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‘Stop, learn, and listen:’ revisiting Baybayin scripts in public spaces

02

Sep

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‘Stop, learn, and listen:’ revisiting Baybayin scripts in public spaces

THE RENOVATION of the Lagusnilad underpass aimed to capture an ancient part of Filipino culture in its reopening two years ago, replacing cracks with signages that include Baybayin characters and their English transliteration. Baybayin, an ancient writing script of the Philippines rooted in the pre-colonial period, met the heavy foot…

31

Aug

By John Patrick Magno Ranara

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Why I Don’t Watch Filipino Teleseryes

by JOHN PATRICK A. MAGNO RANARA THE COVID-19 pandemic is still showing no signs of waning. With the new Delta variant, where the virus is more transmissible, it’s as if we had gone back from scratch. Like the early days of the pandemic, many of us are again filled with…

Pagbabalik-tanaw sa ‘90s: Ang @lammonaha at ang TikTok

31

Aug

By Samantha Argonza

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Pagbabalik-tanaw sa ‘90s: Ang @lammonaha at ang TikTok

ni SAMANTHA Z. ARGONZA PUT A finger down kung dumalaw ka na sa TikTok upang maaliw ng panandalian ngunit nagulantang dahil mag-iisang oras ka na pala sa kaka-scroll mo ng mga nakatatawang videos. Ang platapormang TikTok ay binansagang “Most Downloaded App” sa 2020. Makikitang patok ito sa mga Pinoy, lalo…

Breaking barriers: Filipino and native languages as ‘language of resistance’

07

Aug

By Bless Aubrey Ogerio and Jhona Seehiah Vitor

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Breaking barriers: Filipino and native languages as ‘language of resistance’

AUGUST MARKS the 24th year of celebrating Buwan ng Wika and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) pushed to emphasize the importance of not only Filipino, the national language, but also of the native languages in the call for decolonization that affected Filipinos' collective identity as a nation today. The…

20

Jul

By The Flame News

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Filipino units retained in college; profs rejoice

IT WAS a day of delight for Filipino language advocates, including professors from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), as college students will continue learning Filipino subjects in the general education curriculum. Members of the UST Department of Filipino expressed their joy after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) issued a…

6 Takeaways From This Year’s Pasinaya Festival

21

Feb

By The Flame Culture

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6 Takeaways From This Year’s Pasinaya Festival

FOR 12 years and counting, the Pasinaya festival continues to showcase the unique and evolving Filipino creativity. Here are six remarkable performances during this year's festival held last Feb. 7 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1) Ballet Philippines: Journey to the Pool Ballerinas immersed into a swim as…

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