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Leticia Ladlad and Rizalina Ilagan: Students of the University of the Philippines-Los Baños. Leticia, a Magna Cum Laude candidate and first woman editor of UPLB’s Aggie Green and Gold, went underground after Marcos suspended the writ of habeas corpus in 1971. She was abducted on November 30, 1975 in Paco, Manila. 

Rizalina Ilagan, a consistent honor student, joined the Kabataan Makabayan on her senior year in high school. She was a theater artist who joined the cultural group Panday Sining. She left UP Diliman to become regional coordinator of Kabataan Makabayan-Southern Tagalog’s cultural sector. Rizalina was among the “Southern Tagalog 10” who were abducted separately on July 30, 1977. 

Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan: Students of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Karen is a graduating Sociology student and founding member of academic organization UP Praxis, an activist and active member of League of Filipino Students. 

Sherlyn Cadapan is college representative of the College of Human Kinetics to the University Student Council. An award winning triathlete and Palarong Pambansa delegate. She is also a community organizer of Anakbayan. Both Karen and Sherlyn became volunteer peasant organizers in Bulacan. They were abducted on June 26, 2006 in Hagonoy, Bulacan.

All four have remained missing since; their families still search for justice.

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Digital Martial Law
10 Scary Things About the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

Cyberspace has become the platform of the best and worst things that people can come up with when they’re online. While it’s a hotbed of game-changing ideas and artistic expression, it has also turned into a breeding ground for trolls and cyberthugs. That being said, well-meaning Pinoy lawmakers thought it best to pass Republic Act No. 10175 or The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. But, wait! There’s a catch. This very same law that professes to protect us from those who would do us wrong via digital means also threatens to take away our freedom to say what we want.

Senator Tito Sotto proudly owned up to the fact that he was responsible for inserting the libel clause into the law. Senator Chiz Escudero called the insertion a “mistake” and has said that he’ll move to have the law repealed. Meanwhile, Senator TG Guingona (along with the other senators who didn’t back the law) continues to be against the law. For its part, Malacañang said President Noynoy Aquino thoroughly reviewed the law before he affixed his signature to it—a fact which strikes some people as strange. There are those who have remarked that if P-Noy’s father, Ninoy, was still around, he probably be among those protesting what has come to be called as “cyber martial law.”

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this evening, a dinner with some peoples and my first try at purple yam. in the past, a kind comrade mentioned that amy & romy were once in the movement back home in the philippines. after reading their cookbook, i loved their previous project cendrillon.

i am quite excited and will post about it when i can on RFP.
 

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Memories of Philippine Kitchens

The essence of Filipino food has always remained somewhat secluded in the family kitchens of Filipino homes, passed down through the generations, melding native traditions with those of Chinese, Spanish, and American cuisines. With Memories of Philippine Kitchens Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan, owners and chef at Ditmas Park’s popular Purple Yam restaurant, present a fascinating look at Filipino cuisine and culture. They have spent years tracing the traditions of the food of the Philippines, and here they share the results of that research. From Lumpia, Pancit, and Kinilaw to Adobo and Lechon (the art of the well-roasted pig), the authors document dishes and culinary techniques that are rapidly disappearing and in some cases unknown to Filipinos whether in the Philippines or abroad.

In addition to offering more than 100 unique recipes culled from private Filipino kitchens and their own acclaimed menu, Besa and Dorotan vividly document the role of food in Filipino society, both old and new. Filled with hundreds of sumptuous photographs by the esteemed Philippine-based photographer Neal Oshima and colorful stories of food memories from the authors and other notable local cooks, the book is a joy to peruse both in and out of the kitchen.

Memories of Philippine Kitchens was the winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2007 Jane Grigson Award for scholarship in the quality of its research and writing.  It was also a finalist for the Julia Child First Book Award.

About the Authors
Both Philippines natives, Amy Besa and Romy Dorotan, own and operate Purple Yam, a popular restaurant they opened in Brooklyn in 2009 following their successful ownership of Cendrillon which opened  in 1995.

Neal Oshima is the principal photographer of more than two dozens books on Philippine and Asian culture, seven of which have won Philippine National Book Awards. He lives in the Philippines.

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International Women’s Day Mobilization organized by GABRIELA Philippines

The spirit of Gabriela Silang LIVES!

Photo by Luis Liwanag