#Growingupfilipino Trending On Social Media

#Growingupfilipino Trending On Social Media

When the hashtag #GrowingUpFilipino became a trending topic, social media was ablaze. From Instagram posts to telling tweets, nostalgic people everywhere took to social media to post about what it was like to grow up in a Pinoy household.

News story courtesy of Asian Journal

Yummy Dessert: Halo-Halo, Just In Time For The Warm Weather

Yummy Dessert: Halo-Halo, Just In Time For The Warm Weather

Halo-halo is described as “a compound Tagalog word for ‘mix-mix’ halo-halo means just that: to mix in a glass, a concoction of several layers of cooked sweet fruits and shaved ice, and eaten with a spoon,” says Luning Ira. “It may be said that halo-halo is a restatement of the Filipino (a multi-racial, multi-cultural blend) and the flair for synthesis.”

Did you know? Planting Myths in Tarlac, Philippines

Did you know? Planting Myths in Tarlac, Philippines

Tarlac, a province created in 1874 from a piece of Pampanga and Pangasinan, has no native inhabitants.  It's northern towns are populated by Ilokanos but partly by Pangasinense and its southern towns are inhabited by Pampangueños and Tagalogs from Bulakan.  Tarlac sits in the center of Central Luzon making it the crossroads from any direction.