On November 1, 1987, American author James Fallows published an article in the Atlantic Monthly titled, “A Damaged Culture: A New Philippines?”, which created quite a stir, considering that at the time, Filipinos were occupied clearing the debris that Marcos had left behind. From then on, nasty things happened, which seemed to buttress the damaged culture…
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Fiestas Past
In the Philippine setting, fiesta is culture and culture is fiesta. Whereas the United States has Thanksgiving Day, the Philippines, namely each village , has the barrio fiesta: a time for celebration, a time to give thanks, a time to reconnect with one’s roots. And yes, the focus of the fiesta is the patron saint–its…
