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New York City ballet production of Midsummer Nights Dream

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Yesterday was International Dog's Day! I posted this on my Instagram @ thepinaywriter , but I forgot to post it here as I was busy resting and then flying out from Detroit to NY.

Butt, here my post on our pre-colonial beliefs and practices, regarding our dogs.

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My adaptation of the God of Arepo short story, which was originally up at ShortBox Comics Fair for charity. You can get a copy of the DRM-free ebook here for free - and I'd encourage you to donate to Mighty Writers or The Ministry of Stories in exchange.

Again it's an honour to be drawing one of my favourite short stories ever. Thank you so much for the original authors for creating this story; and for everyone who bought a copy and donated to the above non-profits.

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I drew a little something for the Hiveworks micro comic summer~

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Do non Brazilians/Filipinos know about Brazilippines…. Brazilians and Filipinos randomly decided that we were two sides of the same coin and have now become besties

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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Ok so a lil something different than Pokemons. I wanted to draw Philippine Deities in a somewhat surrealistic eldritch forms. Here are 5 of the most well know gods in Philippine mythology. Planning to do more as well.

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"Tuta ng 'Kano" is a derogatory term for Gov't who favors the U.S. with 'kano (kah-nò) as shortened term for "Amerikano" a direct translation in Tagalog for Americans.

"Papi", does this need translation? xD

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Guerilyera: Oi, mongreal. Bark!

"Tuta" means young dog or pup. If used as an insult, it could mean mongreal or subservient slave

There are lots of conspiracies between the relationship of Reagan's administration (U.S.) and the Marcos' regime (PH). But nothing is more telling than the fact that the Marcoses fled the country and was exiled to Hawaii.

But don't take Guerilyera's words. She just hates every country that conquered Philia. Unless they're helping her kicking each other out of her backyard.

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Borne of grand ideals and aspirations.

Maharlika should have been a mark of our freedom, away from the namesake of a King that never set foot on our land. And yet, her path meant a breaking away from democracy. The price of denying a dead king, was to accept an unjust (political) dynasty. the making of a monarch.

Edsa was supposed to be peaceful protest. And yet she is steeped with blood, betrayals, and propaganda. It took the death of one "elite" "rich" guy, to "spark" the movement, when thousands has died before the oligarch.

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Maharlika is the sweetest of nightmares to wake out from. She would have been glorious, a monarch of pearls and freedom, if she was real. The fact that she isn't, made the dream all the more bitter.

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Edsa likes to have a peaceful breakfast of pan de sal in the morning. And likes Filipinos to have basic human rights. She also ends her sentences with 'po' and would call everyone 'kuya' and 'ate' regardless of age since she is the baby. She always wear apron and cleaning gloves because lately she gets to clean up the messes of the government. Forever the maid of Philia.

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Philia and Edsa

Philia at her peak was one of the Tiges Cubs of Asia. Until recession came after the EDSA Revolution which ousted Marcos. The Marcos' unexplained wealth remained untouched and despite the numerous international rulings for human rights volations against the late Marcos' Estate.

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Martial: I may not remember you, but I know who I am.

Marked Martial: You forget Martial, history has a fucking tendency to repeat itself.

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Guerilyera is always the resistance whenever the Philippine is left alone or betrayed. The lingering will of Philia when she is captured or comatosed. That's why she was present during Marked Martial's rule.

*Marked Martial is the era of Marcos' Dictatorship. Both inspired from Marcos and the markings he got from being blinded and used by the dictatorial rule which started when the 1973 Constitution was ratified through a questionable plebiscite.

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Philia: Ang ngalan ko ay Pilipinas

Martial used to be Philia's protector. But during the 1970's he was blinded and had seen a vision "Maharlika" and fell in love. When he recovered, he wanted to recreate Philippines in the image of "Maharlika", but almost ruined the country in the process. He actually have shattered memories of that time. That he can't understand why sometimes Philia would reject him.

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Del Pilar - born on 1899 during the Philipline American War

Guerilyera - born 1941 during the Philippine Japanese War

Del Pilar tried so much to fight during WWII but he was exiled and have to leave his baby sister to America. When Pearl Harbor was hit, the Pearl of Orient was left at the hands of Imperial Japan. Philia declared that she will fight and donned her colors as "Guerilyera", Kumander Perlas Silang.