Lifestyle

MiraNila

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Grupo Kalinangan present a feature of selected art pieces at the MiraNila Heritage House in Quezon City! take a look at some of the paintings in the MiraNila collection, including works by National Artists Fernando C. Amorsolo and Carlos “Botong” Francisco. MiraNila was built in 1929 by Conrado Francia Benitez, a pioneering educator and constitutionalist, … Read more

Sebalang

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Sebalang is a musical genre performed by the Tboli of South Cotabato during courtship and marriage. Sebalang is performed during the moninum (marriage negotiation ceremony). In contrast to the seguyun, the sebalang is performed by two pairs, each consisting of a man and woman. One pair plays the slagi setang (gong ensemble) while the other … Read more

Seguyun

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Seguyun is a musical genre performed by the Tboli of South Cotabato during courtship and marriage. Music plays an inherent role in marking the courtship between a Tboli man and woman as the seguyun is performed to publicly announce the sewol (courting) to the community. It is performed by men and women playing the hegelung/agelang … Read more

First Filipino Graduate of West Point

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First Filipino Graduate of West Point General Vicente P. Lim was a charter member of the Philippine Boy Scouts and the first Filipino to graduate from the United States West Point Academy in 1929. He was also the only foreign cadet to graduate that year. Throughout the valiant stand at Bataan, he continued to inspire … Read more

Tabon Skull Cap

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The Tabon Skull Cap or Frontal Bone In 1962, a team from the National Museum headed by Dr. Robert Fox started the archeological research in the Tabon Cave Complex, located at the northeast corner of Lipuun Point, Municipality of Quezon in Palawan. During the initial surveys, more than two hundred caves and rock shelters abundant … Read more