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This Substack covers the historical and cultural connections the Philippines has to its Southeast Asian neighbors and its ancient pre-colonial past. This will also be a place to share obscure tidbits and pieces of Filipino culture and history.

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Datu Kidlat

@datukidlat

I write with the aim of de-centering colonial narratives and re-orienting the Philippines towards its Southeast Asian neighbors.