, or imprisoned from 3 months to 5 years.
As part of the American apparatus of pacifying the islands, Prescott F. Jernegan, an American civics teacher at Philippine Normal School (now Philippine Normal University), composed a hymn to replace the Marcha Nacional Filipina with a national hymn entitled, “Philippines, My Philippines.” The hymn was inspired by “Maryland, My Maryland,” the official anthem of the U.S. State of Maryland. 
I love my own, my native land
Philippines, my Philippines
To thee I give my heart and hand
Philippines, my Philippines
The trees that crown thy mountains grand,
The seas that beat upon thy strand
Awake my heart to thy command,
Philippines, my Philippines
Ye islands of the Eastern sea
Philippines, my Philippines
Thy people we shall ever be
Philippines, my Philippines
Our fathers lived and died in thee
And soon shall come the day when we
Lie down with them at God’s decree
Philippines, My Philippines
Yet still beneath thy ardent sky
Philippines, my Philippines
More numerous sons shall live and die
Philippines, my Philippines
In them shall breathe the purpose high
The glorious day to bring more nigh
When all may sing without a sigh
Philippines, My Philippines
The anthem was included as part of the music textbook Philippine Progressive Music Series for the Primary Grades in 1914 and taught to Filipino children. Sources suggests it was quite similar to the Maryland anthem that inspired it, which in turn was inspired by O Tannenbaum, a German Christmas song. There was nothing wrong with the lyrics, but since it’s in English, and the feel of the music was American, there was a certain distance between the common Filipino and the song being sung.
In 1930, Filipino musical composer and the first Filipino director of the U.P. Conservatory of Music and known “Father of Kundiman,” Francisco Santiago, set out to compose the melody for Philippines, My Philippines. The music that came out, evoked the musical tradition of Kundiman (in ¾), the type of Tagalog music from the late 19th century that is characterized by sad, rhythmic and smooth undertones, it’s lyrics often fatalistic, often portraying a heartbroken lover willing to bear his all just to get the heart of an unreachable beautiful maiden. Kundiman comes from “Kung hindi man” (if it’s not meant to be) making it sad and beautiful. Santiago’s music was original and truly Filipino.
The exact date was lost to us in history but probably sometime in the post war years, poet Ildefonso Santos Sr., translated, shortened, and tweaked the lyrics. By this time, the song–music and lyrics– has transformed into a Filipino favorite. In effect, we have transformed something that was designed to subjugate us into something that became inherently ours. Since then, it has become part of the line up of patriotic songs in state ceremonies. Consider the simple lyrics that was sung up to the 70s. It begins with the cherishing of a country, “Ang bayan ko’y tanging ikaw…”, with a promise that our heart and life will be offered to her without hesitation.
Ang bayan ko’y tanging ikaw
Pilipinas kong mahal
Ang aking puso’t buhay man
Sa iyo’y ibibigay
Tungkulin kong sinumpaan
Ang lagi kang paglingkuran
Ang laya mo’y isanggalang
Pilipinas kong hirang
Listen to the song HERE performed Philippine Constabulary Band and the Philippine Constabulary Choral Ensemble, circa 1970s. 
During the country’s experience under the scourge of dictatorship, the song further evolved, being sung among a host of Filipino patriotic songs in massive protests that led to the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986. It was a small addition to the lyrics, but the song remains powerful.
Ang bayan ko’y tanging ikaw,
Pilipinas kong mahal
Ang puso ko at buhay man
Sa iyo’y ibibigay
Tungkulin ko’y gagampanan
Na lagi kang paglingkuran
Ang laya mo’y babantayan
Pilipinas kong hirang
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It is such a wonder that such a song with a few words could stir such emotion. I’ve wondered about it when I listened to it being sung and performed at yesterday’s Independence Day rites at Luneta and at Quirino Grandstand. 
The song captures the story of the nation that has, time and time again, brought itself up to its feet. Now that we have celebrated our 119th Independence Day, may we always cherish this freedom that was bought at a high price. Let us never belittle it or take it for granted. Let us guard it with our lives, as did the Filipinos who’ve gone before us.
Indeed, “Ang laya mo’y babantayan, Pilipinas kong hirang!”
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Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan sa ating lahat! (Photo taken at last night’s Philippine Independence Day Celebration, from the Manila Pavilion Hotel).
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The best of #RP612fic 2017: Part 4
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The best of #RP612fic 2017: Part 3
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The best of #RP612fic 2017: Part 2
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The best of #RP612fic 2017: Part 1
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dungeon master: what’s your alignment guy who’s never played dnd before: is that how nerds ask if you’re gay
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The Bay Area’s Filipino Food Movement sparks a national conversation
Aug. 30, 2014, at around noon, was the moment Joanne Boston realized that the Filipino Food Movement, the organization she helped found, had grabbed the public’s attention. It was the moment the organization’s first big event threatened to spiral out of control.
Boston and the other organizers of Savor Filipino, the country’s first Filipino food festival, had anticipated — hoped for — 14,000 attendees to come to Justin Herman Plaza in downtown San Francisco.
More than double that number showed up.
Shouldering her way through the press of bodies to reassure chefs who were running out of rice and meat, Boston would force herself to stop for frequent breathing breaks, channeling panic back into motion. Then she would catch sight of the festival’s banners, the Ferry Building’s clock tower rising behind them, and a different emotion would catch her up in its swell: pride.
Since that day, the Filipino Food Movement, based in the Bay Area, has become a force online. It can barely keep up with the dozens of Filipino restaurants and one-off dinners appearing in cities like New York, Washington, D.C., Detroit and Seattle. Nearer to home, the organization is trying to whip up the same ebullience in the country’s largest Filipino community outside of Los Angeles.
The goal, for Boston and her fellow organizers, isn’t merely to introduce Filipino food to outsiders. They want Filipino food to mirror who they are.
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heyskitty · 7 years
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Hey skank, you know nothing about me and my family, my family. Oh my god. I’m…Ok, I’m so sorry. I, I told you that I’m so confident…Eto, um, wait…Um, sorry guys because this was really my first pageant ever because I’m only 17 years old and I, I did not expect that I came from, I came from one of the top 10. Hmmm, so… but I said that my family is the most important persons in my life. Thank you.
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