Magsisi ka man at huli wala nang mangyayari.

English (Loose translation): There is no point blaming yourself for something that has happened in the past.

Explanation: The truth is you cannot regret something that has yet to happen. Regret is always related to a past event, action or… Read the rest

Huli man daw at magaling, naihahabol din.

English: Better late than never.

Explanation: No explanation required.

Kung binigyan ng buhay, bibigyan din ng ikabubuhay.

English (Loose translation): If you gave life to somebody, you should also provide him/her a source of livelihood.

Explanation: One practical application of this saying is the case of a parent-child relationship. It is not enough that a child is… Read the rest

Ang paala-ala ay mabisang gamot sa taong nakakalimot

English: A reminder is an effective medicine to someone who forgets.

Explanation: Athough this saying does not require an explanation, someone may ask: Why is a reminder considered a medicine?

That is a very valid question. This is where… Read the rest

Ang tunay na kaibigan, nakikilala sa kagipitan

English: A friend indeed is a friend in need.

Explanation: (No explanation required)

Do you agree with the saying?

Turan mo ang iyong kaibigan, sasabihin ko kung sino ikaw

English: Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll you who you are.

Explanation: It is said that a person is judged by other people by the company he keeps. This is similar to the saying: “Birds of the… Read the rest

The Thomasites, Before and After

They were called thus not due to St. Thomas of Aquinas but because they came in a cattle cargo vessel called the “S/S Thomas”.

And they came to teach English as part of the “policy of attraction” after the 1898… Read the rest

The Filipino State (Another way of looking at Philippine history): Part 7 of 7 Parts

7.  Was the Filipino State mortgaged and hocked? Was it gross betrayed? Will the Filipinos remain to be stateless even in their own country?

Thus, because of the confusion wrought upon the national psyche of the Filipino people through the… Read the rest

The Filipino State (Another way of looking at Philippine history): Part 6

6.   1900: The Filipino people was deprived of its own State

When the American WASPs had, at last, succeeded in imposing their military and neo-colonial rule, one of them, James Leroy, concluded that the Filipinos became stateless as a result… Read the rest

The Filipino State (Another way of looking at Philippine history): Part 5

By Guillermo Gomez Rivera

5.  Maturity of the Filipino State in 1898

Thus, after 337 years, the FILIPINO STATE became so rich and so vibrant that from a mere missionary outpost it went on to become a colony, in the… Read the rest