Top Five Palawan Tourist Attractions and Destinations | read this item
The Philippines is a beautiful archipelago rich with natural resources, spectacular tourist destinations and attractions. Among all of these, Palawan is considered to be the only exotic place to spend quality time with family and friends. With its 1,768 islets featuring colorful reefs, limestone cliffs and misty mountains, boredom is never an option if you [...]
Videos of President Noy's SONA, Courtesy of ABS-CBN | read this item
These are the videos of PNoy’s State of the Nation Address. Videos courtesy of ABS-CBN channel on YouTube. You can also read the full transcript of SONA here. Part 1/5
Folk Beliefs, Black Magic and Charms of Ancient Filipinos | read this item
The ancient Filipinos had many interesting folk beliefs. Some of these are the following; When a dog howls near midnight, a neighbor will die When a comet flashes in the sky, there will be pestilence, famine, or war When a person dreams that one of his teeth falls out or when a black butterfly flits [...]
The Education and Economic Life of Early Filipinos | read this item
There were no schools as we know them in the pre-Spanish Philippines. The children studied in their own homes with their parents as the teachers or tutors. The parents taught their children a mix of academic and vocational courses. Both the boys and the girls were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, music, religion, and tribal customs. [...]
The Arts and Sciences of Ancient Philippines | read this item
The ancient Filipinos were fine artists. Their architecture was represented by the bahay kubo style of homes, neat and well suited to the warm tropical climate. Their knowledge of painting is shown in their art of tattooing. The skillful tattoo artists of the barangays were the first painters of ancient Filipino society. Their sculpture can [...]
10 Movies You Should Watch This August | read this item
The year 2010 is fully-packed with great movies. If everyone can remember, The Avatar which was released to theaters in December 2009 served as the introductory entry for 2010 and there are still lot viewers watching it over and over due to seamless integration of technology to a beautiful story. This year’s Twilight Saga: Eclipse [...]
The Literature of Ancient Filipinos | read this item
Philippine History has it that Filipinos had oral and written literature. Their oral literature consisted of the following; Myths (mito) which told about the creation of the world and of mankind, and legends (alamat) which told of the origin of man, animals, plants, places, and other landmarks. Songs (awit) and short poems (tanaga), both of [...]
State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, English Translation | read this item
This is the English Version of PNoy’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2010. This is also his first SONA during his presidency. Read on… Do you want to read the Original Version? Click Here… State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of [...]
State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines | read this item
This is the original, non-edited and full transcript of President Noy-noy Aquino’s State of the Nation (SONA) on July 26, 2010. Do you want to read the English Version? Click Here… State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines to the Congress of the Philippines Session Hall [...]
The System of Writing of Ancient Filipinos | read this item
There were several alphabets in the ancient Philippines as used in various linguistic regions in the archipelago. All were in the form of syllables called baybayin or alibata by the Tagalogs. These alphabets were derivatives from the old Indonesian script, which was based on Sanskrit. They were called syllables because every letter was pronounced as [...]
State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines | 