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Young Ilocana Blogger/Writer/Photojournalist Ivon Domingo bags Philippine...
A blog post entitled “Understanding the Philippine’s Power Supply Chain, at Bakit wala kaming kuryente eh hindi naman binagyo ang poste sa (tapat ng bahay) namin” wins Ivon Claire Domingo the...
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NWU holds Governance forum on Tree Cutting with Father Robert Reyes
Father Robert Reyes. He was noisy, yes. Not so visible like he was before very recent years, the running priest is back. Still noisy, yes. He looks 2 decades younger than his actual age of 60 years. I...
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Edmaration vs BlauEarth | Make empanada, not war
Opposite poles attract, I hit it off right away with Edmar Guquib, the blogger from Vigan, Ilocos Sur. We had the honor to tape (guest) for FoodPrints with Chef Sandy Daza in Ilocos Sur (still to be...
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Jerry: Fab at 60!
Happy 60th to my dear sister-in-law Jerry! The blog’s message for you :) Photographed by BlauEarth © Blauearth™ All Rights Reserved 2009-2015
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Nana Dalen: Sunshine Through the Rain
Indigenous abel weaver Magdalena Gamayo was awarded a Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan or National Living Treasures Award in 2012. Torrents of rain poured down from dark skies before we reach her village...
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One to follow: Russel Villena, photographer/Instagrammer
It all started on a rainy afternoon in a chilly room where junk crafted into art were up for exhibition. A photographer friend introduces a millennial artist on Instagram. I am not on Instagram like I...
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Serendipitous Meeting with Kababayan Lala Dudley
Not all weekends are spent with Ericke, but when she’s not attending festivals or out on camping trips, we go to places we both enjoy like dessert shops and flea markets. LA is big, but on our first...
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Miriam Defensor Santiago leaves an irreplaceable void
Starting to miss Miriam now! Nothing will ever compare to pure wit, inherent interestingness and fearless spontaneity. A prayer for her soul and of gratitude for inspiring a generation deficient of...
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Lulu and Lala: Fashion in their veins
I’m pretty sure Lala won’t mind if I say she took after the OG, fashion designer Luthgarda, more known as Lulu Raval in Ilocos. Tita Lulu was already doing boho-chic way before the term was even...
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Chevylle V. Fariñas: Tailor-made for public service
Chevylle sounds like Chevy Chevelle, the car of choice of Baby Boomers, somewhat hinting at the age of the first woman mayor of the city of Laoag. The only daughter among the two children of Baby and...
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The smoothie bowl comes to Ilocos
We like to Instagram everything, and the so-called breakfast photographers are now the influencers of the world. Yassss, bowls are the new plates! Next to rice, what about spooning our smoothies from...
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Withdrawals and Substitutions
More potent than my current chemo pill, Philippine politics over the weekend sent me into dizzy spells. As of yesterday, Sarah Duterte withdrew her reelection bid for Davao City mayor and filed her...
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