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Bravo, Heneral Luna!

This is the first the time I experienced a dominantly young crowd applaud at the end of a local film. Heneral Luna is an inspiring film, didactic in an entertaining way. This film is probably one of the best local historical period drama ever produced, along with Raymond Red’s “Sakay,” FPJ’s “Asedillo” and Albert Martinez’s […]

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Bamboo Spanish

tag: pio andrade jr, spanish philippines, thomasite,  philippine american war BAMBOO SPANISH   How did the American soldiers in the Philippine-American War manage to make themselves understood by the Filipinos in the absence of an interpreter? Answer: By speaking “Bamboo Spanish,” which was also called “Soldier’s Spanish”, or “Pack-Train Spanish.”  By far, Bamboo Spanish is […]

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C’mon Rick, No Philippine American War?

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJJTHs8iIR8&NR=1] Seller: I have my grandfathers old army coat from the Philippine American war. Rick Harrison: Well, there was no Philippine war. Seller: American Philippine war? Big Hoss: There was the Spanish American war where we took the Philippines from Spain. Seller: Yeah, well, that sounds about right. Rick Harrison: So, you think it’s from […]

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