Marn (Toronto, Canada) Sun, 3 Stars, Consummatum Est by Chris of Adrenaline “My ink represent my love for the Philippines. And the Latin script below is what Jose Rizal said before he was shot.” Rizal’s reign, is it finished? Uh-oh. When we hear the name Jose Rizal the first thing that pops up in our [...]

Pete (Hawaii) Pinoy/Pride with Philippine Sun and Stars by Felipe What’s up with the ambigram? Admit it or not, it started to gain popularity when Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons was released a few years back. The book contains the famous ambigram of Illuminati which, when inverted, reads just the same. But has ambigram something [...]

Robbie (MPLS, MN) Where I’m From by Tom Alvarado of Steady Tattoo “Sun and Stars. Plain and Simple.” For those who are not aware, did you know that the Philippine Flag may not be used as a tablecloth, as a covering for objects, as part of motor vehicles, as trademarks or label design, or as [...]

Wilson (Red Deer Ab, Canada) The sun and the three stars tribal tattoo with a basketball by Pleasure N’ Pain It isn’t Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao neither the Pinoy rap icon Francis Magalona’s contribution to the local scene that the insignia three stars and a sun represents. It’s the juncture of Filipinos’ approaches to nationalism. [...]