T’boli
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Matung (Abortion), Moral Claims and the T’boli Woman Or More Questions Thereof
“The T’boli have no compunction performing matung or abortion. A woman resorts to abortion for various reasons, such as: her husband has abandoned her and refuses to give support; she has more children than can be fed adequately; her honor has been stained; she merely wants to be spared the difficulties of delivery. The Continue reading
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Pagpapakabuluhang Ekolohikal sa Talinghaga ng Lemlunay
May umiiral na diin patungo sa makaluntiang kamalayan at makakalikasang kalinangan na nagaganap sa bayan. Ito ay pinatutunayan ng mga nagsisisulputang batas na nagbabawal sa plastik, paninigarilyo, o ‘di kaya’y ang mainit na pagtutunggalian (sa lebel ng propaganda, adbokasiya, o sa lakas ng ingay) ng mga pabor at hindi pabor sa pagmimina. Nagsimulang umusbong noong Continue reading
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Extricating Meanings in the Story of Boi Henwu and the Creation of Lake Sebu
I am quite aware of the power of myths. Growing up with my nanay telling us biblical stories – of Jonah being swallowed by a giant fish, of the Red Sea parting, of food falling from the sky – all kindled in my young mind a desire to read all kinds of mythology and bask Continue reading
Being Here, Now. 