Articles with the tag History (31)

Prehistoric communities likely made extensive use of plant materials for textiles and cordages, taking advantage of the flexibility and resistance of plant fibers just like modern communities do. However, plant-based materials like baskets and ropes are rarely preserved in the archaeological record, especially in the tropics, so prehistoric plant technology is often rendered invisible to modern science. In Southeast Asia, the oldest artifacts made of plant fibers are around 8,000 years old.
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Published on 01/07/2023 by puertoparrot
Categories: History
Tags: History, ancient, technology
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 September) — A recent initiative to aggressively push for the inclusion of Mindanao’s identities, cultures, politics, languages, folkways, tales, as well as traditional conflict resolution systems, trading practices, family relations and, finally the concept of peace and development into the Philippines’ formal and non-formal educational engagements has just taken off with a proposed roadmap.
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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 September) — A recent initiative to aggressively push for the inclusion of Mindanao’s identities, cultures, politics, languages, folkways, tales, as well as traditional conflict resolution systems, trading practices, family relations and, finally the concept of peace and development into the Philippines’ formal and non-formal educational engagements has just taken off with a proposed roadmap.
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From when the city was founded in 1571 until the end of the Spanish rule in 1898, Intramuros was Manila. The name Intramuros means “inside the wall.” For 400 years, Intramuros served as the center of the Spanish occupation, originally built to be the residence for Spanish government officials and their families. It was where the most influential and wealthy citizens of colonial Manila lived. The natives and Chinese were not allowed to live inside Intramuros, only the Spanish elite and mestizos.
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These are handsome representatives of the Commonwealth style ushered in by American architects Daniel Burnham and William Parsons and brought into fruition by top Filipino architects such as Juan Arellano and Antonio Toledo. Devastated by the Second World War, they were painstakingly reconstructed, and they served as government buildings in the first decades of the Third Philippine Republic.
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Published on 21/08/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Fauna and flora, History, Leisure
Tags: History, Museums, National, Nature, Rizal
Should you go view the exhibit ANTING ANTING | MAGIC OBJECTS by Michael Arcega (March 5-April 15, 2018 Thacher Gallery University of San Francisco) looking for anting- anting as you know it, you’ll likely be disappointed. This is not your grandparent’s anting- anting. Michael Arcega took the notion of anting-anting or amulets, roughly defined as found/manufactured objects that have been imbued, through activation or consecration, with some potency and power.
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Published on 05/04/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Arts, Culture, News and Events
Tags: History, art, exhibition
Cebu is home to many historic and heritage sites such as ancestral houses and, most of all, beautiful old churches. One of its well-preserved churches is the St. Michael Parish Church located in Poblacion, Argao. Also known as the San Miguel Arcangel Parish, the church was built from 1734 to 1788.
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Published on 21/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary
Tags: Church, History
Philippines is home to many ancestral houses and historical ruins of mansions built during the Spanish period: There’s the famous Vigan's “heritage city”, Iloilo's heritage buildings, Silay's ancestral houses, the “Taj Majal of Negros” known as The Ruins in Talisay City, and the list goes on. Unknown to many, there’s another historical ruins of a mansion found in Ormoc City, Leyte.
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Published on 21/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: History, Ormoc City, Ruins
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 on 20/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Culture, Documentary, History, Travel
Tags: History, Vigan, ancient, culture
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 on 12/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Arts, People
Tags: History, artist, culture
Situated in Albay, Cagsawa Ruins is a historical landmark that serves as the centerpiece of the Cagsawa Ruins Park where tourists can enjoy the scenic view of Mayon Volcano. The ruins also stood as an image of Bicol region’s magnificent landscape for almost two centuries. It symbolizes Bicol’s rich history together with the strength and flexibility of the people towards calamities and ravages of Mother Nature.
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Published on 10/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: Documentary, History
Tags: Albay, History, Ruins
Quezon City is the most populous city in the Philippines and the largest city by area in Metro Manila. The city was founded by Manuel L. Quezon, former President of the Philippines, and it replaced Manila as the country’s capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976. Quezon City also has numerous tourist attractions and some of them are historically significant. Here are the eight (8) historical tourist attractions located within the city:
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Published on 10/03/2018 by puertoparrot
Categories: History, Travel
Tags: History, Quezon City, Tourism, attraction