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Pacete: 'Tuob,' the babaylan’s way

JUST recently, there was a concept presented that “tuob” (steam inhalation) could kill the virus that causes the pandemic. Some doctors contradicted the abstraction as not true. The conflict resulted in a battle of words. Steam inhalation is practiced at ...

From 2 days ago

Pacete: Covid-19 homecoming story

THIS is a true story woven in the style of fiction to protect the dignity and identity of the persons involved. They aspire to survive further because they are at home already while thousands of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and ...

From 4 days ago

Pacete: Kanlaon, a romantic folktale

AN ANCIENT romance gave birth to Mount Kanlaon. It was the unsurpassed and uncompromising love that weaves stories on how this massive land form found its way in the middle of the island of Buglas.Diverse stories have been said about ...

From 9 days ago

Pacete: Entertainers in public office

ONCE an American journalist said that the Philippines has a damaged culture. At first, many Filipinos could not agree with that. Giving it a closer look, we gradually see reality. We ask this question, "Does our culture bring economic progress ...

From 11 days ago

Pacete: Negrosanon, taga-Negros or Negrense?

CONFUSION? No, all of them are correct. It depends on your perception... on whatever you like, on whatever you want, and on whatever is comfortable for you. We are in a free country. Juan can call himself John, Johnny, Ivan, ...

From 16 days ago

Pacete: The changes we are expecting under the new normal

HEALTH protocols will still be a priority under the new normal. The price of prime commodities will remain high and the cost of travel will not go back to the past normal. In my area, the tricycle was just charging ...

From 18 days ago

Pacete: Facts and fancies behind Philippine Independence

IT WAS President Diosdado Macapagal who proclaimed June 12 a national holiday in celebration of Philippine Independence. Emilio Aguinaldo, head of the Philippine Revolutionary Republic, formally proclaimed Philippine independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898.The Proclamation of Independence, formally ...

From 23 days ago

Pacete: Our flag: Sacred relic of the revolution

The story of our flag is identical to the story of our independence. When I was still a kid, I enjoyed listening to the tell-tale or “historia de los borrachos” (stories of the drunkards) about our flag during their “tuba” ...

From 25 days ago

Pacete: Imee Marcos: Difficult to find a truly committed teacher

SENATOR Imee Marcos said in an interview by CNN Philippines last May 27, that nowadays it is difficult to find “truly committed” teacher, which is why students are supposedly falling behind in life skills such as leadership and resourcefulness.“The reality ...

From 31 days ago

Pacete: In defense of teachers

ON A breakfast table last Tuesday morning, I was confronted by three teachers... my wife and my two daughters. They informed me that two radio personalities, one anchorman and one reporter, embarrassed the teachers in their conversation over the radio. ...

From 37 days ago

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