2009 October | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 2
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halal, anyone?

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the name my father gave me

I AM MY FATHER’S SON.Make no mistake about it. There’s an overwhelming body of evidence to corroborate this claim. His name appears as ‘FATHER’ on my birth certificate. He read me stories when I was a child, sent me to good schools, got called ...

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Myths and meaning

The word “myth” is used in the vernacular in various ways, but usually people take it to mean something that is commonly believed, but not true. This is the intended meaning of the word when people speak of urban myths. The word also is taken to mean religious stories that have little ...

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Myths and meaning

The word “myth” is used in the vernacular in various ways, but usually people take it to mean something that is commonly believed, but not true. This is the intended meaning of the word when people speak of urban myths. The word also is taken to mean religious stories that have little ...

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Political thoughts during Typhoon Ondoy

As Typhoon Ondoy hit Metro Manila and the nearby provinces in Luzon, submerging entire cities in waters so deep Filipinos had to stay on their roofs for up to 12 hours exposed to strong rain and dangers of being swept away before rescue came to them, these political thoughts came to me: The ...