Blog
Dec 4th
Posted by MikeMina with 6 Comments
In 1807, the people of Piddig (in Ilocos Norte) rose in revolt against the oppressive tax measures being imposed by the Spanish colonial government, particularly on the production of basi — the sugarcane wine much-loved by Ilocanos. It was a grievance that has been festering since 1782 when the first revolt occurred against the tobacco [...]
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Nov 3rd
Posted by MikeMina with 39 Comments
COOKING FOR HEROES When Bryan of Fire Water Husband submitted his theme idea (and interest to host) in an email thread about forthcoming Lasang Pinoy events, I was initially dumbstruck. What, indeed, given the chance, would I cook for a hero? Given the list of prominent Filipinos declared as national heroes, the second challenge was [...]
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