Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo (1976) SOURCE: The Urian Anthology 1970-1979 REVIEW: Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo Nicanor G. Tiongson, The Philippines Daily Express, 1976 Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo: Filipino with a Passion Contemporary Filipino moviemakers who seek to paint authentic Filipino experien...

The Philippines can be seen as an abboration in relation to other Asian countries. Early on in its history it was subject to colonial rule by the Spanish. The Spanish introduced Spanish culture and Roman Catholicism to the Philippines. The period of long colonial rule also produced a culture tha...

The Philippines has been struggling since WWII to have a steady government and labor system. The economy of the Philippines was virtually destroyed as a result of WWII. Poverty and conflict strained the economic and industrial growth of the country. Several Presidents since WWII have made improveme...

I interviewed Jake who is 14 years old. Jake was born in the Philippines. He has lived in the city of San Diego for twelve years. His parents decided to come to United States for a better life for him and his future family. He traveled with his family when he came to the United States. When ...

In chapter 6 of our speech book we covered what the definition of a culture is and discussed a little bit of the differences and kinds of cultures around the world. How many of you know where the country of the Philippines is located? Did you know that America purchased the islands of the Philippine...

Nostalgia in "When the Dancers Came" Bienvenido Santos' "When the Dancers Came," shares a common trait with the rest of his short stories in Scent of Apples. It is the trait that examines the sense of loss in the Filipino American community--a loss of home, country, and f...

Corazon Aquino,also known as "Cory", made an amazing accomplishment by becoming the first female president of the Philippines. She had to overcome many obstacles before she took on this major role. But in the end, her presidency contributed greatly to the way the Filipino government...

The summer of 1966 was a "high" point in the world of pop music. Here in the Bay Area, "flower power" was in full swing in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury. The Beatles had just released "Revolver", their most musically innovative album to date (and arguably the mos...

Population explosion is considered one of the undisputable alarming obstacles that stand on the path of the less developed countries. These countries produce great numbers in terms of human resources because the birth rate is much higher than in rich countries, but the rate of employment and product...

In the year 1965, the United States sent troops to Vietnam to aid the South Vietnamese against the communist Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese. As the fighting increased, the United States was in need of more troops in order to support its commitment to South Vietnam. Therefore, thousands of Sele...

In the mid-18th century (1750s), there were 5 principal social classes in the Philippines. These were the Peninsulares, the Insulares, the clase media or middle class, the Chinese and the indio. The Peninsulares, which included the Spanish friars, were the Spaniards born in Spain, ( the Iberian pe...

Every single country in the world that the people live in is important and each country has its own nature and significance. The United States of America is known as the most powerful country and many other countries support America. These countries become America's alliances. The Philippines i...

Home-schooling: A New Alternative Home schooling is beginning to be famous more and more as parents worry about the quality of education being given their child amidst more and more violence, confusion and conflicts in the world. Home-schooling was thought to have first established due to religi...

Comparing the recent Philippine election with the past ones, one would notice the great dependence on media during the campaign of the candidates in the recent race. It seems that most candidates really knew the extent of the media's influence on the outcome of the elections. Moreover, the results...