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Biyernes, Pebrero 29, 2008
Philippine Eagle
The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world. This bird of prey, or raptor, belongs to the family Accipitridae. It is also known as "Haribon" or "Haring Ibon," meaning "Bird King."This eagle's head is adorned with long brown feathers that give it the appearance of a lion's mane. The upperside of the Philippine Eagle is brown, the
Politics of the Philippines
The political system in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system. This system revolves around three separate and sovereign yet interdependent branches: the legislative branch (the law-making body), the executiveBiyernes, Pebrero 15, 2008
Tinikling
Tinikling is a Filipino folk dance. The dance originated in Leyte as an imitation of the legendarily fast and graceful movements of the tikling birds as they dodged bamboo traps set by rice farmers. An alternative explanation says that the dance originated from Spanish colonization, where field workers who worked too slowly were punished by having to stand in place and jump over two bamboo polesHuwebes, Pebrero 14, 2008
Education in the Philippines
Education in the Philippines has a similar system to that of the United States. Filipino children enter public school at about age four, starting from Nursery up to Kindergarten. At about seven years of age, children enter a 'primary school' (6 to 7 years). This is followed by secondary school (4 years). Students then sit for the College Entrance Examinations (CEE), after which they enter
Hispanic influence on Filipino culture
The British historian Arnold J. Toynbee once asserted in one of his works that "the Philippines is a Latin American country that was transported to the Orient by a gigantic marine wave". Following over three centuries of Spanish colonization, the Philippines has a strong Hispanic cultural base, including exhibiting Spanish names and surnames, the Catholic religion, festivities, literature, music
Filipino Family
It should be emphasized that the close familial ties are upheld to the highest extent. The primary social welfare system for the Filipino is the family. Many Filipinos live near their family for most of their lives, even as independent adults. A nuclear family is very common among Filipinos. When it comes to the divorce policy in the Philippines it is illegal. President Arroyo provides insightMiyerkules, Pebrero 13, 2008
Major roads in Metro Manila
Metro Manila has a very extensive roadway system connecting the cities and municipalities of the metropolis and its surrounding provinces. The major roadways are the ten radial roads, braching from the capital city of Manila, and the five circumferential roads, which form semicircles around the city of Manila. It should be known that the Radial and Circumferential roads are not 'existing roads',
Evelio Javier
Evelio B. Javier (October 14, 1942 - February 11, 1986) was a Filipino lawyer, civil servant, politician, and an oppositionist during the authoritarian regime of President Ferdinand Marcos. Due to these activities, he was assassinated by the regime on February 11, 1986.He ran for governor of Antique and won in 1971 making him, at the age of 28, the Phlippines' youngest governor during that decade
History: Capture of Manila
On the evening of August 12, on orders of General Merritt, General Anderson notified Aguinaldo to forbid the Insurgents under his command from entering Manila. On 13 August, unaware of the peace protocol signing, U.S. forces assaulted and captured the Spanish positions in Manila. Insurgents made an independent attack of their own, as planned, which promptly led to trouble with the Americans. At 8Martes, Pebrero 12, 2008
Native toys and games
Filipinos play card games styles such as pusoy and pusoy dos. These games use poker suits. Pusoy is described to be the 3-5-5 or good-better-best variant of the game. Pusoy dos is described to be variant where one tries to get rid of all his cards by choosing poker hands wisely. The origin of pusoy came from Chinese pai gow blended with poker and the origin of pusoy dos came from coastal China
Saranggola
Saranggola (international title: The Kite) is a 1999 Filipino film directed by Gil Portes, starring Ricky Davao, Lester Llansang and Jennifer Sevilla and produced by GMA Films and Teamwork Productions. It is a chilling morality tale, showing murder and corruption through the eyes of a child.Though widowed ex-cop Homer (Ricky Davao) is a kindly father to his ten-year old son Rex (Lester Llansang),Linggo, Pebrero 10, 2008
Pinoy Pop Superstar
Pinoy Pop Superstar was a Philippine television show featuring a year-long talent search for the best Filipino amateur singers. It was broadcast every Saturday evening on GMA. The format is loosely patterned on the international Idol show series.The program was hosted by Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez who is an amateur singing contest veteran. In the 2006 Star Awards for Television, Velasquez
Sambal people
The Sambal (Spanish: zambales) are a Filipino ethnic group living primarily in the province of Zambales, the city of Olongapo, and the Pangasinense municipalities of Bolinao and Anda.The Sambal are the original Austronesian inhabitants of the province of Zambales and the city of Olongapo in the Philippines. They speak Tina, Bolinao, or Botolan, all of which are Sambalic languages. The Sambalic
Kalesa
A kalesa (sometimes called a karitela) is a horse-driven calash (carriage) used in the Philippines. The word, also spelled calesa, predates the Spanish conquest and descends ultimately from an Old Church Slavonic word meaning "wheels." This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spaniards that only nobles and high ranked officials couldBiyernes, Pebrero 8, 2008
Death customs in the Philippines
Death in the Philippines is one of the most important occasions in family life, as attested to by a humorous statement that families have large reunions only during "Binyag, Kasal at Libing" ("Baptisms, Weddings and Burials/Funerals"). Once a Filipino dies, it is traditional to hold a wake. Deceased men are dressed in the traditional Barong Tagalog while women are dressed in either black dressesHuwebes, Pebrero 7, 2008
Ancient Relations with China
From scanty records that have come down to the present, it is known that the Philippines had some commercial relations with the neighboring countries, particularly with China. Trade relations with the latter started in the 9th century when some Arab traders who were barred from the Central China coast found an alternative route starting from Malacca and passing through Borneo, the Philippines,
History of Philippine Islam
The spread of Islam to Old Malaysia was brought about by the activities of the Arab traders, missionaries, and teachers who introduced their religious beliefs among the Malays. The foundation od Islam was laid in Malaysia by the Arabian scholar Mudum, who arrived in the Malay Peninsula about the middle of the 14th century. He succeeded in establishing in Malacca a rather tenous foothold for
Philippines was never a part of Mainland China
Up to the early 1970's it haf been assumed that the Philippines was a part of the mainland China. It was theorized that during the Pleistocene or Ice Age, the waters surrounding what is now the Philippines fell about 156 feet below the present levels. As a result, a vast area of land was exposed and became sort of land bridges to the mainland of Asia. In February, 1976, howeverm this theory ofMiyerkules, Pebrero 6, 2008
Baybayin or Alibata
Baybayin or Alibata (known in Unicode as the Tagalog script) is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system that originated from the Javanese script Old Kawi. The writing system is a member of the Brahmic family (and an offshoot of the Vatteluttu alphabet) and is believed to be in use as early as the 14th century. It continued to be in use during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines up until
Baybayin or Alibata
Baybayin or Alibata (known in Unicode as the Tagalog script) is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system that originated from the Javanese script Old Kawi. The writing system is a member of the Brahmic family (and an offshoot of the Vatteluttu alphabet) and is believed to be in use as early as the 14th century. It continued to be in use during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines up until
Baybayin or Alibata
Baybayin or Alibata (known in Unicode as the Tagalog script) is a pre-Hispanic Philippine writing system that originated from the Javanese script Old Kawi. The writing system is a member of the Brahmic family (and an offshoot of the Vatteluttu alphabet) and is believed to be in use as early as the 14th century. It continued to be in use during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines up untilLunes, Pebrero 4, 2008
Orang Dampuan
Between 900 and 1200 A.D. another group of the immigrants came to the Philippines from southern Annam. Known as Orang Dampuan or Men from Champa, they established trading posts in Sulu, resulting in a flourishing trade between Sulu and Southern Annam.The Orang Dampuans were not politically minded and had no intention of dominating of people of SUlu, who were called Buranuns. Their interest lay in
Filipino folk music
Traditional Music in the Philippines, the traditional music of other countries, reflects the life of common folk, mainly living in rural areas rather than urban ones. Like its counterparts in Asia, a lot of traditional songs from the Philippines have a strong connection with nature. However, much of it employs the diatonic scale rather than the more famous pentatonic scale.Like the culture of theLinggo, Pebrero 3, 2008
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. The President of the Philippines in Filipino is referred to as Ang Pangulo or Pangulo ("Presidente," informally). The executive power is vested in the President of the Philippines.The current incumbent President as of February 3, 2008 is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.Under Article 7, Section 2 of
Arts of the Philippines
The arts of the Philippines are influenced by the traditions of Europe, America, China and native Austronesian cultures.Weaving is popular in the northern mountain Filipinos. Pottery was also common in pre-Hispanic societies. Ornate carvings are found in the southern Philippine islands. Similarly, wooden art is also quite popular and is displayed in various parts of the home.Artistic paintings
Panagbenga Festival
Panagbenga is week-long annual flower festival occurring in Baguio, the summer capital of the Philippines. The term is of Malayo-Polynesian origin, meaning "season of blooming". The festival was created as a tribute to the city's flowers and as a way to rise up from the devastation of the 1990 Luzon earthquake. The festival includes floats that are decorated with flowers that are not unlike thoseSabado, Pebrero 2, 2008
Economy of the Philippines
The Philippines is a newly industrialized country in South-East Asia. In 2004, it was ranked as the 25th largest economy by the World Bank according to purchasing power parity. It is the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia, posting a GDP growth rate of 7.3% in the year 2007, its fastest pace in three decades and has been compared to the economy of India in its sudden and rapid growth.OnBiyernes, Pebrero 1, 2008
GUMIL Filipinas
GUMIL Filipinas (Gunglo dagiti Mannurat nga Ilokano iti Filipinas) or Ilokano Writers Association of the Philippines, is one of the most active group of regional writers in the Philippines. It has hundreds of active writer-members in provincial and municipal chapters as well as in overseas chapters in the mainland U.S. and Hawaii and in Greece.In 1967, GUMIL Pangasinan was organized, with Mauro F
Teatro Pilipino
Teatro Pilipino is a theatre company based in Manila in the Philippines.After a 1975 pilot season of two plays sponsored by the Department of Public Information and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Teatro Pilipino was founded in 1976 by director-actor Rolando Tinio, who became its artistic director. It served as CCP resident company until 1986. It closed in February 1992, after the death
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