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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:11 pm

Ok i am starting this thread exclusively for Filipiniana and other fun facts related to the Philippines

so lets get the ball rolling...

Who is Augusto V. Pangan Sr.???
and what are his claim to fame?

let's see who amongst our fellow WS members got the brains! ok no peeking at Wikepedia! :twisted:
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:22 pm

chiquito jockey makati councilor comedian :D
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:26 pm

Tumpak and sagot ! :D

ok next one....

What did Polly Cayetano do that made filipino boys very unhappy in the late 70's and then again in the early 80's that made most filipino men very unhappy?
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:26 pm

Here's one name the building structure in the backdrop.

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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:34 pm

The Jai Alai bldg
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:35 pm

Oh she the Lady who filed an obscenity case against Joey de Leon's girl Techie?
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:36 pm

pigdog wrote:The Jai Alai bldg

KOREK Jai Alai Fronton Taft Ave. hehe
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:36 pm

Answer: She lobbied against the violent and sexual overtones of the then very popular japanese cartoons, such as Voltes V, Mazinger Z et al
later she lobbied against Tetchie Agbayani for posing nude at the German Edition of Playboy

pigdog wrote:Tumpak and sagot ! :D

ok next one....

What did Polly Cayetano do that made filipino boys very unhappy in the late 70's and then again in the early 80's that made most filipino men very unhappy?
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:38 pm

you are nearly there! remeber the sudden disappearance of the japanese cartoons much to the disappointment of the filipino boys and was replaced with more "wholesome" one such as "Candy Candy" arrrgh! :x
SoLiDtUbEs wrote:Oh she the Lady who filed an obscenity case against Joey de Leon's girl Techie?
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:40 pm

ok here's a real challenge..

he stared in Bruce Lee's film Return of the dragon and he is the son of a famous comedian
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:42 pm

Let's get a bit harder now. One painting three questions.

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1.) What is the title on this painting?
2.) Who did it?
3.) Where can you see it?

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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:44 pm

OH yeah I remember that Voltes V fiasco hehe thanks for the remind. Big issue yun.
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:45 pm

manansala?
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:45 pm

pigdog wrote:ok here's a real challenge..

he stared in Bruce Lee's film Return of the dragon and he is the son of a famous comedian


Answer: Bentot Jr.
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:46 pm

pigdog wrote:ok here's a real challenge..

he stared in Bruce Lee's film Return of the dragon and he is the son of a famous comedian


This guy ain't Chuck Norris for sure hehe? I'm guessing.The guy with arnis skills comes into mind but I can't make out his name.
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:47 pm

pigdog wrote:
pigdog wrote:ok here's a real challenge..

he stared in Bruce Lee's film Return of the dragon and he is the son of a famous comedian


Answer: Bentot Jr.


haha betcha you coudn't get that? so whats the painting?
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Postby SoLiDtUbEs » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:48 pm

Nope

Lavandera
by Amorsolo
Lopez Museum

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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:49 pm

heres something fun...

What was illegally broadcast at the UP Campus radio station during one of the student demos in the 70's that left the whole country entertained?

i am sure some of our fellow old timers who had long hair and bell bottom pants back then will still remember this event :D

ok guys figure this one out :D
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Postby pigdog » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:50 pm

SoLiDtUbEs wrote:Nope

Lavandera
by Amorsolo
Lopez Museum

:D


i was closed!
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Postby ambel » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:56 pm

Fernando Amorsolo's LAVANDERA
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