MANILA, Philippines —Despite the cultivated belief that the Filipino husband is a “macho,” (cocky, manful, or muscular) species, it remains a point of contention that the Philippines is a matriarchal society and men usually defer to their wives in front of their peers.* *“Si Kumander,” is what the wife is meekly referred to when he is with other men, pointing to her with unabashed submission. In ...
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