HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: AS.JST@forsythe.stanford.edu (Joaquin Tadena)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Filipino Youth Slangs
Date: 28 Aug 92 20:24:06 GMT

<from: martyg@ocf.berkeley.edu (Martin Guerrero)
<subject: Slang used by Filipino Youth (not Fil-Ams)
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 20:02:56 GMT

<As the title suggests, what are the current slang words used by the
<Filipino Youth, in particular, Metro Manila Youth.

<Is promdi still used?  (yes, I know what it means)

<A long time ago, I heard of Baguettes.  What are they?

<Any new terms?

<Is the expression dane (sp?) still used?

As far as I remember the word "bagets" started sometime in 1982.
The term I believe evolved from the word "bagito" meaning
newcomer/greenhorn. Bagets basically refer to a teen-ager.
There was a movie entitled "Bagets" in 1983 starring the Regal
babies who were of teen age. Later own those young stars became
known as "bagets'. (I think Herbert Bautista was one of the original
Bagets).

When I went home in December of 1990, the latest lingo then  was
"ST"  What I gathered from my former officemates "ST"
means "Sex Trip" and refer to the women "bomba stars".

Please  correct me on the accuracy of the foregoing.



    On another matter, I wonder why it will cost $180,000 to ship
back the Marcos remains.  Indeed it will cost that much if Imelda is
entertaining the idea of using a charter plane; which is ridiculous
since Imelda continues to claim she is penniless despite moving
around Manila in a chauffered Mercedes.
   My mother died in San Francisco in 1989 and we shipped back her
remains via Northwest to Manila.  I recall it did not
cost us more than $2,000. That was 3 years ago and let us take into
consideration that fares and cargo rates have gone up.
But still that will not add up to $180,000!  By the way, human
remains are considered as cargo.
    Imelda may be thinking of using the regular commercial flight
but she is purchasing a special casket and special funeral
service costing $178,000.
    Anyway, who knows what goes on in Imelda's brain and whatelse to
expect from her bag of "pakulos" and "paeklats".

                                   J A K E
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: afalla@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Subject: Re: HOME-BOUND
Reply-To: afalla@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:29:02 GMT

All this talk about going home has made me homesick!  I think the basic problem
(for me) about whether to go home or not is the fact that we all get SPOILED 
here in the United States.  I know that is one of the things that I have to
consider when the time comes for me to really decide.  Right now I feel more
strongly about going home than staying when I finish my studies (at least
two more years).  But I think before I do
I need to plan exactly what I'll do when I get there.  I surely wouldn't 
rely on the government to do things for me.  The thing to ask is what I could
do (in my own humble way) to help out over there.  The thing on my mind now
is to find a business endeavour (big problem, I presently don't have funds for
it) which will generate jobs for other people.  Again, I would like to
emphasize that to do that, one should not rely on the government but on 
oneself. Now, for the big question:  how would I feel 2 years from now? 
********************************************************************************
Joval C. Afalla         |"The invention of the concept of cosmic purpose by
Chemistry Department    |theologians is, apart from the brutality towards
Brandeis University 	|individuals that they have inspired, their most serious
Waltham, MA 02254-9110 	|crime against humanity, for it has directed minds away
			|from real problems"  -from "Will Science Ever Fail?,"
			|in New Scientist
********************************************************************************
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: mfrancis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu (Ma. Elena Y. Francisco)
Subject: REQUEST:  Recipes using Malagkit (sp?)
Reply-To: mfrancis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 00:48:12 GMT

Hello out there ...

Sifting through my pantry uncovered a 1-lb bag of malagkit (sweet
rice, just in case I spelt it wrong, and one knows not what I speak
of) ... I was wondering, what might I be able to use it for?

Suggestions are definitely welcomed!!!

(Now watch people out there in net-land have another PFUS attack ... =) )

Thanks,

Lyn

--
==============================================================================
Lyn Francisco, First Year Graduate Student	|"There is no power stronger
Brandeis University, Dept. of Chemistry		| Than gentleness of heart."
BitNet:    mfrancis@brandeis.bitnet		|
Internet:  mfrancis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu	|	-- Jose Mari Chan
==============================================================================
From: limpe@sumax.seattleu.edu (Philipp Enrique T. Lim)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Strange last name for a Filipino
Date: 2 Sep 92 21:08:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: sumax.4941
Organization: Seattle University, Seattle, WA

> In article 7971@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU, joelim@mott.seas.ucla.edu (Joseph S. Lim) writes:
>HI Everyone, I just found out about this newsgroup. Cool, a newsgroup dedicated
>to Filipinos.  Anyway, check out my last name, Lim.  People keep askin' me why
>I have a Chinese last name. Is it completely Chinese, or does anyone know anyoneelse with this last name.  I think I'm full blooded Filipino.  My mom's maiden
>name is Filipino, so are my Grandparents. I dont know how far back Lim came from.
>

My last name is also Lim.  It's also true, Lim is a purely Chinese name.
My ancestors are from China, but I was born and grew up in the Philippines.
I consider myself a Filipino, and am grateful and love my country for
everything it has done for me. 


Philip Lim
limpe@seattleu.edu
t-philet@microsoft.com
From: andym@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Andy Means)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:09:01 GMT
Subject: Re: Little League Team
Organization: HP Stanford Park - Palo Alto, CA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino

/ hpspdla:soc.culture.filipino / dannya@ESD.3Com.COM (Danny Alvendia) /  5:04 pm  Aug 27, 1992 /


	Thanks for the update. I just started watching the game when
	ESPN and cable suddenly went dead.

	Anyways, as far as I remember (others please jump in), in terms
	of popularity in sport, here is the breakdown:

		1. Basketball
		2. Golf
		3. Softball
		4. Baseball
		5. Boxing
		6. Soccer

	However, I think the most popular spectator sport is:

		Cockfighting
............................................................................
	Don't forget...so as "Karera ng Kabayo!"

	-Andy-
.............................................................................
From: news@netnews.upenn.edu (USENET News System)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Gov, NDF Agree to Hold Talks
Date: 2 Sep 92 16:48:48 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


	MANILA, Philippines (UPI) -- President Fidel Ramos' efforts to forge
peace with communist guerrillas gained ground Wednesday after the rebels
agreed to enter into formal negotiations with his government.
	The agreement was reached after two days of ``exploratory talks'' in
the Netherlands between a panel from Manila and the guerrillas, who were
represented by the National Democratic Front (NDF), the outlawed
Communist Party's political wing.
	In Manila, Ramos signed a decree Wednesday creating a National
Unification Commission (NUC) to formulate a general amnesty program for
left-wing and right-wing rebels and Muslim separatists in the south.
	Government emissaries and NDF leaders who met in the Dutch city of
Utrecht Monday and Tuesday agreed to hold formal talks after both
parties reach a consensus on ``substantive issues.''
	In a joint declaration issued after the talks, both sides said they
would create committees to come up with a common agenda on issues such
as human rights, political and economic reforms and an end to the
fighting.
	Copies of the joint communique were released to reporters in Manila
Wednesday.
	``The common goal...shall be the attainment of a just and lasting
peace,'' said the declaration, signed by Rep. Jose Yap for Manila and
former Roman Catholic priest Luis Jalandoni for the NDF.
	No date or place has been set for the talks.
	Analysts said the decision to hold formal negotiations could lead to
a peaceful settlement of the 23-year insurgency that has claimed
thousands of lives and deeply divided the nation.
	``This is is a good development,'' said Jose Maria Sison, reputed
chief of the outlawed Communist Party who lives in exile in the
Netherlands.
	``The recommendations by the Ramos government and the NDF are clear,''
said Sison, who served as an adviser in the two-day meeting.
	Former President Corazon Aquino held formal talks with the guerrillas
in December 1986 but the negotiations bogged down over rebel demands for
power-sharing and the killing by troops of 12 left-wing farmers during a
demonstration.
	A 60-day ceasefire was rocked by claims of violations from both
sides.
	Analysts said there was greater chance the talks under Ramos would
succeed because the former defense chief has a stronger hold over the
Philippine military and police forces.
	Satur Ocampo, a ranking communist leader who was freed from a
military prison Tuesday on orders of Ramos, welcomed the creation of the
NUC, which was expected to come up with an amnesty proposal within 90
days.
	``This is a very positive situation,'' he said. It showed that Ramos,
a West Point-trained former armed forces chief, was seeking a peaceful
settlement of the rebellion rather than a military victory, he said.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: calima@clone.mcs.anl.gov (Odilio J. Calima)
Subject: Re: Filipino vs Pilipino
Organization: Univ of IL - Chicago, EECS dept.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 15:38:45 GMT

  About Filipino vs Pilipino,  I believe that they changed the alphabet.
  It is not your a-ba-ka-da anymore.  They added new letters like c and f.
  Consequently, a person living in the Philippine Islands (or RP) is called
  a Filipino rather than a Pilipino.  And I think Pilipino refers to some
  stuff like the subject you take in school.

  This is what I could remember from my 4th year (high school) Pilipino class.

  Correction, comments welcome!

  -Odie

-----
Odilio J. Calima   calima@earth.eecs.uic.edu  [taga-USTe dati]
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: am402@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Alex Canada)
Subject: Little League Team
Reply-To: am402@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Alex Canada)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 22:12:13 GMT


   I just watched the Philippines little league team defeat the
Dominican Republic 5-1 in I guess the semifinals? Do they play
the US team for the championship now?
   I didn't even know baseball was played in the Philippines, me of course
grown up in the states and haven't been back there since I was 4. Is
baseball popular out there? is it as popular as basketball and soccer?

Alex
From: news@netnews.upenn.edu (USENET News System)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: IMF/World Bank Policies and Environment
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:26:39 GMT
Followup-To: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


	WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Economic development policies of the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank encouraged deforestation and other
environmental damage in the Philippines and other countries, according
to a report to be published Monday.
	The World Resources Institute said despite some increased awareness
about environmental protection, the two international development
agencies continue funding projects and promoting anti-environment
policies.
	``The effects of neglecting the environment in macroeconomic policy
are quite severe,'' said James Gustave Speth, president of the World
Resources Institute, an independent research organization.
	The report, which analyzed how World Bank and IMF policies affected
development in the Philippines, concluded that the Philippines economy
was threatened more during the 1980s by depletion of natural resources
than by its mounting foreign debt.
	``Macroeconomic policies depressed the returns on investments and the
continued increase in external indebtedness all shifted resources to
current uses at the expense of future income,'' the report said.
	Policies which were intended to stablize the Philippines economy
after suffering from soaring oil prices in the late 1970s forced
migration into the country's highland forest areas and led to increased
deforestation, over-fishing and other natural resource depletion, said
Robert Repetto, the study's co-author.
	``Stabilization had the unintended effect of depleting the resources,
'' Repetto said, even though ``it certainly is possible to design
stablization programs that are more sensitive to environmental concerns.
''
	``World Bank policies tried to open up trade....At the same time,
they provided incentives to increase production from raw materials,''
Repetto said, adding that the policies were in place without any
environmental safeguards.
	In May, the World Bank devoted its annual development report to the
linkage between long-term development and environmental protection. The
agency said many of the bank's past projects had damaging environmental
consequences that future projects need to address.
	But Repetto said the change in attitude was not enough, and such
changes had not occurred at the International Monetary Fund.
	``At the World Bank there have been some increasing efforts to get at
environmental effects of policy-based lending, but they are at early
stages, and much more needs to be done,'' Repetto said.
	However, the International Monetary Fund leadership has resisted
efforts to consider environmental policy when planning development
projects, he said. ``The fund at the moment has very little capability
in the environmental area,'' he said.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: stanm@comm.mot.com (Stan Macasieb)
Subject: Re: Little League WS Playoffs Game1
Reply-To: stanm@comm.mot.com
Organization: Motorola
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 19:30:39 GMT

In article 1924@utagraph.uta.edu, xxapollo@utagraph.uta.edu (Mr. Apollo Silva) writes:
>stanm@comm.mot.com (Stan Macasieb) writes:
>: 
>: Tuesday's Games (All times CDT)
>: 
>: Int'l Bracket
>: 
>: Kaiserslautern, Germany vs Epyguerro, Santo Domingo, 10 am
>: Zamboanga City, Philippines vs Valleyfield, Quebec, 7 pm
>: 
>Are any of these games on ESPN?
>

The only games ESPN is scheduled to cover are the Thursday US and Int'l
Bracket Finals. The Int'l Bracket Championship will be on tape delay,
while the US Bracket Championship will be televised live. Remember, this
is America. :)

***********************************************************************
--Stan Macasieb (stanm@comm.mot.com)              |  A brain cramp,
--Motorola, Land Mobile Products Sector           |  that's what it
--Schaumburg, IL (just another suburb of Chicago) |  is, a brain cramp!
***********************************************************************
From: francis@mpl.ucsd.edu (Francis C Felizardo)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Trivia on the Filipino flag
Date: 26 Aug 1992 16:01:09 GMT
Organization: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
NNTP-Posting-Host: kiko.ucsd.edu

Anyone notice that the shade of blue on the newer flags is lighter than the 
older flags? No it's not because the blue faded. The blue field used to be 
dark blue but they changed it to a lighter shade in the last decade because 
according to one of the historical sources (a statement by Gen. Aguinaldo, I 
think), the blue field is "kasing bughaw ng langit". 

   - Francis
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Francis C Felizardo				francis@mpl.ucsd.edu
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 0213	      (619) 534 1085
La Jolla, CA 92093-0213
From: dannya@ESD.3Com.COM (Danny Alvendia)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Gen. Vicente Lim
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:29:21 GMT
Organization: 3Com Corporation


  This info was told to me long ago. I was told that he was executed
  not because he was a Filipino general, but because he was a West Pointer.

  I have a friend who will ask a '52 PMA graduate if he knows about
  any info on the General. I'll relay the info to you. 

  Now, I'm also interested in knowing what actually happened.

  /Danny
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: albert@xi.mathlab.sunysb.edu (Jose Ramon Albert)
Subject: Strange last name for a Filipino
Organization: SUNY at Stony Brook, Dept. of Math
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 18:00:53 GMT

In article 17437@u.washington.edu, sue@byron.u.washington.edu (Shu-Chen Eclipse) writes:
>Uhh, I thought the P.I. barred the ethnic Chinese minority from citizenship?
 
this is not true.  most family names though have been 
hispanized following the order of a Spanish governor general
(was it claveria?).  what is barred is having a dual citizenship (w/c
if i am not mistaken, is to be changed if some current lawmakers have
their way).

i have noticed though that filipinos by and large treat chinese as
the americans treat the jews ( w/ both respect and contempt ) though
perhaps not in the same form.

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Jose Ramon "Toots" Albert                     "ang di lumingon sa 
albert@ams.sunysb.edu                          pinanggalingan, di
Department of Applied Math and Statistics      makararating sa
State University of New York at Stony Brook    patutungohan" 
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3600
(516) 632-2192
-------------------------------------------------------------------
From: carolina@rey.austin.ibm.com (Rey G. Carolina)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
Subject: Re: Strange last name for a Filipino
Date: 3 Sep 92 23:16:07 GMT
Reply-To: carolina@rey.austin.ibm.com
Organization: RISC System/6000 Systems Engineering

In article <182o5pINNooj@grapevine.EBay.Sun.COM>, Batang Maynila writes:
In article 7971@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU, joelim@mott.seas.ucla.edu (Joseph S. Lim) writes:
>HI Everyone, I just found out about this newsgroup. Cool, a newsgroup dedicated
>to Filipinos.  Anyway, check out my last name, Lim.  People keep askin' me why
>I have a Chinese last name. Is it completely Chinese, or does anyone know anyoneelse with this last name.  I think I'm full blooded Filipino.  My mom's maiden
>name is Filipino, so are my Grandparents. I dont know how far back Lim came from.
>
>: wq
>
>
>
>>Siguro kamag-anak ninyo si LIM-AHONG.

... Aba! Maraming sikat na Lim sa 'Pinas...

     Mal A. Lim; Mad I. Lim; Pat A. Lim; Ma. Ku Lim Lim... 
-- 
  +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
  | Rey G. Carolina - Dept. 34H       | Opinions are my own... IBM's 'wares. |
  | IBM Corporation   ZIP: 1514       | E-mail: carolina@rey.austin.ibm.com  |
  | 11400 Burnet Road,                | NodeId: carolina@ausvm6              |
  | Austin, Tx. 78758                 | Phone : (512)-823-7252               |
  +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: sobejana@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Regina Sobejana)
Subject: Re: Trivia on the Filipino flag
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:55:29 GMT
Organization: Bill & Dave's Garage

francis@mpl.ucsd.edu (Francis C Felizardo) writes:
: Anyone notice that the shade of blue on the newer flags is lighter than the 
: older flags? No it's not because the blue faded. The blue field used to be 
: dark blue but they changed it to a lighter shade in the last decade because 
: according to one of the historical sources (a statement by Gen. Aguinaldo, I 
: think), the blue field is "kasing bughaw ng langit". 
: 
Hmm.... I noticed that too.  But I thought the 'royal blue' color of the
flag just faded on a particular flag.       

Speaking of color, I have question for everyone.   Why is the red color of
the flag is on the right side (err... my right that is, facing the flag) and
blue is on left when the flag is being hanged vertically?  
I was told in grade school that, when the flag is hanging horizontally,
the blue color should be on top and red color on the bottom, when the 
country is at peace; and reverse when at war.  Therefore when, it is hang
vertically, blue should be on the right and red on the left during
at peace (and reverse during war).   I remember in grade school, that we
always had our flag hang this way (blue-right/red-left), until the Martial
Law was proclaimed.   And ever since then, (and no ML), red is on the right
side and blue is on the left.  Is it hang this way, dahil nagkakagulo pa  
rin sa atin?

Oh just curious...

-Ginnie

-- 
@>--`--- @>--`-- @>--`--- @>--,--- @>--`--- @>--,--- @>--`--- @>--,--- @>--`--
; HEWLETT-PACKARD Laboratories      * "The OPTIMIST affirms, the PESSIMIST   |
| internet: sobejana@hpl.hp.com     *  denies Life."  -- Albert Einstein     ;
@>--`--- @>--`-- @>--`--- @>--,--- @>--`--- @>--,--- @>--`--- @>--,--- @>--`--
Newsgroups: soc.culture.filipino
From: m-muyot@uiuc.edu (True Blue)
Subject: WAS: Bakit maporma ang Pinoy? NOW: Maong Story
Followup-To: soc.culture.filipino
Organization: Iles de Tulles (Ilalim ng tulay)
Distribution: soc.culture.filipino
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 17:25:17 GMT

Speaking of maong and 501's, I never figured out what was so special about
wearing them. I have a friend (American) who swears that they are really
cool, so one day (several years ago), I went out and bought one. They're
the most inconvenient pair of jeans I've ever worn. I can't quite deal with
all those buttons, like a few hours after drinking several glasses of
water. And it's definitely unsuitable for people with long, polished nails.
So now my 501's are packed away in a suitcase, along with other clothes and
shoes that I bought on a whim.

Here's a maong story that you may find amusing:

Last December, I went home to the Philippines for vacation. After
Christmas, my sister's boyfriend invited us to his uncle's beach house in
Balayan, Batangas for a few days. So my sister, her boyfriend, another
sister and I drove down to Balayan to stay for a couple of days. The beach
house is actually a retreat house by the shore. So after we got there, we
donned our bathing suits to take a dip in the sea. After a while, we
noticed that we were getting curious stares from the local people. So my
sister's boyfriend said, "What do you expect, they're only used to seeing
nuns staying at this house." 

After a litle while, we noticed a group of teenagers on the beach. First it
was only the guys, wearing shorts and swimming/playing in the water. Then
the girls joined them. Guess what their swimming attires were? They were
wearing jeans! They were actually wearing long, denim pants!!!

My sister remarked, "I didn't know that they had a formal dress code on
this beach!"