The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Michael Miller Picat: Cordilleran Educator Wins Prestigious Gawad Tugatog Award Michael Miller Picat, a dedicated college instructor and research editor at St. Louis College of Bulanao in Tabuk City, Kalinga, has been honored with the Gawad Tugatog Outstanding Global Educator Award. This prestigious recognition highlights his remarkable contributions to research and education. Michael’s commitment to … Read more
Maria Angela Abrera Ponce: A Proud Baguio Native Receives Gawad Mabini Award Maria Angela Abrera Ponce, the Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Gawad Mabini Award, one of the highest honors in Philippine diplomacy. On July 5, 2024, during the 126th anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, she was conferred … Read more
Amlig – care, attention, caution. Source: Kaufmann’s 1934 Visayan-English Dictionary.
Sadsad – to trip, skip, dance, step nimbly or lightly. Source: Kaufmann’s 1934 Visayan-English Dictionary.
The Ilonggo’s prehistory was once based primarily on the Maragtas which some scholars consider as folk history because, through the years, it has evolved into six versions and is interlaced with events and stories quite fantastic to be true (Ponteras, 1978). It tells of the arrival in Panay of ten Malay datus and their families … Read more