Ang dehumanizing talaga ng ganito na pipila sila nang sobrang aga, tapos pag kukunin na yung 5k sasabihin wala sa listahan or may mali sa data like pota naman bigyan nyo naman ng dignidad ang masa
Let history now show that in this war of aggression by US-Israel, it was Iran who provided crucial aid & safety to the economically crippled Philippines while its longtime "ironclad" ally—the US—who's been exploiting PH land as forward bases for war games, did absolutely NOTHING.
I have seen this picture cross my feed many times, and every single time it pulls me up short. His little blue lunchbox, the sneakers that are probably a tad too big because he would grow into them, the straps for his glasses so that he didn’t lose them, his checkered shirt that his little hands might have stumbled over in trying to make sure he got every button right, or perhaps his mother bent down to help him with; his mother who he waves goodbye to, who he loved and who loved him so deeply.
banana ketchup actually emerged in the Philippines during world war 2 as a response to disrupted supply chains and widespread food scarcity. with tomato imports severely limited, local food systems adapted by turning to what was abundant in the archipelago: bananas.
the formulation is credited to "Maria Orosa", a Filipino food technologist who focused on food preservation and nutrition during wartime. using fermentation, vinegar, sugar, spices and red colouring, banana ketchup reproduced the role and familiarity of tomato ketchup while prioritising shelf stability and accessibility to a war-stricken population.
in essence, Filipino cuisine repeatedly shows how necessity drives innovation rather than limitation. techniques like vinegar-based adobo emerged as a practical way to preserve meat in a tropical climate, while fermented staples such as bagoong and patis developed from the need to extend the shelf life of surplus fish. what began as simple preservation strategies under environmental and economic constraint became defining flavour systems of our cuisine.
the creation of banana ketchup was not a novelty, but a material trace of colonial trade dependence, wartime disruption, and local ingenuity turning hardship into a lasting national staple.
as a devcomm graduate, naiiyak ako sa sinabi niya kasi the issue on drugs is deeply rooted in poverty talaga. i’m not saying na it justifies it but it’s to emphasize that the issue is bigger than all of us 💔 at the end of the day, yung mga nasa laylayan pa rin talaga ang kawawa.
i remember watching a documentary before where rugby sniffers in the streets are able to suppress or forget the fact that they are starving due to it. there are many reasons why a person can have substance abuse but it boils down to having their basic needs being neglected.
Destroying over 13,000 eggs just so Palestinians can’t eat them. Filming it too, proud of themselves. This is the petty face of Zionism—spoiled brats with air defence.