Kuting
Kuting = cute thing! Happy National Kitten Day to your cute-tings! KUTING • (koo-TING)kittenTagálog (Filipino): kutíng You may want to read: Woman with a cat
Apung Iru Fluvial Festival
Traditional Kapampángan New Year Rites:ÁPUNG IRU FLUVIAL FESTIVAL (Líbad nang Ápung Irû)June 28-30 • Apalit, PampangaIntangible Cultural Heritage of the Philippines The town of Apalit is famous for its 3-day feast of its patron saint, St. Peter (locally named Ápung Irû), which involves fluvial processions of the saint’s miraculous 300-year-old image on a decorated pagoda … Read more
The Streets of Divisoria
The STREETS of DIVISORIAGetting to know the streets of Manila’s famed market area through its wares and productsPhoto: Stephen Pamorada | Layout: Diego Torres The market area known as “Divisoria” occupies several blocks and streets in the districts of San Nicolas, Binondo, and Tondo. Seemingly chaotic, there is actually some sense of order in these … Read more
Maya-7
Maya-7 The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in collaboration with the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute (EEEI) of the University of the Philippines Diliman (@officialupdiliman) and four Philippine universities, successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Maya-7 satellite project on 29 June 2023. Maya-7 is a 2U CubeSat (two-unit cube satellite) being developed through … Read more
The Philippines and Palau
The Philippines and Palau The Republic of the Philippines and The Republic of Palau celebrate 26 years of formal diplomatic relations today, July 15! The two countries established diplomatic ties on July 15, 1997. Common Ground A Sister-City agreement was forged between Davao City and Koror City in 2007 to encourage cultural, tourism, trade, and … Read more