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The Karangalan family and their neighbors huddle for survival in the cellar of a house a few miles from Manila. Outside the safety of their little refuge the war rages on—fiery bombs torch the beautiful Filipino countryside, Japanese soldiers round up and interrogate innocent people, and from the hills guerillas wage a desperate campaign against the enemy. Inside the cellar, these men, women, and children put their hopes and dreams on hold as they wait out the war, only emerging to look for food, water, and medicine.

Welcome to a daring exploration of desire, power, and psychology in the unique cultural landscape of the Philippines. Panty Dropper Tips is not just another dating guide—it’s a raw, unapologetic look into the tactical game of attraction and seduction as played out in one of Asia’s most intriguing destinations. Drawing from over 20 years of firsthand experience and countless conversations with men and women who’ve mastered this psychological chessboard, this book unveils the real rules of engagement. Through cultural insights, sharp observations, and brutally honest truths, readers ...

Had some experience in Filipino? Up the challenge with Beginner Filipino. Master the basics of Filipino conversation! Start speaking Filipino in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Beginner Filipino. Our native Filipino hosts break down all the sentences, grammar and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

When Filipino American and former US Air Force officer Analiza Quiroz (Wolf) was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study in the Philippines, she had two goals. First, she wanted to talk with prostitutes near Clark Air Base to understand the US military's impact on their lives. Second, she wanted to talk with her family and learn about her Filipino roots. They seemed to be two separate goals reached by talking with people in two separate worlds. Never did she expect her two goals to overlap. Foreword by Ceres Alabado, Founding President of the Children's Literature Association of the ...

The humans have no idea that a pandemic is on its way; but Ringo, the little dog, can smell the growing rot. It is everywhere: in their new neighborhood, in their old apartment complex, and in the bodies of Ringo’s beloved family. What should a dog do when he survives a plague? Scared and confused, Ringo sets out on his journey. How can he help? This novella is included in Stories in the Okay Future, an anthology of short fiction by C.C. Alma.

There has been a lack of reliable academic studies regarding Filipino martial arts (FMA) that have uniquely developed in the Philippine archipelago. This anthology assembles pioneering scholarly materials valuable for any interested in the Filipino combatives, as well as chapters specifically on the practice. Mark Wiley stands out as a leading scholar/practitioner of the Filipino arts. This book contains three chapters by him. In the first, he conducted linguistic and historical research to present the developmental background of the ancient Filipino kali and European fencing systems, thus ...

Freddie Ruiz is cursed. While other people may have bad days, Freddie and his family have had bad generations: from bird poop splatting on him during picture day to the many tumbles and trips that earned him the nickname Faceplant Freddie.

An American adventures to northern Philippines in search of perfect surfing waves and falls in love with a young provincial girl. A non-fiction surfing odyssey, cultural view and romance novel of 60K words. Book 1 of 'The Volcano Trilogy.' (Book 2 is called 'Red Volcano - The Ring of Fire' and book 3 is 'White Volcano - Fifty Words for Love'. All three volumes are available on Kindle, or you can get the paperback which contains all three, entitled 'The Volcano Trilogy - A Philippines Surfing Odyssey')

Tagalog Down & Dirty is your guide to the Tagalog you won't learn in the other books. Sex, drugs, alcohol, insults, obscenities, dirty talk, curse words, slurs about your mind, body, and sexual equipment, the supernatural, gambling, and “gay language” - which gay men use to hide their meaning from the general population. Best of all, words for lovers and would-be lovers.

Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Filipino While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Filipino words and phrases effortlessly. How does it work? Just press play, and listen to the gentle voice of a native teacher. Our teacher repeats each word and phrase multiple times, so you'll retain them better - whether you're awake or in bed. For best results, listen while awake first. Then, listen while falling asleep.

In this standalone novel based on Filipino mythology, Corazon Lopez is looking forward to her eleventh birthday, when she can finally be trained in wielding babaylan magic. She's hoping she can use it to bring her parents back to life so they can be together again.

Eight men reveal their real-life stories on their journey to finding genuine love and happiness

Who Else Wants to Marry a Compatible, Attractive Filipina? There is a small but growing population of men who have discovered the hidden secret that explains how they have been holding themselves back from meeting The One. This book provides the knowledge you need to join them and meet your best friend and sweetheart.

A Man’s Guide to Avoiding ‘Leg Closers’ Welcome to the Philippines—a land of smiles, sun-kissed shores, and seductive surprises. But in this tropical paradise, romance is a delicate dance of culture, charm, and confidence. A Man’s Guide to Avoiding ‘Leg Closers’ is your no-nonsense, culture-smart field manual for navigating Filipino dating without making the rookie mistakes that instantly kill attraction. Packed with sharp insights, field-tested social guidance, and entertaining travel wisdom, this second book in The Game of Attraction in the Philippines series dives deep into...

Evan Saatchi can’t keep his eyes off his new co-worker, Dalisay Ramos. Newly arrived from Manila to lead their travel app’s Asia division, nothing matters more to Dalisay than tradition and family. When Evan asks her out, she soundly rejects him for his cheek. Evan learns from his Filipino friends that Dalisay expects more from potential suitors. If he wants a chance with her, he’s going to have to go through the Five Stages: the courtship ritual that lovers in the Philippines have performed for generations.

December 8, 1941, marked the start of the full-scale invasion of the Philippines. With the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula and the fortified island, Corregidor, in the spring of 1942, all hope seemed lost. But, almost overnight, the Philippine underground resistance began to take shape. Units made up of guerrilla volunteers from all walks of life participated in the liberation of the Philippines.

The course consists of lessons centered on an audio blog that is completely in Filipino. These audio blogs take you around the Philippines and introduce you to many different aspects of this country, including culture, history, folklore, arts, and more. These blogs will also teach you all about many different cities, and what they are famous for. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar in this Audio Blog series presented entirely in Filipino.

For best friends Miliani, Inez, Natalie, and Jasmine, Providence, Rhode Island has a magic of its own. From the bodegas and late-night food trucks on Broad Street to The Hill that watches over the city, every corner of Providence glows with memories of them practicing spells, mixing up potions and doing séances with the help of the magic Miliani’s Filipino grandfather taught her.

The teacher Patrick Healy travelled around the world, talked with people in different places, and collected around half a thousand myths, legends, and folktales and several alternative versions. His opinion and comments (directly or indirectly) are inevitable. 61 Filipino Tales is the third volume of his work, in his words. He retold the stories with his own opinion and approach to them.

Learn Filipino: Must-Know Filipino Slang Words & Phrases by FilipinoPod101.com is designed for beginner-level learners. You learn the top 100 must-know slang words and phrases that are used in everyday speech. All were hand-picked by our team of Filipino teachers and experts.