"The problem is that the Civil Service Commission allows only licensed nurses to work in the health sector in the government... I requested the PRC to give temporary licenses for three years if they have graduated nursing to work in the government,” Herbosa explained.
--Ahhhh.. No. Licensing is not the problem why #Filipino nurses migrate abroad. It's the low pay, poor working conditions, etc.
Dwein Baltazar, writer-director of critically beloved art films ‘Oda sa Wala’ and ‘Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus’, has a new movie with Anima Studios (formerly Globe Studios).
October is Filipino American History Month...Celebrate by seeing BLOODLETTING, by Boni B. Alvarez. Leelee (Anna Mulia) waits expectantly for a fellow aswang (Filipino vampire) with her grandfather Jenry (Sam Produente).
Greetings, and magandang gabi po sa ating lahat na napaparito ngayon sa bago nating bulwagan rito sa kbin. Malamang, umaapoy pa riyan sa bandang Reddit ang gabundok na subreddit blackout, habang dito'y parang bahay na banayad sa pakiramdam....
> The long read: #Migrants from the #Philippines make up a huge percentage of domestic workers around the world. But when their employers are abusive, visa restrictions force them to choose between enduring more suffering or becoming illegal
I have nothing against him. There are meanings behind road names, and “Lawton Ave” is not a positive meaning since the US transferred control of the camp to the Philippines.
The camp was originally known as “Fort William McKinley”. It was established in 1901 during the Philippine-American War.
Henry Ware Lawton was killed during the Philippine-American War, and thus, it is understandable it was named after him.
However, after the war and the #US occupation of the #Philippines, the connection of the name started to, allow me to say, “degrade”.
By 1949-05-14, the US officially transferred control of the camp to the Philippines, and it was renamed to “Fort Bonifacio”, in honour of the #Filipino hero, war veteran, first revolutionary general, and the founder of #KKK, Gat Andres Bonifacio.
This effectively and logically changed the meaning of “Lawton Ave”. It is no longer about Lawton's achievements, as that was from the American perspective.
From the Filipino perspective, “Lawton Ave” means:
Mortal enemy #1
Multiple failed attacks against President Emilio Aguinaldo.
First and only US General killed during the Philippine-American War
Highest ranking American officer killed in both the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars
First US general killed in overseas action
As a human being, those are definitely not a good way to honor someone, regardless if they were an enemy or not.
Imagine this, a Filipino tour guide explaining the history of Fort Bonifacio and they're on a bus traversing Lawton Ave. Do you think a Filipino guide will only mention how Lawton was a hero, especially when he was only a hero from the eyes of the Americans?
It is only very important to rename Lawton Ave in Fort Bonifacio to Gerónimo Ave.
General Gerónimo was the Filipino sharpshooter who fell General Lawton.
We should honor General Gerónimo for valiantly facing a battle where the infamous (Filipino perspective) General Lawton was in the midst of it.
In addition, it will be the Filipino people's final honor to General Henry Ware Lawton. Though he was an enemy of the Filipino people, he still deserves respect as a soldier and as a human being.
Renaming his namesakes is an act of respect and honor. We should not remember him as an enemy, no matter his personal disposition for/against the Filipino people. He was a soldier. He did his job. He fell on duty during the war.
Hi everyone! I am currently writing a term paper, titled Examining Filipino family heritage expression in family tree mapping. This study is a term paper to be submitted in my PS 215: Special Course on Filipino Heritage course at the Asian Center.
My paper hopes to answer the question "How is family heritage expressed in the work of Filipinos who conduct family tree mapping?"
If you are someone who's done family tree mapping or any sort of genealogical research on your ancestors, then be part of a mini FGD for my study. This will be done remotely, via Zoom. I am looking for 3-4 more participants.
If you are interested in the study and would like to participate, feel free to send me a message here, Facebook (Jericho Daniel Igdanes), or through email (jdigdanes@up.edu.ph).
#Philippine coast guard deployed 3 patrol ship & a light plane to keep watch from a distance on the group of about 100 people who set off from western #Zambales province to assert Manila’s sovereignty over #ScarboroughShoal & surrounding waters.
Born to a #Filipino mother & #AfricanAmerican father, her win was celebrated on SM as helping to “shatter” traditional #BeautyIdeals long held in the country.
Manalo’s win is part of a wider conversation about #diversifying notions of beauty in the #Philippines, a country where certain #WesternIdeals have long persisted, shaped in part by the country’s #colonial past.
How do I find people (especially women and POC and LGBTQ+) who started as scientists and somehow found their way to programming and love it so much but were never formally trained and so they just figure it out as they go but they make it work anyway?? Too specific?? (I’m a half #filipino woman and ally, let’s be pals?) #python#rstats#diversityintech
Unlike many Filipino priests who oppose divorce, a group of theologians from Ateneo de Manila University say people should not get in the way of couples who need it. There is a pending divorce bill in the Congress of the Philippines, a country with no divorce.
Alright. The new account is up! If you're a #Filipino who is also interested in #WebDevelopment, follow @antaresphdev! Most of the content will be in Tagalog, but I'll try my best to keep the alt texts in English :)
Evening Chill Chat Thread [Friday, June 16, 2023]
Greetings, and magandang gabi po sa ating lahat na napaparito ngayon sa bago nating bulwagan rito sa kbin. Malamang, umaapoy pa riyan sa bandang Reddit ang gabundok na subreddit blackout, habang dito'y parang bahay na banayad sa pakiramdam....