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Galleria Taal's Select Photo Exhibition
by The Artes de las Filipinas Research Team
December 2016--This ancestral house was built circa 1870 by Domingo Ilagan and Maria Martinez (who died both in 1903). They had six children: Aniceto Ilagan, Rosario I, Villanueva,...
Ancient Name Given to the Islands
by Carlos Quirino
July 2016--ifferent Island of the Philippine archipelago had bad various names in history. The native inhabitants had their own names, but as each wave of foreign voyagers touch these...
Carcar, Cebu
by The Artes de las Filipinas Research Team
July 2016-- Carcar has been established a component city of the Province of Cebu by virtue of Republic act 9436 which passed into law on April 15, 2007, and ratified by the people...
The San Miguel Arcangel Parish Church Argao, Cebu
by The Artes de las Filipinas Research Team
June 2016--The construction of this beautiful Baroque Rococo church was begun in 1734, the year after the parish was established by the Augustinian Order and was completed in 1788. <...
The Filipino People Before the Arrival of the Spaniards
by David P. Barrows, Ph.D.
April-May 2016--Position of Tribes – on the Spaniards, the population of the Philippines seems to have been distributed by tribes in much the same manner as at present. Then,...
Mandaluyon, San Juan, Deodato, Salvador and Juan Arellano
by Salvador "Dodong" Arellano
March 2016--It was in the best of times, in a silence of pastures and green land. My father, the architect-painter Juan M. Arellano was born in the Tondo district of Manila in 1888...
Betis Mandukit: A Comparative Analysis of the Works of Wilfredo Layug and Boyet Flores
by Sherwin A. Mapanoo
November 2015--When one mentions the district of Betis in the town of Guagua, Pampanga, the first thing that most likely comes to mind is woodcarving. It is an art that is as old as...
The History of Marikina's Shoe Industry
by Nonet Angeles
November 2013--Marikina was founded three hundred righty-three years ago when the Jesuits arrived in 1630. They called the area Jesus dela Peña (Jesus of the Rocks). It was...
The Angono-Binangonan Petroglyphs
by The Artes de las Filipinas Research Team
July-August 2013--A geological study in Tres Hermanas in Antipolo was undertaken by the National Institute of Geological Sciences, University of the Philippines. In this site, the...
Silay’s Ancestral Houses: The Glory of the Past
by Jericho Paul Santos
January 2013--A physical structure has no significance to the community if it does not have corresponding stories that help shape the people surrounding it. This reason has contributed...
How to turn a manuscript into a bestseller
by Elizabeth Lolarga of Vera Files
November 2012--Editors today generally spend less time in editing because time is money. This is the observation that novelist Ken Spillman gave at a panel discussion on "Uncut...
Unique Tombs found in the Philippines
by Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines — Archaeologists have unearthed remnants of what they believe is a 1,000-year-old village on a jungle-covered mountaintop in the Philippines with limestone...
A Guide to Malacañan's Presidential Museum and Library
by The Malacañan Palace Museum Library Staff
July 2012--The Presidential Museum and Library is located in Kalayaan Hall, originally built in 1921 during the American colonial era as the Executive Building and today a wing of...
The History of the San Agustin Church
by Jericho Paul C. Santos
January 2012--Along with its search for wealth, the Spanish colonizers made it a top mission to spread Catholicism in the Philippines. And to broaden the reach of Christianity, a place...
The History of the Manila Cathedral
by Jericho Paul C. Santos
November 2011-- The year was 1521, as Ferdinand Magellan set foot in the Philippines, it marked the arrival of Catholicism in the Philippines. The Spanish colonization paved way for...
Farewell (Or Underground With) Material Possessions
by Dr. Jaime C. Laya
MANILA, Philipines -- Possessors ordinarily ignore the prayerful’s admonition of detachment from material possessions. With the National Cultural Heritage Act (R.A. No....
PEDRO ABRAHAM JR.: UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPINES Pedro Abraham, Jr.
by Aubrey de la Cruz
Prof. Pedro Abraham, Jr., or Sir Edru to his students, is a known figure in the University of the Philippines. He was the founder of the Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-GaPi, the Resident...
Shouting in Bronze: The Lasting Relevance of Andres Bonifacio and His Monument in Caloocan
by Michael Charleston Chua
Amidst the concrete jungle in the middle of the city of Caloocan, amongst the smog of pollution, stands the dignified figure of Andres Bonifacionational hero, Founder of the Katipunan, Father of the...
The Long Tradition of Hand Embroidery in Taal, Batangas
by Christiane de la Paz
The town of Taal, Batangas had a long tradition of hand embroidery since the turn of the century. Its intricate, well-embossed hand embroidery made it increasingly a refined art of society. It boasts...
THE PASTILLAS PAPER CUT TRADITION
by Sherwin Mapanoo
The art of making the pabalat or pastillas wrappers has transformed in recent years from being a local, folk tradition into a popular art. Besides adding flair to the sweet pastillas de leche made from...
Philippine Churches: The Ermita Church in Balayan, Batangas
by Christiane de la Paz
During the Spanish era which covers a period of 300 years, important events happened in Balayan, Batangas. It was in 1575 that the Agustinian missionaries arrived in Balayan, Batangas. After three...
A Brief History of Balayan, Batangas
by Christiane de la Paz
BALAYAN, the name of an old town and of vast province Batangas in 1581, which has been figured out here as the center of the ancient country Mai-I, is probably derived from Bai or bai i.e housethe...
The San Sebastian Church --Gustave Eiffel's Church in the Philippines
by Findelle de Jesus
Just recently, I was trying too hard to identify a place with unique features that is not only worthy of admiring but also considered artistic. Then I asked myself, What place has not been much written...
The Santacruzan Festival
by Julianne Pascual
In spite of the glare and blare of the demanding city life lies a moment wherein the only thing you can't help but do, is to breath in the scent of May. One such example is the Flores de Mayo, also known...
May 15 -- The Pahiyas Festival of Lucban, Quezon
by Mailah Baldemor
The Season of Festivals is celebrated on the merry month of May. One extravagant festival that everyone is excited to see is the Pahiyas Festival in Quezon Province, which is celebrated on the 15th of...