#kapatiran

[anitosoul]

Babaylan Women as Guide to a Life of Justice and Peace

Values for building a culture of justice, peace, and spirituality

First Value: KALOOBAN at PATOTOO Learning to be, being a human being as defined by our intrapersonal, interpersonal, and spiritual intelligences

Second Value: KABUHAYAN at KAALWANAN Learning to do, nurturing our life-sustaining intelligence

Third Value: KARUNUNGAN at KAALAMANG-BAYAN Learning to learn, nurturing our collective heritage and traditional knowledge

Fourth Value: KAPWA at KAPATIRAN Learning to live and work together as a compassionate people

Fifth Value: PAGKAKAISA at PAMATHALAAN Learning to realize a collective vision and strategy

Sixth Value: LAKAS AT TIBAY NG LOOB Learning about sustainable spirituality

Seventh Value: BATHALA NA Developing the gift of final perseverance

[ghostlywriterspeaksbruh]

My counterpart is a part of the said group, that time i'm not completely aware of what is happening. Up until the dark seer ( capricorn guy na arabo) he came in between sa connection ko, particularly isa sya sa brotherhood and isa sa mga gumawa ng kwento and nangbrainwashed to my counterpart.

It was supposed to be an actual relationship between me and my real partner ( ex ko na ngayon) then yang guy na arabo yung kabet ni N, gusto nya magkaroon muna ng sexaul relationship towards me and him. I suspect may certain practice sila sa religion ( kulto nga ata) nila or kapatiran na since involved sakanila ung counterpart ko bago nila i allow ung ex ko dapat dumaan muna ako sakanila. So basically bugaw ang ganap. Malandi yung lalakeng arabo, then nung tumanggi ako kasi ofcourse that time ang mahal ko ung partner ko, doon sya nagstart manira and yun na met nya along those time period si N na super self proclaimed na bestfriend ko daw at silang dalawa ung nagtulungan na gumawa ng kwento.

Yun siniraan nila ako, then ofcourse mga uto uto 🤣😭😂 naniwala naman kayo. ( Char pero totoo yan 😂) nung sila na ung mag allied to made a gossip about me they have a sexual relationship si N ginagalaw ni arabo, then si arabo na brainwashed nya ung partner ko so naghiwalay kami dahil sa argument.

Tapos ung arab guy ulit, minanipulate nya ung ex partner ko na mabait daw si N, ganito ganyan daw, at marami pang iba na diko knows kasi ginawaan na nga nila ng kwento, pinush nya yung si Gold digger N, kasi mayaman ung ex partner ko, and sumang ayon na magpagalaw sakanya ( like parang bayaran) pero more on kahoots and connection rather than official relationship ( may wife rin yung arab guy.)

Then ayun since may sexual connection sila, nabuntis is N, sa anak nila ng arabo, and by that time naging sila na ng ex partner ko. Even though sila na, may secret affair parin sila ng arab guy ( so technically kabet sya ni N) at inuuto nila ung ex partner ko na anak nilang dalawa ni N yung bata even though the child is really from sertac because of their sexaul relationship prior to the relationship that he had with my ex partner.

[shsdbti-peta]

Pangalawang Tahanan

Naratibo - Miguel Quiling

Simula nang pumasok ako sa Don Bosco, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala kung gaano kalaki ang epekto ng paaralan sa akin. Mula sa pagiging musmos at ganap na bata, hanggang sa isang taong wala pang muwang ngunit namumuhay nang may moralidad at nagsisikap na gawin ang kanyang makakaya para sa iba, binigyan ni Don Bosco ang isang tao na walang kahulugan, and dahilan upang mabuhay at hinimok siya na maging ang kanyang sarili upang magkaroon ng kahulugan.

Taong 2012 nung nagpropose ang mama ko na i-enroll ako sa Don Bosco, maaring inaasahan mo na matutuwa ako dun, ngunit imbes na masaya, umiyak ako ng umiyak, pero ganun pa man, naka-enroll parin ako. Sa unang pagkakataon sa Don Bosco, sa kabila ng pagiging bago, naroroon na ang kapaligiran ng kapatiran at kabaitan, kumportable kahit ako’y nasa bagong kapaligiran. Ang mga taon ko sa elementarya ay nagpatuloy sa kasiyahan, pagkakaibigan, at pakiramdam na ligtas sa piling ng iba. Bilang isang mahiyaing bata, ako ay hinikayat na magsalita at makisama ang iba, at mamuhay nang malaya sa suporta ng mga tao sa paligid ko. Ang paglalakbay na ito ng kasiyahan at pagkatuto ay nagpatuloy hanggang sa ako ay nagtapos ng elementarya na kalaunan ay nagtapos sa aking susunod na yugto ng edukasyon, ang Junior High School. Kahit na masaya ang elementarya, ang Junior High School ay noong pumasok ako sa mababang bahagi ng aking buhay, pagiging immature, insensitive, at self-centred, nagsimula akong lumayo sa gusto ni Don Bosco at nagsimulang umalis nang walang ingat at walang moralidad. Nagtagal ito hanggang sa nagsalita ako at sa wakas ay nasabi ko ang nararamdaman ko sa mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan ko sa Don Bosco, at muli kong naramdaman ang ginhawang naramdaman ko noong bago pa lang ako sa paaralan na ito. Mahirap ang paglalakbay, ngunit itinuro sa akin ng Don Bosco Makati na sa kabila ng mga mababang punto ng aking buhay, lagi akong may kakayahang umahon muli at maging isang mas mabuting tao. Kahit nasa paglalakbay pa rin ako ng pagbuti, ang mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan ko ay tumulong sa akin na bumangon mula sa isang butas na hindi ko akalain na hinding-hindi ako makakaahon. Muli akong namuhay ng masaya, umunlad at umunlad hanggang sa makatapos ako ng Junior High School na may tunay na ngiti. Ngayon, nasa huling hakbang na ako hanggang sa mabuhay ako ng sarili kong buhay. Sa kabila ng pag-aaral ng maraming bagay at pagbawi sa aking nakaraan sa Junior High School. Itinuro sa akin ng Senior High School ang isa sa mga pinakamahalagang aral na natutunan ko sa ngayon, at ito ay ang kahalagahan ng pagiging nandiyan para sa bawat isa at mamuhay nang may suporta habang nagbibigay ng suporta. Ang buhay ay isa sa pinakamahirap na hamon na kailangan nating harapin at lahat tayo ay nagdadala ng bigat ng pagsisikap na talunin ang laro ng buhay. Ngunit, sa pakikisama sa iba, natutunan ko na ang buhay ay hindi isang laro na kailangang laruin nang mag-isa, ngunit hindi masamang talunin ang laro sa tulong ng iba at ng mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan mo.

Mayroon akong isang taon na natitira bago kailangan kong umalis sa Don Bosco at lumipat sa ibang paaralan. Ngunit mula sa pagiging isang immature bata, masasabi kong hindi lamang ako nakatulong sa pag-unlad ng paaralan, ngunit tinulungan akong maging kung sino ang gusto kong maging, at tiyak na nakatulong ito sa iba na maging kanilang sarili at mamuhay nang masaya. Maaaring ang tingin ng iba ay isa pang pribadong paaralan ang Don Bosco, ngunit itong paaralang ito na pinapasok ng maraming estudyante, hindi lamang ang aura ng pagkatuto ang nararamdaman, kundi pati ang aura ng kabaitan, pagiging palakaibigan, at pagtanggap.

[throttletherapyyy]

Happy 53rd Founding anniversary, Triskelions' Grand Fraternity. Tau Gamma Phi.

October 4, 1968 - October 4, 2021

Greetings from:

Brod. Manny "Stubborn" Alcober

UP Diliman Area-17 Community Chapter

Bayan-Bayanan Community Chapter, Malabon Council

Arriba! Long Live Triskelion!

De Gustibus Non Disputandum Est!

Live and let live!

[thesickestlady]

"We are like islands in the sea... separate on the surface but connected on the deep"

Kapatiran 2019! Thank you for a year filled of happiness and friendship. I'll see you soon. I love you!

[pinaycollective-blog]

👁 “To me, being Filipina is a mix - not only of cultures, but a mix of the work hard/play hard lifestyle, a mix of many skills/ talents and a mix of quirkiness and passion.. We are like the halo-halo of Asia." ⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Salamat @makinthebacon1 ! Your fearlessness to express how you feel through your photos is inspiring. ✨⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at Toronto, Ontario)

[nooddoon]

Pepe Diokno, MMXV

[boybaga]

Bet ko yung nagka gulo dito sa bahay kasi may kapatiran sa iglesia na nag ulat sakin about kay leni. Wahahaha handa ka na din kasi ilalabas ko yung picture na nagiinom ka.

[abieceedee]

There are days that feels like sh*t!

Ganda ng picture pero hanep ang title...

It is 1:32 am of the 19th day of the 3rd month of the year 2021 in the felix calendar. Char! Pinahirapan ko lang ang aking sarili.

Gusto ko sanang isulat na there has never been a day in my life that i felt useless or somewhat never been a day has been wasted and i'm more than regretful. Hindi ko masulat kasi hindi totoong wala pang ganung araw na dumating sa buhay ko.

Tulad ngayon, mulat pa ko kasi ayaw pa ko patulugin ng isip ko. Hindi ako mapakali kasi meron na naman akong gustong patunayan.

Meron tayong mga blessed days and sobrang grateful ako kay Lord for those days na para akong nasa cloud ☁️ nine... Pero mas thankful ako sa mga araw na i feel like sh*t! (Sensya na, dito ko lang maexpress yun kasi hindi ko mavocalize, baka mareport ako! Haha). Those sh*tty days made me a little stronger and tougher.

Naku people! Napakahirap panatilihin ang humanity! Hahaha. Makailang ulit ko nang gustong maging beast pero napapaalalahanan akong i'm a hooman! Hahaha. Self! Keep your self sane!

O sya! Hanggang sa muling kwentuhan. Preoccupied ako ng mga projects na sinet ko sa sarili ko kaya para akong lukaret kakaisip. Haha. Sumasabay pa mga isyu sa mga tao sa kabilang church na talagang peyborit ang mga kapatiran na pulutan sa kanilang tsismisan! Tisod ministry on the go! Ehem!

WOH!!! ah este waaah! Me and my splendid bundok background! Pictorial sa Gethsemane prayer mountain 🏔️ with LS Fam. Unang outdoor during pandemic. Epic lang si kuya guard na nagNGANGANGA na wala ng ibang purpose kundi sitahin kami sa aming photoshoot. Hahaha

P.S.

Pisngi ko pwede nang tabasin tapos isisig! hahaha

[womanlalaboy]

You Don’t Look Like You’d Get Tattoos

The most outrageous comment I've heard about my tattoo apart from a tricycle driver asking me from what kapatiran (brotherhood/fraternity/sorority) I came from and my parents cold-heartedly saying it's panget (ugly), would be my supervisor's "magpapatattoo ka? Seryoso? 'Di ka mukhang 'yung tipo na magpapatattoo." It's outrageous for me because it's a proof of how embedded the stigma is around the art of tattooing.

I'm small, baby-faced and I usually get mistaken as a high schooler even though I'm already in my mid-twenties. Understandably, it would be concerning for high schoolers or anyone below 18 to get tattoos, but the people who know me sometimes couldn't wrap their heads around how someone like me would want to get a tattoo. So what kind of people usually gets tattoo? The stereotypes would be fraternity members, metal heads or rock musicians, drug addicts, activists, teenage rebels, military people, bikers, disturbed creatives and criminals. It's never the small BPO agent with poor eyesight; but at least 2 employees in each team in the industry are inked. Many in the creative industries have tattoos. Most travelers have tattoos. Celebrities have got tattoos too. It's getting more and more of a norm to be inked these days, but 10-20 years ago, it's considered almost like a taboo. And why is that?

Tattoos started gaining its negative connotation in the 70s when the art became closely associated with criminals. And this isn't just in the Philippines, but throughout the world. In Korea, tattooing is illegal if it's not done by doctors, In China, tattoo is a common mark among slaves and criminals. In some Western cultures, it was taken as the mark of people from the circus. In the Philippines, it was known that fraternity members have got tattoos and that once inside the prison, one will be forced to get inked.

Since the story about Maria "Wang-od" Oggay, the oldest mambabatok, blasted the internet, the negative views about tattooing in the Philippines slowly faded. The stigma is still there among Filpinos especially the elders, but awareness is spreading like wildfire, tributes are everywhere and the art of traditional tattooing in the Philippines has become a commodity for attracting travelers all over the world. The urge to know more about the Filipino culture and identity before the times of colonization gets stronger. The Filipino pride has resurfaced, the desire to get rooted as Filipinos has widened and the art is actually bringing Filipinos world-wide together.

It wasn't just the art itself that this change in views has affected, but as well as people's thoughts on traveling, women empowerment, gender inclusivity, the protection of many areas in the provinces, the conservation on Filipino cultural heritages which include our traditional way of writing, and languages.

I haven't gone up Benguet to have Wang-od's tattoo yet, but I've recently had one done from a local artist that is as passionate. it's a wrap-around my wrist which I drew to remind myself to remain teachable; to grow and to give room for open wisdom. There are still so much to learn about the Filipino roots, and it might take more than a lifetime to discover more. But I'm starting with questioning the social construct that governs our daily lives. I'm starting with educating myself and with challenging the norm by doing things I like to do and exploring what I'm curious about even though I don't look like it.

*** Solid thanks to Mckay for coming with me and to Roan for her patience and her skillllz!

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Sources:

https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-lifestyle/2016/05/19/1584739/tattoo-evolving-art/amp/ https://www.aswangproject.com/beautiful-history-symbolism-philippine-tattoo-culture/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYfJfCeQ8As

[pauperworld20]

My mom and dad are pastors, they serve the Lord and the people in the Church. Minsan pa nga may mga pagkakataon na ibibigay nalang nila sa pamilya namin, itutulong pa nila sa ibang tao. Walang sahod ang mga magulang ko, hindi katulad ng ibang mga pastor, na may mga sahod. Yung iba pa nga, kaya nagpapastor kasi may bayad, pero ang mga magulang ko hindi. Hindi sila umaasa sa itutulong ng ibang tao, hindi sila umaasa sa offering o tithes ng mga miyembro kundi sa biyaya na pinagkakaloob sa kanila ng Diyos. Madalas mas inuuna nila ang simbahan kesa sa mga kamag-anak namin. Never naging priority ang kamag-anak sa kapatiran.

Kaya para sa mga taong nagsasabi na lagi nalang pamilya namin, mag-isip isip muna kayo bago kayo magsalita, kasi wala kayong alam kahit isa. At bago kayo magkalat ng kung anumang bali-balita, tignan niyo muna kung totoo. Alamin niyo muna kung ano talaga, baka kayo din ang magsisi sa bandang huli.

[throttletherapyyy]

After almost 7 years, nakadalaw at nakapunta uli ako sa aking mother chapter. Ang UP Diliman Area-17 community chapter. Laki na ng pinagbago ng lugar. Dami na ding mga bagong brods and sis's sa area. Nakakatuwa lang kasi yung batch mate ko, nandun pa din. Nakakatuwa lang na sariwain yung mga struggles at happiness nung bagong tatag ang Area. At ngayon, heto na. Malakas at matatag!

[thesickestlady]

✨   𝐓 𝐀 𝐆 𝐀 𝐘 𝐓 𝐀 𝐘  //   𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎  ✨

Sobrang spontaneous tong gala na to! Gusto lang namin makapag-unwind dahil sa stress sa trabaho tyaka di na namin kaya pumirme sa bahay dahil sa tangnang pandemya na to. Ayun natuloy naman lakad namin kaso nung mag-gagala na dun naman may bagyo. Pota ganda ng view ng fog pero halos matangay kmi ng hangin don hahahaha

Hindi ko ma-upload sa facebook dahil umabsent ako sa trabaho kaya dito ko na lang post hahaha. Kapatiran, salamat sa mga unforgettable at memorable na ganap natin don 🧡

[tourismamlan]

Asupri

I have never seen anything like it before and so my eager anticipation in checking it out myself became publicly palpable. The crystal-clear, aquamarine waters minus the offensive sulfuric smell, I was told, makes swimming in this lagoon a must for everybody. The travel bug has got the better of me again.  This is a something exciting to discover, explore and document for others to know.

When an…

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👁 “For me, being Filipina means being community and legacy minded and staying true to my identity. In the UK I’m considered exotic. In Philippines I’m foreign. I’m constantly challenging stereotypes in both cultures so I can represent Filipinas fiercely, and encourage the next generation of flyyy Pinays!”⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you Mika! @thoughtscapes.tv ! Hella related to your video! ✨ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ Let's inspire and build a community! What does it mean to be a Filipina to you? DM us, we'd love to know! 💭 #pinaycollective #pinaygrown .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀ #browngirls #explore #browngirlbloggers #filam #asian #pacificislander #ph #pilipina #komunidad #pagkakaisa #pamilya #family #community #brownwomanrise #lipi #tampok #babae #community #pinas #pinayigers #familia #filipina #tribe #herstory #sisters #kapatiran #woc #reclaimyourpower #kaibigan (at United Kingdom)

[anneretchable]

See you on March, sibs! ❤️✨✌🏻 #MBALife #kapatiran #bibonesslevelgazillion