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What a day to start the week. I was not able to publish any articles yesterday because of an eyestrain on my right eye. It really itches like hell, so I was able to rest the whole day and see if I can write today and for the rest of the week.
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Military Coup at Myanmar On **November 8, 2020**, general elections were held in Myanmar as the Burmese people vote for their country's future. The election took place within the pandemic, including the conflicts of the Rohingya people. The **National League for Democracy** (**NLD**) and the party's bearer **Aung San Suu Kyi** won a landslide result from other political parties. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Myanmar_general_election…
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Who's to be blamed? Celebrants or Management? A few weeks ago, ***Raymond Gutierrez*** celebrates his 36th Birthday at La Picara Restaurant, Taguig City while ***Tim Yap*** celebrates also his birthday at Camp John Hay, Baguio City. Both celebrities are on the hot seat as netizens around social media burst out their anger, and even me, while we are in the middle of the pandemic as for the government, is still monitoring cases of the new coronavirus variant.…
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Song Origins: Bella Ciao At first, I heard this song and used it as one of our chants during the **30th South East Asian Games Football between** **the Philippines & Malaysia U-22**, although we created it hours before kick-off. Our Malaysian brothers in Johor, the **Boys of Straits** - supporters of **Johor Darul Ta'zim FC** have their version of Bella Ciao. As the song became an anthem to different football clubs around Europe, but we'll tackle that later on.…
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Who is Aung San Suu Kyi? On Monday morning (**February 1, 2021**), military officials under the **Union Solidarity and Development Party** organized raids to detain all officials of the **National League for Democracy** (**NLD**), including the party's bearer ***Aung San Suu Kyi***. Armed forces blocked the roads of the country's parliament in Naypyidaw. In Yangon, residents rushed to stock up their daily needs. All communication lines were cut off as they were about to be…
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The Legend of the 47 Ronin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEaUjfxQQFI The video clip above is from the *historical & fantasy fiction film* ***47 Ronin*** where the masterless warriors commit a suicide ritual called **seppuku** - otherwise known as **harakiri**, except for Oishi's son **Chikara** pardoned by **Shogun Tsunayoshi** (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) so he can preserve their bloodline and serve his country. **Kai** (Keanu Reeves), **Mizuki** (Rinko Kikuchi), and **Mika**…
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American open fires! The beginning of the Filipino-American War Before anything else, here are my previous articles relating to Filipino history below, and my movie review of the ***historical epic film*** ***Heneral Luna***. https://read.cash/@rapsantos/movie-review-heneral-luna-5e5fdcbf Historical Figures: Antonio Luna https://read.cash/@rapsantos/historical-figures-antonio-luna-5d655988 Tamblot Revolution https://read.cash/@rapsantos/tamblot-revolution-e8705ba6 Dagohoy…
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The launch of Facebook Friendster, mySpace, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Skype, Reddit, and Instagram. I know there are many more to mention but what do these things have in common? These are the sites we use in the digital world depends on how we use them in our daily lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Zuckerberg Almost everyone around the world uses now the internet to socialize, but ***yesterday 17 years ago***, students from Harvard University launched a social…
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Grupo Especial de Operaciones It's given when it comes to robberies, hostage negotiations, or even a terrorist attack, a tactical unit will come in to escalate while preparing for any potential threats within the situation. In the United States, they have **S.W.A.T**. In our country, it's either also **S.W.A.T** or the **PNP's** **Special Action Force**, United Kingdom's **CTFSO** **of the Metropolitan Police**, Germany's **GSG-9**. In Spain, they also have a police tactical…
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57th Death Anniversary of the 1st Filipino President On this day (**February 6**), the year was **1964**. **Emilio Aguinaldo**, the ***1st President of the Filipino Republic*** dies at the age of 94. One more month, then he'll be 95 at that time. **Pres.** **Diosdado Macapagal** issued *15 days of mourning* to honor the revolutionary general. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Aguinaldo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diosdado_Macapagal Before his death, since he was…
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The Tragic Fate of the Busby Babes Before the tragic fate of **LaMia Flight 2933** on **November 28, 2016**, carrying the ***Associação Chapecoense de Futebol*** for their 1st leg of the final tournament of **Copa Sudamericana 2016** as they face **Atletico National** of Colombia, on **February 6, 1958**, **British European Airways Flight 609** was carrying ***the Busby Babes*** - Manchester United's nickname, along with supporters & journalists. The club was returning from…
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Inter-City Derby: Kaya FC Vs. Loyola FC There are 10 Loyola Divers in the Air! There are 10 Loyola Divers in the Air! There are 10 Loyola Divers! 10 Loyola Divers! 10 Loyola Divers in the air! And the boys of Kaya FC shot them down! And the boys of Kaya FC shot them down! And the boys of Kaya FC! Boys from Kaya FC! The boys of Kaya FC shot them down! The following chant above is similar to the tune of **10 German Bombers** created by the supporters of the English National…
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Protest against the Military Junta in Myanmar After the military detains **State Counsellor** **Aung San Suu Kyi**, and her colleagues from the **National League for Democracy** (**NLD**) of which they'll be on their 2nd term ruling the country, but everything changed when the **Tatmadaw** took control of everything since they claim that the election results of **November 8, 2020**, was a fraudulent election, they cannot accept the results and doesn't want to concede.…
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Ez Mil's Panalo https://youtu.be/uJSbt6cPbmA 32 Million views, and counting as Ez Mil spits on the microphone of the Wish Bus in the United States rapping with his hit single "**Panalo**" showcasing *nationalistic rhymes with a Cariñosa twist*. **Ez Mil**, the hip-hop persona of *Ezekiel Miller* (his real name), son of ***Paul Sapiera***, the lead vocalist & guitarist behind their hit singles ***Parting Time*** & ***Mahal pa rin Kita*** of the 90s rock band ***Rockstar***.…
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Lupercalia: Bloody Valentine Before the usual celebration that we are used today for ***Valentines Day*** in the city of ***Rome, Italy*** during the **6th Century**, a 3-day festival which is more ***bloody & violent*** which consists of ***sexually-charged mating*** and ***animal sacrifice***. It was called Lupercalia, an ancient pre-Roman pastoral festival celebrated from **February 13 to 15** in the hopes of warding off evil spirits and infertility, releasing health and…
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The Origins of Valentine From my ***previous article***, I discussed the pagan ritual called ***Lupercalia*** before our modern-day celebration of Valentines which is very *bloody & violent* consisting of *animal sacrifice & matchmaking*. Now, let's dive deep into the story of Valentine. https://read.cash/@rapsantos/lupercalia-bloody-valentine-1a5e1763 https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=159 ***Saint Valentine*** (also known as ***St. Valentine of Rome***) is…
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Earthquake after 10 years Last Saturday, A powerful magnitude of **7.3** rattles the Tohoku region weeks before the 10th anniversary of the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. The earthquake rattled from the far north of Hokkaido to the Chugoku region in Western Japan. It also reached Tokyo, and the epicenter was detected off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Previously, no tsunami warning was issued. Now, a 6.8 magnitude struck off the northwest…
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The 1929 St. Valentine's Day Massacre It was an ordinary day for couples who celebrate **Valentines Day**, but it would lead to a sinister plot as for rival gangs erupt violence during broad daylight in the streets of Chicago, Ilinois. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone ***Alphonse Gabriel Capone*** (**January 17, 1899** - **January 25, 1947**), nicknamed ***Scarface*** was the mastermind of the massacre. Born to Italian immigrant parents, during his teenage years he…
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3 Football Clubs entering the Copa Paulino Alcantara 2021 With the success of last year's season of the **Philippines Football League** by Qatar Airways, 6 football clubs battle it out for the league title and qualifications for the AFC Cup. **United City FC** was the victor of the tournament but lost to their final match against **Kaya FC-Iloilo**, and with the upcoming season of this year's **Copa Paulino Alcantara** 3 football clubs are about to enter the tournament. 2…
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4Ps? Why not 5Ps! Okay, this is not the program issued by our government. Let me tell you about it. When the pandemic strikes in, the e-Commerce industry boomed in as ordinary Filipino people find other ways to survive within the current situation. It's given they would sell the same product, and the only difference is the price, but as sellers would do their business in the digital world they will find a different approach to gain more buyers.…
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Northern Illinois University shooting of 2008 From my previous article, the ***Saint Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929*** happened in a garage as the hideout of the **North Side Gang** where 7 men were killed in cold blood of who's the dominating gang during the **Prohibition in the United States**. **79 years later** (**2008**) on a *Thursday afternoon*, an armed man open fires to the crowd of students of the **Northern Illinois University**.…
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The Execution of Gomburza After the events of **January 20, 1872**, led by ***Sgt. Fernando La Madrid*** along with 200 troops & laborers which is known as *the beginning of Filipino Nationalism* and to oppose Governor-General Izquierdo's reforms, on this day (**February 17**) a month later after the uprising, the 3 Filipino priests: ***Mariano Gomez***, ***Jose Burgos***, and ***Jacinto Zamora***, better known for the acronym ***Gomburza*** were executed by *garrote* in…
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Filipino Naturalization for Bienvenido Marañon For 6 years playing for ***United City FC*** (previously ***Ceres FC***), and the all-time top scorer in the AFC Cup last year when he scored his **35th Goal** against **Bali United FC**, the Spanish Striker is now on high hopes of becoming a Filipino Citizen. **Sen. Miguel Zubiri** sponsored a Senate bill proposing to grant its citizenship to Marañon, a possible asset, and once granted he'll be eligible to play for the…
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International Derbies in the World of Football: Europe (Part 1) While waiting for this year's season of the **Copa Paulino Alcantara**, I'm setting my expectations between **Kaya FC - Iloilo** and **Loyola FC** even if these clubs now represent their respective cities and they would meet again on the pitch as they square it off for this year's tournament. Aside from supporting our local league and the national team, there's nothing more to describe by watching other…
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The Daegu Subway Fire of 2003 Imagine, you're in the morning rush-hour. As you make your way inside on the subway with other commuters heading your way to work, or at school, or in any other place you want to go at. *But what would happen if the train was set on fire? Would you make it out alive?* This incident remains *the deadliest deliberate loss of life in a single incident in* ***South Korea***. https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-in-train-2706436/ The perpetrator?…
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Francisco Balagtas: Prince of Tagalog Poets On this day (**February 20**), the year was **1862**. ***Francisco Baltazar***, also popularly known as ***Francisco Balagtas***, died at the age of 73. He is widely known as one of *Filipino Literature's greatest* equivalent to ***William Shakespeare***. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare https://xiaochua.net/2013/04/03/xiao-time-2-april-2013-francisco-balagtas/ Born on ***April 2, 1788***, in **Panginay, Bigaa,…
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The Assassination of Malcolm X 56 years ago, on **February 21** - an African-American nationalist and religious leader was assassinated by *rival Black Muslims* as he prepares to address the **Organization of Afro-American Unity** at the **Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights, New York City**. As for the men responsible for El-Shabazz's death, there was new evidence claiming it was a conspiracy to take down America's greatest & influential activist of his time.…
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The beginning of the Yellow Revolution On this day (**February 22**). The year was **1986**. This marked the beginning of civil resistance which became *a non-violent revolution against the dictatorship* of former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos. It was called the **People Power Revolution**, or also known as **EDSA Revolution** and the majority of the protests were held along **Epifanio de los Santos Avenue**. https://web.facebook.com/photo?fbid=507432412928185&set=a.407029449635149…
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The 2006 State of National Emergency On this day (**February 24**), the year was **2006**. As the nation was about to be taken over by an attempted coup d'etat followed by series of protests from leftist groups. The previous coup was from **July 27, 2003**, which was called the ***Oakwood mutiny*** - former ***Pres.*** ***Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo***, a few members of her cabinet, and the military were charged with corruption including the ***Hello Garci scandal*** during the…
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Merci, Daft Punk For 28 years, the **EDM** robot duo from France is officially calling it quits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuDX6wNfjqc It was uploaded on YouTube last Monday and it reached 18 million views. The video was from their **2006** movie ***Electroma*** shows their trademark helmets and their race suit with leather jackets as they slowly walk through a windy desert scape. Thomas was walking slowly at first, while Guy-Manuel looks back and went to his partner.…
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The People Power Revolution of 1986 On this day (**February 25**), ***35 years ago***. This is where it became a turning point the moment when 2 officials from the Marcos administration entered Camp Aguinaldo followed by other officials who planned to attack the camp but secretly defected from the administration. *2 inaugurations were held on that day*, as ordinary Filipino people rise to support the newly elected president, and the other who will continue to rule the…