The Filipino Story of Our Time

On December 20, 2006, in Outside Cordi, by bill bilig

Whoa, the things we receive in the mail. This letter was originally sent to an association here in the Philippines but the letter writer somehow came across this blog and also sent the letter to us (igorotblogger@gmail.com).

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A Kankanaey Love Song

On December 17, 2006, in Uncategorized, by bill bilig

You gotta love this video. It is simple but meaningful and heartfelt. It is one of my favorites. It helps of course that the model is beautiful (she should have joined Starstruck) and the singer himself looks quite good.

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How to Spot an Ibaloi

On December 17, 2006, in Benguet, by bill bilig

Ooops, I missed this comment from “sahiy ya ibadoi ngo” which I think deserves a post of its own. If you remember, we made a post on How to Spot an Igorot several months back and “sahiy” added his/her tips on How to Spot an Ibaloi. Here it goes:

1. They are the guys who stay near the walls of a room in a social gathering, and just smile (ngishit) when asked to go in front.

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Ano bang meron ang hangin sa Abra at masyadong marahas ang pulitika doon? The latest victim is Abra Representative Luis Bersamin Jr. who was killed December 16 at the Mt. Carmel Church in Quezon City where he attended a niece’s wedding. His bodyguard, policeman Adelbo Ortega was also slain. More information here.

A church is supposed to be a safe place where one can lay one’s guard down but maybe its precisely this sense of safety that makes it easy for political assassins to target their victims. Maybe these killers have been getting pointers from mafia movies where protagonists are killed right after they get out of churches. (Like in the Godfather movies, you know.)

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FOLAYANG BITES HIS WELL-EARNED SILVER MEDAL; HE EARLIER BESTED HIS KYRGYZ OPPONENT ON HIS WAY TO THE FINALS.

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