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recent blog postsThe Finale of "Bravo Filipino" Concert with Pilita Corrales, Basil Valdez, Celeste Legaspi and More...Posted July 17th, 2008 at 01:50am This is the last part of the musical concert taken from the TV telecast of Bravo Filipino, produced by the Filipinas Heritage Library and by the Ayala Group of Companies. Featuring Asia's Queen of Songs, Ms. Pilita Corrales with Basil Valdez and Celeste Legaspi. You can Watch the solo performance of Celeste Legaspi in my Video Player. She sings "Tuliro". Erik Morales in the Philippines Part 3Posted July 14th, 2008 at 03:54pm You'll see here Erik with his wife going to diffrent places around Manila and the Making of San Miguel Beer TV commercial with Manny Pacquiao. You can watch part 1 and part 2 of his trip in my Video Player section of my page. This is from a TV program in the Philippines called "Sports Unlimited" with host Dyan Castillejo at ABS-CBN 2. Manila, The Queen City of the Pacific, a film by Andre de la VarrePosted July 04th, 2008 at 07:22pm It's a short travelogue done in 1938 called "Manila. Queen City of the Pacific". It shows footage of an intact Intramuros, a pre-bombed out Rizal Avenue with it's tram system, a pre-bombed out Jones Bridge, a tree lined Taft Avenue, and the majestic former San Francisco Church. Sigh. I know. Looking at footage like this makes me feel a tinge of sadness about the glory we lost thanks to war and neglect. But on the other hand, it also makes me hopeful simply because it shows the standard that which we all should aspire - a civilized, multifaceted, multicultural Manila for all. Learn more about the filmmaker, Andre de la Varre. TVE (Television Espanola) Report on the Philippines - Spanish Creole "CHAVACANO"Posted June 17th, 2008 at 05:03pm Chavacano (as a proper noun and a derivative of the Spanish adjective "chabacano" and as it is generally accepted in literature, the broadcast media, and Zamboanguenos) or Chabacano (from the Spanish adjective) is a creole language or more precisely, the common name for the several varieties of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines. The word chabacano which the name Chavacano is derived from is Spanish for "poor taste," "vulgar," "common," "tasteless," "tacky," or "coarse." It also means clown in some South American countries. The Chavacano language is the only Spanish creole in Asia. It has survived for more than 400 years, thus making it one of the oldest creole languages in the world. Besides Chinese, Spanish and English, it is the only Philippine language which is not a member of the Austronesian family. Chavacano speakers are concentrated mostly in Zamboanga City and in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte, and Basilan. It is also spoken in some areas of Cavite, Davao, and Cotabato. According to the official 2000 Philippine census, there were altogether 607,200 Chavacano speakers in the Philippines in that same year. The exact figure could be higher than the census figure as the population of Zamboanga City, whose main language is Chavacano, far exceeded the census figure in 2000. Speakers are also found in Semporna, Sabah in Malaysia not surprisingly because this northern part of Borneo is close to the Sulu islands and Zamboanga Peninsula and was once part of Spanish Philippines until the late 19th century. Some people of the Muslim ethnic tribes of Zamboanga such as the Tausugs, the Samals, and of Basilan such as the Yakans also speak the language. In the close provinces of Sulu and Tawi-Tawi areas, there are muslim speakers of the Chabacano de Zamboanga. There are several varieties of this creole and their classification is based on their substrate languages and the regions where they are commonly spoken. The three known varieties of Chavacano/Chabacano which have Tagalog as their substrate language are Caviteno (spoken in Cavite), Ternate o (spoken in Ternate, Cavite), and Ermita o (once spoken in Ermita and now extinct). The other varieties which have Cebuano as their substrate language are Zamboangueno (spoken in Zamboanga City), Davaoeno (spoken in areas of Davao), and Cotabateno (spoken in Cotabato City). Zamboangueno is the variety with the most number of speakers, being the main language of Zamboanga City. The vocabulary is predominantly derived from the Spanish language, while grammar is mostly based on other Philippine languages primarily, Tagalog and Cebuano. It is used in education, print media, television and radio. The New Journey with Arnel Pineda!!! (Goodbye Steve Perry...)Posted June 10th, 2008 at 09:56pm CBS TV interview of The Journey.And Arnel Pineda's road to success. Mabuhay ! Accepting Filipinos in a much wider Latino WorldPosted June 04th, 2008 at 06:57pm
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