Cebuano Short Story: ANG BAHAKHAK SA PANGAG
Bwa, ha, ha, ha. Nadapit ang pagtagad ni Irish sa dakong bahakhak samtang naghuwat sa iyang order nga pagkaon sulod sa karenderia ni Insi Terya sa dalan Balintawak sa dakbayan sa Sugbo. Gisuhid niya ang…
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Michael Martinez has Achieved International Caliber in Ice Skating despite Government’s lack of support
By Dionesio C. Grava Photos: Maria Teresa Martinez “And my other problem was that I was already forewarned by the PSU/NSA that if I bring my complaint of no support to the media, my son…
Cebuano Poetry: Mga Balak ni Bangaw nga Matahum Part II
Poetries by: Iris Odever Mouse Paint Paintings by: Tasio Espiritu (sketched using MS Windows Paint) KAB-OTA ANG IMONG DAMGO pugngan ko man ang tanod nga gihigot kanimo patugpahon ka sa yuta og mutungtong ang akong…
Poetry: Mabuhay ka Aking Guro
First posted in www.notesnikiko.com OFW ka man o nanatili sa bansa pagmamahal mo at pagkalinga hindi mababayaran ng kahit sinong bata ang aking mga natutunan hinding hindi ko malilimutan ikaw na guro ng paaralan huwaran…
HISTORY: Remembering the Tres de Abril uprising
This famous battle for Cebu happened on Palm Sunday, where Cebuanos dressed properly to go to mass and have their palms blessed. But a dawn incident on April 3rd happened where some Katipunero friends of…
Cebuano Short Story: SI TARZAN IKOGAN
“Tan-awa si Tarzan basa kaayo. Nakalarga na ang lantsa nga gisakyan ni Tatay Indong nimo. Niubog na pud ni sa dagat aron pagsunod ug langoy sa lantsa.” pulong pa ni Nanay Indang nga nagtingsi sa…
USA: LA Derby Dolls: Super heroines of Historic Filipinotown
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava Some said she was going 25-plus mph easy. I thought it could have been faster, the image a blur as the demon jammer whizzed by. Didn’t get her…
USA: Winsome hopefuls vie for Ms. Philippines USA crown
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava It was time to holler words of encouragement as the beat and the well-choreographed routine ratcheted up. A time to ogle at each broad smile, the studied gait…
Italya: Nanay Doring, di pa rin natatagpuan
Source: akoaypilipino.eu Roma, Marso 23, 2012 – Ika- 29 ng Pebrero ng huling makita si Nanay Teodora Dinglasan, kilala sa tawag na ‘Doring’, 74 anyos at may taas na 158 cm., residente sa Via Francesco Soave…
Cebuano Poetry: Paghanduraw & Ako, ang Maong Bulak
Paghanduraw ning maong kagabhion gihandum ko ikaw saksi ang bulan sa’kong gibatyag nga tumang kamingaw saksi ang mga kabitoonan sa matag lusok sa luha uban sa panghupaw misamot ang akong paghanduraw nga sa kalit milapdos…
USA: Saluting women and women’s causes on International Women’s Day
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava It’s a yearly event but that doesn’t mean we don’t honor them everyday. March 8 every year has been designated International Women’s Day and for that PWD takes…
Cebuano Short Story: ANG PAGSUWAY NI ARMAN
Sa atong pagpakabuhi, ikahibalag nato ang mga pagsuway nga mosukod kanato ug sa atong pagkatawo. Mahitabo kini nga dili nato mahibaloan. Detalyado kaayo ang pangandam alang sa usa ka mabulokong kasal nila ni Arman ug…
The Multilingual Poet – Iris Templado Odever
Name: Iris Templado Odever Pen name: Diwata Sa Bangaw (Rainbow Fairy) Age: 34 years old Birthplace: Cebu City Hometown: Alcantara, Cebu “I love poetry because I can express my imaginative awareness of experience through meaning…
Qatar: Videoke Challenge Season 2
Fresh Events & Production Qatar presents Videoke Challenge Season 2 Theme Night – Upbeat Music Collection 2nd Semi-Finals Night on March 22, 2012 At the Filipino Community Center One Theme.. One Stage – 13 Chalengers! Joanna…
USA: A principled worker ditched by a corrupt officialdom – Duero
By Dionesio C. Grava One of the stumbling blocks regarding President Noynoy Aquino’s “matuwid na landas” commitment is the perception that his administration is quite selective regarding the choice of guilty officials to prosecute. While…
Poetry: Sa IYONG Muling Pagdalaw – Tulang Pasasalamat sa Diyos
First posted in https://www.notesnikiko.com Pikit at salop ng hikbing pigil,Nais kumawala ng damdaming lingid;Inaasam na Ikaw ay nais makapiling,Kailan Ka muling dadalaw sa akin? Awit at paruri’y pumailanglang,Sa tunog ng trumpeta mula sa kawalan;Mistulang senyales…
Today in History: Death of Pres. Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay did not finish his term that was expected to end of December 30, 1957 because he died in a plane crash. On March 16, 1957 Magsaysay left Manila for Cebu City where he spoke…
USA: Another chance to recapture fame and glory – FACLA
Words and photos by Dionesio C. Grava First posted in Pinoywatchdog.com In a talk I had the other day with PWD’s managing editor, Rene Villaroman, he expressed surprise that despite unflattering talks and spats among…
Poetry: Ang Tulang SATISFACTION
Words and Graphics by: Tasio Espiritu ANG TULAng SATISFACTION Ang satisfaction ay sa taong nagbendisyon, ang matanda na may hawak ng espada. Espadang may matulis na dulo , ipinatong sa ulo ng matandang nakayuko.
Sa imong Pagmata ang akong Katulogon
Words by: Tasio Espiritu Inspired by: Atty James Lobedica’s “Mga Mabulokon nga Pulong ug Mabungahon nga Pagtulon-an” NAGMATA – kini ang tawo nga wala matulog, timailhan sa iyang kabaskug nga mahimo ang adlaw-adlaw nga mga…
OFW Movie LAWAS KAN PINABLI screening in Manila on March 16, 2012
OFW Movie LAWAS KAN PINABLI screening at the Cinema is Incomplete on March 16,2012 Friday at 8pm. Cinema Is Incomplete is located at 117-C Anonas Extension, Sikatuna Village, Q.C. Please contact 0906 220 8124 and…
Featured Poem and Video: “Babad” by Francis Morilao
tulang ito’y aking ginawa alay sa bawat pamilya bagong taon, bagong pag-asa dalangin sa Diyos, na ating Ama Babad ni Francis Morilao www.notesnikiko.com Nais kong magpakalunod sa Iyong presensya, Nais kong palakasin itong aking kaluluwa; Ipagsigawan…