Philippine Calendar
Noteworthy events to take part in about the Philippines’ culture, arts, history and people
- Soil Paintings with the Talaandig People - The Talaandig, an indigenous people of the Banwaon tribe residing mostly in northern and western Bukidnon, make use of soil for painting. “We gather soil of different colors and use white glue as paint binder,” Waway Saway, who comes from a family who is behind the Talaandig’s school of living traditions, explained. This technique called soil painting has been practiced by their people although this has just recently been revived in their bid to bring back their living traditions.
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Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures - The Capitol University Museum of Three Cultures, an attraction both of history and cultural value, is packed with curious visitors. It features Mindanao’s three cultures of Maranao of Marawi, Iligan of Cagayan de Oro and the Indigenous Peoples of Northern Mindanao.
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Byahe Ta Mindanao: Let’s Travel to Mindanao - Mindanao is a land of superlatives. It’s home to world’s largest eagle, the Philippine Eagle; the world’s deepest place on Earth, at 10,850 meters or 35,588 feet below sea level, the Mindanao Deep, also known as the Mindanao Trench or Philippine Deep; the country’s tallest mountain peak towering at 2,400 meters, Mount Apo.
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Looking for Sports Tourism? Go to the Philippines - Do you want to see the Philippines? Or do you want to experience the Philippines?
Noteworthy collection of poems, quotations, artwork and other creations of great Filipinos
- Mahal na Araw - Philippine Traditions - The Philippines is a nation that greatly values religious traditions, and one of the most important Catholic festivals in the country is the Holy Week or Mahal na Araw.
- Filipino Salawikain - Passed on from generations to generations, with versions and translations varying from one region to another, Filipino proverbs or salawikain, reflect traditional Filipino beliefs, and customs. The wisdom it gives are encapsulated in short rhyming two-liners easy to remember.
- Balangay: Filipino’s Ancestral Tradition Lives On - The Balangay (also balanghai) is an ancient water vessel used by Austronesians, believed to be of Filipino ancestry, in trading and migration before the Spaniards.
- Jose Rizal Quotations
- Balangay: Filipino’s Ancestral Tradition Lives On - The Balangay (also balanghai) is an ancient water vessel used by Austronesians, believed to be of Filipino ancestry, in trading and migration before the Spaniards.
- Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa - A poem penned by Gat Andres Bonifacio, Filipino hero
- Philippines’ First National Artist - Fernando Amorsolo, born on May 30, 1982 in Paco, Manila was given the distinction of being the first Philippine National Artist.
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Congratulations, Efren Penaflorida! - Founder of the Dynamic Teen Foundation Inc., Efren’s story was inspiring wherever you look at it. Coming from a poor family in Cavite, he would be bullied and harassed by gang members when going to school. Yet good values and right principles from his parents formed a big heart in this young man. He responded in love, and that made him all the more the winner - a hero.
- Next Generation Electric Bicycle by a Filipino - Tronix Ebike Exceed, “a next generation electric bicycle” innovation made by Innovatronix Inc., a Filipino electronic equipment manufacturer.
- Filipino Punctuations and Punctuation Marks - Many parents of elementary and high school students complain about the subject of Filipino being difficult. I really can’t believe it! If there is anything that we should love and find easy to learn, it should be about our language and literature.