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Isang nakakatuwang kuwento tungkol sa mga gawa ni Matandang Taciong sistidor na mahilig magbiro.

A hilarious tale about Old Tacio who loves to play practical jokes!
07/15/2006
A must read for every Filipino! Relive the prosecution that our national hero Dr. Rizal went through during the Spanish period.
04/11/2006
An excellent research material for students and history aficionados on the Philippines in the past. Sofronio Calderon touches on the following topics in this book:

Mga Unang Tao Rito

Lahing Pilipino

Pagkaparito at Pinangalingan ng Lahing Pilipino

Dating Pamamayan ng mga Tagarito

Dating Pananamit at Kalinisan sa Katawan
ng mga Tagarito

Dating Kaugaliang Pinanununtunan sa mga
Kapaslangan at Sigalutan

Wika

Pagbasa't Pagsulat

Asal at Gawì

Pagkakalakalan

Sasakyang-Tubig

Almás

Dating Ugali Tungkol sa Pag-aasawa

Dating Kaugalian Tungkol sa Paghihingalo,
Paglilibing at Pagluluksa

Dating Pagsamba't Pananampalataya ng
mga Tagarito

Isipan ng Ibang mga Tagarito Tungcol sa
Pasimula ng Sangkinapal
03/05/2006
Jose Sevilla wrote this book in 1922 intending it to be a reference material for students who are researching biographies of Filipino heroes. The author had the book published removing all the "n" in place of the tilde g or "~g". This makes it hard to read for modern day students.

In the desire to make the ebook more accessible to today's youth, the "n" were returned in the HTML version. This can be accessed through the Project Gutenberg site:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17786/17786-h/17786-h.htm
03/05/2006
The swiss physician Tissot wrote this book "Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health", to help lay people cure common ailments and diseases if professional medical care is out of their reach. Father Manuel Blanco the noted Spanish priest, who is also known for his book "Flora de Filipinas", translated the book into Tagalog and included comments and notes pertaining to the Philippine situation in the late 1800s.

The book is an interesting read on how diseases and ailments were cured at that time. Some cures are shocking to say the least but maybe there is some scientific basis for it? Afterall, a lot of the so called "miracle cures" that are being discovered now seemed to already have been used in the past!
01/15/2006
Three young men, Brindo, Brillo and Electo take turns telling tales of love, mystery and horror.This is the second of a two part series.

Tatlong binata na si Brindo, Brillo at si Electo ay nag papalitan ng mga kuwentong pagibig, kahiwagaan at mga istoryang nakakakilabot.
01/07/2006
Laborers have decided to go on strike after management announced the reduction of pay. The drama unfolds when a few of the workers were enticed to return to work after promises of a better position. Will the strike suceed? or is it doomed to fail when the main instigator is tempted by the other camp?
01/07/2006
The noted journalist Honorio Lopez started this Tagalog almanac in 1898. Every year after, this thin pamphlet served as the "bible" for farmers and common folks who refered to it for the weather, astrology, and events or birthdates of famous people in the world. The almanac also includes interesting short articles on life, love and health. Would you like to know what happened in 1922 on the day of your birth? Read on...
01/07/2006