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Aring Sinukuan is the “Kapampangan” Sun God of War and Death. Aring Sinukuan lives in Mount Arayat. He was the one who taught the ancient Kapampangan metallurgy, wood cutting/gathering, and rice cultivation. (Filipino Mythology)(Kapampangan Region) Upon Spanish colonization, this deity was rebranded to Maria Sinukuan, the mountain fairy of Mount Arayat. Si Aring Sinukuan ay … Read more
On this day, June 22, in 1920, Filipino statesman and lawyer Jovito Salonga was born in Pasig, Rizal Province. He is an outspoken critic of President Ferdinand Marcos and his declaration of Martial Law, earning him the moniker of “The Nation’s Fiscalizer.” He was arrested for subversion in 1980 but was released. He went on … Read more
On this day, June 21, in 2005, former Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin died of renal failure at the age of 76 at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City, Metro Manila. He was a leading opposition figure during the Marcos regime and the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. With his death, the … Read more
On this day, June 19, aside from celebrating the 158th birth anniversary of Dr.Jose Rizal, is the 69th anniversary of the inauguration of the re-built Rizal home in Calamba. Known today as the Rizal Shrine Calamba (Museo ni Jose Rizal Calamba). The picture above shows the meeting on inauguration day among, Jose Rizal’s sister, Trinidad … Read more
Is it true that getting wet from the rain will make you ill? Your elders, mother, father, and other relatives always remind you to stay away from the rain because it can cause cough, colds, fever, and diarrhea. But is it true? In the “Good News” program of the GMA Network, Dr.Edwin Bien explains that it … Read more