DISQUS

negrense:

I'm speaking for myself not Taliba but I don't have any delusions that the so-called Philippines would be a "1st world" country due to colonialism. I believe that we would be in a similar economic position as we are today but with a stronger/clearer sense of culture. I do admit that colonialism has helped us early on.

If you want to justify output of uniqueness as justification of colonialism, I disagree. It's a condescending attitude of "we are different (ie better because we are Christians) than our Asian neighbors.

African Americans have a totally unique history and struggle. Do you justify slavery because we have Jazz and great athletes? Having pride of going through/surviving the struggle is good to be proud of but the actual event of kidnapping, slavery, colonialism, forced religion, etc? That is different.

Regarding Lap-Lapu as a national hero, I agree with you to some extent as it's a contradiction of the mass Filipino mindset. If Lapu-Laup is a hero, then why doesn't his fight resonate with you? By comparing Lapu-Lapu to the Abu Sayaff, isn't fair as Lapu-Lapu was protecting his homeland from invaders. While I deplore Abu Sayaff ways, I do understand that they are a product of colonialism in the Philippines. Their ancestors were driven south where they still continue the fight against the Spanish.

Bottom line, think of it this way.......

You have a great life now with your own set of values, religion, language, economy, and etc. Say a group of people invaded your city and forced you to change everything or they would kill you. There's a reason why colonialism (in the physical sense) does not occur today - because it's wrong. Simple as that.

Bong Water: Not sure who your addressing your comments to but "as long as your proud to admit your filipino,,,thats all that matters…" would be superficial.

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What do you need help with? Seems like you already have a meaningful concept already.

It means love

Taliba, I agree with you 100%. I wish I could change the name of this website. I also run http://nophilippines.com. If you have any articles you want to submit, email me at info@pinoytattoos.com.

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90%? Where did you get your stats from? Like Paula said, due to colonial mentality, many of us want Spanish blood. A Spanish last name doesn't automatically equal Spanish blood as many of us were "given" Spanish last names when baptized Christian. Other reasons for Spanish last names:

- Self-changed to be more prestigious in the eyes of our colonizers and separate ourselves from the "indios".
- Changed by our Spanish masters just like how Africans took on their American slave master's last names.
- Did you know of the Alphabetical Inventory of Surnames? Native "indios" without surnames had to get in line to get a Spanish one.

Dayna, I assume you mean "Filipino" fonts?

Rommel, the shop is now closed. Please see the directory for a list of artists.

lookhere: I believe it's a custom design, not a font.

From Wikipedia:

Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Tabuk and borders Mountain Province to the south, Abra to the west, Isabela to the east, Cagayan to the northeast, and Apayao to the north. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were split into two to better service the needs of individual native tribes in the provinces.

Added to the blacklist. Thanks again.

Thanks for your comment, I agree - filipinaheart has been blocked. It should take a couple hours for the system to update. I wouldn't say the site promotes empowerment, I would say it's more awareness.

Correct - a closer translation of Earth could be daigdig or lupa

@armie ferrer: ”I will die a catholic” is old school Baybayin. Check out http://www.baybayin.com/modern/ for more info.

Jonas, email me your email address.