By Electric Ignition (formerly known as Eleutario Ignacio) Don’t talk to me ’bout Manila Don’t even mention ’bout Tondo I live in Californ-i-a Near the Chicanos of East LA I’m now a ‘zen of the U S of A Wanna tear out my black hair Scrape out my brown skin Gouge out my black eyes [...]

Let’s answer the question that the title of this post asks in a different way. Should we be proud of the likes of Willie Revillame or other entertainers in the international scene who make a mockery of Filipino senses and sensibilities? Take the case of Revillame. What does he symbolize when he is viewed by [...]

It happened again! At the start of Pinoy Power 2, featuring the Donaire-Concepcion boxing match, U.S.-based Filipina songstress Dessa sang her own version of Lupang Hinirang and mangled it. She sang it slow as if she were giving a funeral dirge and then tried to end it with a rousing high-note, which went badly off-key. [...]

In Conrado de Quiroz’s column today at the Inquirer entiled, "Footnote to a False Note," he lauds Martin Nievera’s rendition of Lupang Hinirang sang at the Pacquiao-Hatton fight. His arguments are weak if not downright wrong. For one thing he states that, although Nievera didn’t sing it traditionally, he did not disrespect it. Duh… So, [...]