#this is in the philippines

[comrademango]

This is a monument to the US colonization of the Philippines. The US killed at least 200,000 Filipinos in the Philippines-US war and US imperialism until now greatly affects the Philippines. The struggle for liberation of colonized peoples is one. I, for one, welcome this defacement, and would actually like to see it vandalized even more.

#imperialism #philippines #palestine #pilipinas #death to the us empire

[kiiraes]

Filipino activists clash with police as they march towards the US Embassy in Manila to protest the US backed genocidal siege waged by Israel in Gaza.

November 14 2023

Photos by Raffy Lerma

#palestine #free palestine #philippines #free gaza #gaza genocide #save palestine #i stand with palestine #fuck the idf #save gaza #palestinian genocide #b

[littlestpersimmon]

In my dreams we are both free

#the house on monsoon hill #art #Philippines #Southeast Asia #Lea……… o Lea #lea is a trans guy

[catchymemes]

University students in the Philippines, who were directed to create their own “anti-cheating” hats to prevent them from looking at their peers’ papers during midterm examinations, came out with unique ideas

#philippines #students #exam #creativity #long post

[gothgleek]

Michelle Dee, Miss Phillipines 2023, wore a dress as a tribute to the last and oldest living Kalinga (Indigenous Filipinos) tattoo artist, Apo Whang Od and her work

#michelle dee #Michelle Marquez dee #Maria Whang Od Oggay #apo whang od #philippines #miss universe #miss universe 2023 #filipino #fashion #couture #fashion history #tattoo #indigenous #indigineous people #history #Art history #Vogue #miss Philippines #miss Philippines 2023 #mine

[without-ado]

Lightning through the ash cloud of Taal Volcano (x)

#taal volcano #volcano #volcanoes #lightning #ash cloud #volcanic eruption #lightning volt #nature #the philippines #earth #taal lake

[antiwaradvocates]

“Red is the first color of the rainbow” - Pro-LGBT propaganda poster from Filipino communist Emiliana Kampilan (c. 2019)

#communism #socialism #philippines #LGBT

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

#philippines #philadelphia #philly #twitter #meme #memes #tweets #tweet #funny #lol #humor

[arkipelagic]

The Spanish surnames of many Filipinos have often misled foreigners here and abroad, who are unaware of the decree on the adoption of surnames issued by Governor-General Narciso Clavería in 1849. Until quite recently in the United States, the Filipinos were classified in demographic statistics as a “Spanish-speaking minority,” along with Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Mexicans, and other nationals of the Central or South American republics. The Philippines, as is well known, was a Spanish colony when Spain was mistress of empires in the Western Hemisphere; but the Americans were “hispanized” demographically, culturally, and linguistically, in a way the Philippines never was. Yet the Spanish surnames of the Filipinos today—García, Gómez, Gutiérrez, Fernández—seem to confirm the impression of the American statistician, as well as of the American tourist, that the Philippines is just another Mexico in Asia. Nor is this misunderstanding confined to the United States; most Spaniards still tend to think of “las Islas Filipinas” as a country united to them through the language of Cervantes, and they catalogue Philippine studies under “Hispano-America.” The fact is that after nearly three-and-a-half centuries of Spanish rule probably not more than one Filipino in ten spoke Spanish, and today scarcely one in fifty does. Still the illusion lives on, thanks in large part to these surnames, which apparently reflect descent from ancient Peninsular forbears, but in reality often date back no farther than this decree of 1849.

Somehow overlooked, this decree, with the Catálogo Alfabético de Apellidos which accompanied it, accounts for another curiousity which often intrigues both Filipinos and foreign visitors alike, namely, that there are towns in which all the surnames of the people begin with the same letter. This is easily verifiable today in many parts of the country. For example, in the Bikol region, the entire alphabet is laid out like a garland over the provinces of Albay, Sorsogon, and Catanduanes which in 1849 belonged to the single jurisdiction of Albay. Beginning with A at the provincial capital, the letters B and C mark the towns along the coast beyond Tabaco to Tiwi. We return and trace along the coast of Sorsogon the letters E to L; then starting down the Iraya Valley at Daraga with M, we stop with S to Polangui and Libon, and finish the alphabet with a quick tour around the island of Catan-duanes. Today’s lists of municipal officials, memorials to local heroes, even business or telephone directories, also show that towns where family names begin with a single letter are not uncommon. In as, for example, the letter R is so prevalent that besides the Roas, Reburianos, Rebajantes, etc., some claim with tongue in cheek that the town also produced Romuáldez, Rizal, and Roosevelt!

Excerpt from the 1973 introduction to Catálogo de Alfabético de Apellidos by Domingo Abella

#philippines #southeast asia #spanish colonialism #colonialism #history #x

[comrademango]

As always, death to imperialism.

#death to the us empire #pilipinas #philippines #imperialism

[littlestpersimmon]

I grew old, and you became what you always wanted; A boy and a ghost story.

#art #the house on monsoon hill #Philippines #they’re both guys

[alamangoes]

when ur girlfriend tells u to come over so she can "rearrange ur guts" but ur a manananggal and she's a med student 💀✂️

twitter

[Image Description: A drawing depicting a med student studying her manananggal girlfriend's intestines, which are laid out on layers of tarp and plastic sheets. The whole piece is in warm shades of yellow, orange, and brown.

The student has books, notes, and a box of used bloody gloves to her left. Her gloved right hand is placed on the thigh of the manananggal's detached lower body, with one leg casually crossed over each other. Intestines and stylized blood pour from the latter's pelvis, staining her jean shorts red.

The manananggal's upper body and wings rest against a pillow and a drawer. She is scowling and looking slightly peeved at her phone.  Next to her is a water bottle and a plate of street food, with an uneaten stick of dugo. /end ID]

#tw gore #tw blood #artph #manananggal #filipino mythical creatures #philippine mythical creatures #monster girlfriend #i know i held back with her design tho im sorry monster gf conossieurs #alamangoes

[attyattlaw]

fire abs fist ace

#portgas d ace #portgas d. ace #one piece #one piece fanart #op ace #ace #summer in the philippines feel like--

[gael-garcia]

When the people are occupied, resistance is justified

25 Nov 2023 // Manila, Philippines

#hope the artwork survived bc it rained the whole time !!! ok 5/6 #philippines #free palestine #art #post #anakbayan

[themakeupbrush]

Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Final Evening Gown

A tribute to Whang-Od

#I know I have to finish the costumes but the video was so cool #miss universe #miss universe 2023 #Philippines #pageant