By Benjie de Ubago

 Innate in the Filipino culture is the K-K-K practice – Kakilala, Kaibigan, and Kakampi. Filipinos are ruled by emotion, not by logic. It is therefore worthy to take a closer look at these K-K-K practices …

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By Benjie de Ubago

No one celebrates Christmas like we do! Christmas decorations in the Philippines are on display and our parols suspended from rooftops and awnings, shine brightly through the night as early as October. However, the religious tradition …

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by Benjie de Ubago

Sports bring out the best and worst in people.  With expectations on high, pay pockets hanging in the balance,  strength of a characters is put to the ultimate test.  There have been those who have …

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by Deanna Tamayan

Boracay before it undergoes renovation.

The Philippine Tourism was proud to have launched their “Bring Home a Friend” campaign in Sydney last November.  Tourism Attaché to Sydney, Norjamin de los Reyes even boasted at a Filipino community …

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By Deanna Tamayan

In the Philippines, Fiestas are usually attached to a religious celebration which usually coincides with the feast of the patron saint of the province or barrio.  This is usually followed by a religious ritual of some kind, …

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By Deanna Tamayan

Unity!  There goes that word again.  Like a broken record, it keeps rearing its head up every now and again just to rattle us, and then it goes on hibernation again.  Unity has ever been so elusive …

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