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The following posts on PinoyDad.com were tagged with the keyword province.

Of Pride and Provinces

April 3, 2008 | Politics and Society

Back in college and law school, I was amazed by the unity and level of participation among students belonging to other regional organizations. For students from Southern Leyte (well, also from Samar and Leyte) at UP-Cebu, we tried to increase their participation through the U.P. Katilingbang Leyteno-Samareno (UP-KALESA). At U.P. Diliman, we (with Joji Abot …

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Our beloved Probinsya

April 2, 2008 | Politics and Society

Probinsiya is defined as a “part of a country at a distance from the capital; a big regional division of a country” (see Tagalog Dictionary). It’s equivalent to the Filipino term “lalawigan”. I previously noted articles about our beloved “probinsya” (I took the liberty of shortening it; the correct spelling is “probinsiya”). Here’s a portion …

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A Probinsyano. A Filipino.

April 1, 2008 | Politics and Society

We are Probinsyanos. We are proud because of, and not despite, the fact that we are Probinsyanos. This blog is meant to celebrate that fact. We are here to celebrate our uniqueness, in the context and as a part of the Filipino identity. While we are here to deal with the stamp of inferiority that …

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