Dec
29

Ang Po at ang Opo

admin on December 29th, 2011

ni Rosalina Sebastian

Ang bilin sa akin ng ina’t ama ko

Maging magalangin mamumupo ako

‘Pag kinakausap ng matandang tao

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Dec
4

Mga Salawikain

admin on December 4th, 2011

Ang lumalakad ng matulin
kung matinik ay malalim

And di-marunong mag-ipon
walang hinayang magtapon

Ang kawayan kung tumubo
langit na matayog ang itinuturo;
Ngunit kung masunod na ang anyo,
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Dec
1

Sa Aking Mga Kabata/ To My Fellow Children

admin on December 1st, 2011

ni Jose P. Rizal

Kapagka ang baya’y sadyang umiibig

Sa kanyang salitang kaloob ng langit,

Sanglang kalayaan nasa ring masapit

Katulad ng ibong nasa himpapawid.

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Nov
18

ASUANG STEALS FIRE FROM GUGURANG

admin on November 18th, 2011

Long ago when the world was still young the good and evil gods were not yet enemies as they are now. They were friends, each living separately in a mountain (bolod, Bicol). One report even said that they were brothers. Gugurang, the good god, was living inside Mount Mayon, and Asuang, the evil one, inside Mount Malinao. As gods they had control of the welfare of the people. But Gugurang was more powerful than Asuang who was merely a subordinate; the former was the chief deity (cagurangnan) of the Bicols.
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Nov
18

The Story of the First Durian (The Hermit’s Three Wishes)

admin on November 18th, 2011

Barom-Mai was an old and ugly king who lived in a kingdom called Calinan in the Visayas hundreds of years ago. Although he was powerful, he was helpless when it came to winning the love of his young bride, Madayaw-Bayho (daughter of Tageb, king of the pirates). Read the rest of this entry »

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Nov
18

The Legend of the Dama de Noche

admin on November 18th, 2011

A thousand years ago, there was a rich maharlika, or nobleman, who spent his early bachelor days recklessly, wining and dining in the company of nobility. He drank the finest wines, ate the most delectable food and enjoyed the company of the loveliest, perfumed and bejewelled women of the noble class. Read the rest of this entry »

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Oct
18

Alamat ng Kasoy

admin on October 18th, 2011

Noong unang panahon ay nasa loob ng kasoy ang abuhing buto nito. Lungkut na lungkot ang buto sapagkat madilim na madilim sa loob ng kasoy. Lalo itong nalungkot nang malamang magdaraos ng isang handaan ang Adang kagubatan. Sa gabi ng handaan ay ipinatawag ng Ada ang lahat ng hayop at halaman.
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Oct
11

Alamat Ng Puno Ng Niyog

admin on October 11th, 2011

Noong unang panahon sa bundok ng Cristobal ay may isang mabait na ina. Masipag at maalaga sa kanyang mga anak. Talagang napakabuti niya at mahal na mahal ang kanyang mga anak.

Dahil sa sampu ang kanyang anak, talagang nahihirapan siya sa pag-aaruga sa mga batang ito.

Isang araw, nagkasakit ang ina at bigla na lamang namatay. Ang kaawa-awang mga bata ay nag-iyakan at ang sabi nila ay ganito: “Sino na ang magapakain sa amin?” tanong ng pinakamatandang anak.
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Oct
11

Alamat ng Bundok Pinatubo

admin on October 11th, 2011

Alamat ng Luzon

photo from geoclass.info

Masagana ang Kahariang Masinlok. Magandang maganda noon ang umaga. Maningning ang sikat ng araw. Sariwa ang hanging amihan. Lunti ang mga halaman sa paligid. Masigla ang awit ng mga ibon. Bughaw ang kabundukan. Subalit ang kagandahan ng umaga ay hindi nakasiya sa Datu. Wala siyang madamang kaligayahan sa lahat ng namamalas.

Malungkot na nakapanungaw ang Datu. Nakatuon ang ma paningin sa bughaw na kabundukan. Nakakunot ang noo at tikom ang mga labi. Nagbuntong-hininga siya ng malalim.

“Malungkot na naman kayo, mahal na Datu,” narinig niya sa may likuran. Bumaling ang Datu. Nagtanong ang mga mata ni Tandang Limay. Isa ito sa bumubuo sa “Konseho ng Matanda.”
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Jun
7

To Josephine

admin on June 7th, 2011


Rizal dedicated this poem to Josephine Bracken, an Irish woman who went to Dapitan accompanying a man seeking Rizal’s services as an ophthalmologist.

Josephine, Josephine
Who to these shores have come
Looking for a nest, a home,
Like a wandering swallow;
If your fate is taking you
To Japan, China or Shanghai,
Don’t forget that on these shores
A heart for you beats high.

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