 | | The Mark of Sakay: The Vilified Hero of Our War with America | | by MC caluya, Sep 13, 2008 | | He mark of Macario Leon Sakay was the long, jet-black luxu-riant hair that, uncut and un-trammeled, cascaded from the top of a head, always held high and audaciously, down to his shoulders. With it, Sakay left a large imprint on the annals of the Philippine Revolution against Spain of 1896 and the Filipino-American War of 1899, for the sight of him on his horse, riding against the wind, at dawn or the dead of night, his black mane streaming behind him in order to set right some urgent wrong, alarmed his people’s enemies but gave instant hope to their hapless cause. | | Comments(2) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | Weaving: Antique's Product of Conviviality | | by richard magbanua, Aug 28, 2008 | | Weaving is one of the notable things that the Province of Antique(Philippines) must be proud of. These living traditions greatly affect the lives of Antiqueños as well as the rise of the province industry. The hand stripped products are artistically crafted with highly imaginative designs and attests to the artistry and required superb skills to accomplish the intricacy evident on the woven work of art. Thus, weaving unites Antiqueños to express their creativity, which is another way of promoting and preserving these traditional and artistic products. | | Comments(3) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Traditional Pottery Making in Antique, Philippines | | by richard magbanua, Jun 12, 2008 | | Even if Antique is adapting high-technology environment, the art of pottery struggles to live and remains a functional art form and delicate process, making this piece of folk art priceless. The Bari potters or “manugdihon kang kuron” of Sibalom, Antique still adapts the traditional process of molding earthen products. Famous for their quality and durable clay-made stove or “kalan”, cooking pots or “dabahan” and water jars or “banga”. The manugdihons still experimenting in producing innovative products such as folk toys, souvenirs and decorative jars for market demands. | | Comments(4) Liked It: 3 |
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 | | A Field Full of Rice | | by Rainforest Nymph, Apr 20, 2008 | | The term "mamugasay" may have come from the hard work at the rice fields attributed to farmers or to the student growing a number of pimples (bugas) from sleep-deprived nights of studying. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Paul Pfeiffer | | by Maria Chantal Thiel, Mar 23, 2008 | | The Filipino visual artist that made it big in the U.S. visited his hometown of Dumaguete and talked about his past, present, and future. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Bingo: The Lingo of Philippine Community | | by kathie, Sep 11, 2007 | | Bingo is somewhat a gambling, but it has become more of a community event where everyone is allowed to join. It is an event to look forward to in every weekend. A week will never pass by without the lively, uncertain, and perplexing game of bingo. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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