Founder, @PinoyBuilt
Filipino-American cultural commentary & political analysis
1.5-gen Fil-Am ยท Marikina โ Chicago โ Vallejo
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A40-year-old Filipino American from California was among 19 people killed in a 12-hour firefight in Negros Occidental on April 19, 2026. The Armed Forces of the Philippines calls it a lawful encounter. BAYAN USA and rights groups call it a massacre. https://t.co/Scmmrlppc1
One phrase. 464 million Spotify streams. A master class in #Tagalog vocabulary, #Filipino values, and why the language of your lolo sounds like this. #LearnFilipino
On April 21, 900 CE, 1,126 years ago today, a scribe inscribed Old Malay, Sanskrit, & Old Tagalog onto a sheet of copper in the Kingdom of Tondo. What he created is proof that Filipino civilization was literate, legally sophisticated, & globally connected way before Magellan.
84 years ago, they held the line for 99 days. Then came the Death March. Then came the Rescission Act of 1946. This #ArawNgKagitingan, weโre telling the full storyโthe valor and the debt that was never fully repaid. ๐ต๐ญ๐บ๐ธ
The first major animated film rooted in Philippine folklore asks the question every immigrant carries: What do you lose when you leave? A PinoyBuilt analysis of the most important Filipino cultural moment in animation history.
https://t.co/ACnQgOF0m7 PinoyBuilt Daily Briefing, March 24, 2026: Marcos Declares Energy Emergency as Iran War Squeezes OFWs, Oil Supply, and the Global Filipino Economy #filam#pinoybuilt
Amazing battles youโve given us these past days on the @MiamiOpen courts ๐พ๐ฅ
Always proud of you @alexeala05 !
Letโs keep going, weโll be cheering all the way ๐๐ช
https://t.co/8o0q6PFEdg Learn Filipino: How Cup of Joe's Record-Shattering 'MULTO' Teaches Us Pagharap โ The Courage to Face What Haunts Us #filam#pinoybuilt