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Spotlight on Indigenous People’s Rituals in ‘Dayaw’ Season 12
Spotlight on Indigenous People’s Rituals in ‘Dayaw’ Season 12
As a continuous effort in keeping Filipino traditions alive, the award-winning documentary series “Dayaw” is finally back for its 12th season, which showcases the indigenous culture and customs. In light of this season’s title “Kakaibang Sigla: Our Boundless Energy,” the program focuses on the cycle of life exhibited in traditional societies — from the rituals of baptism and other rites of passage to courtship and marriage, and death."
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Published at 2022-09-27 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Religion
Tags: culture, traditions
TELUS International Philippines Supports Adat B’laan’s Cultural Pride
TELUS International Philippines Supports Adat B’laan’s Cultural Pride
As the youth of Adat B’laan, an indigenous group in South Cotabato, experience increased exposure and enjoy the benefits of modernization, embracing mainstream society practices has sometimes taken priority over knowing and understanding their ethnic language, rituals and traditions. In the past few years, this has resulted in the cultural erosion of the Adat B’laan.
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Published at 2019-08-28 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Culture, People
Tags: community, culture, international
Vigan: the Home of Ancient Cultural History in the Philippines
Vigan: the Home of Ancient Cultural History in the Philippines
Historical wonders and tourist spots in the Philippines are too numerous to mention. Perhaps, this is due to the fact that this country is richly blessed with natural resources, which makes the Filipino way of life much more fun. Aside from this remarkable sociological trait of the Philippines, she is well-endowed with provinces which are not only enigmatically beautiful and splendid; but also culturally enriched. On the northern side of the Philippines, the province of Vigan is something...
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Published at 2018-03-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, History, Travel
Tags: History, Vigan, ancient, culture
Philippine Culture: an In-Depth Analysis
Philippine Culture: an In-Depth Analysis
A country is never complete without a culture. Culture is an encompassing sociological term, which came from the Latin word, cultura, denoting cultivation. Comprehensively, it is a process of enhancing the evolution of human capabilities with the objective of carefully classifying and representing various human experiences, by the unique use of symbolic ideas or concepts; thereby, acting them out in a creative and imaginative way.
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Published at 2018-03-20 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Philippines, culture
Likha – 25 Years of Promoting Philippine Dance and Culture
Likha – 25 Years of Promoting Philippine Dance and Culture
This year marks 25 years of perhaps the most exhilarating performances by an iconic group in San Francisco’s Filipino American community. LIKHA Pilipino Folk Ensemble has been an envoy for Filipino culture through dance and music since 1992 when it was founded by Rudi C. Soriano, a former dance soloist with the Bayanihan Philippine Dance Company.
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Documentary
Tags: culture, dances
In Plain Sight: Mindanao Textile Arts and Culture Come to San Francisco
In Plain Sight: Mindanao Textile Arts and Culture Come to San Francisco
San Francisco was treated to a very rare sight of brightly colored tops, skirts and trousers sauntering downhill along Sutter Street toward Montgomery. Passers-by were curious. Who are they? What’s going on? Their quizzical looks darted from the colorfully beaded combs down to the leather-clad feet of these mysterious visitors.
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Published at 2018-03-13 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Mindanao, Textile, art, culture
June Dalisay, Art Healer
June Dalisay, Art Healer
For works of art to encompass time and become part of cultural history, the story moves beyond the artist. The narrative and attribution will always belong to its creator, but for art to survive it requires the critical role of an individual who understands both the essence of the creative piece as well as its technicalities. This “unsung hero” of sorts is the art conservator.
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Published at 2018-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, People
Tags: History, artist, culture
Chinese New Year in the Philippines: the Cultural Adaptation of A Good Live
Chinese New Year in the Philippines: the Cultural Adaptation of A Good Live
Etymologically, the Chinese New Year has dramatically evolved from numerous myths and traditions. Primarily, this colorful and glamorous occasion is being celebrated in Chinese territories like Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius and the Philippines. Elsewhere, this very splendid and bewitching event is likewise famous in Chinatowns. Accordingly, it is further believed that the New Year of the Chinese is very much influential on a lunar year...
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Published at 2018-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Tags: Chinese, Good, Life, New Year, culture
Baguio for All Seasons: Feel the Best of the Cordilleras!
Baguio for All Seasons: Feel the Best of the Cordilleras!
Being the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", the city of Baguio is one of the most famous tourist spots visited by many local and foreign tourists. Known as "The City of Pines" because it is surrounded by lush pine trees, Baguio City takes pride in its variety of cultural, historical, and scenic attractions that make it an important and interesting destination.
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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Tags: Baguio, Cordilleras, History, culture
7 of the Best Things to Do in Capiz
7 of the Best Things to Do in Capiz
Capiz has long been overlooked as a tourist destination, no thanks to the widespread belief that the aswang — a shape-shifting, blood-sucking nocturnal creature in Filipino folklore — inhabits its shores. But don’t let this myth keep you from visiting the province, which has plenty to offer the curious traveler.
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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Tags: Capiz, Visayas, coastal, culture, heritage
Textile Tribes of the Philippines: the Tboli Dream Weavers
Textile Tribes of the Philippines: the Tboli Dream Weavers
Scattered in stilt houses surrounding scenic Lake Sebu live the textile tribal people known as the Tboli. One of the Philippines 80+ indiginous ethnic linguistic groups, the Tboli people live a simple life balancing modernization with their traditional culture of farming, fishing and craftsmanship.
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Published at 2018-02-25 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Culture, Documentary
Tags: Dream Weavers, Tboli, Tradition, culture, tribal