The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Aeta Peoples (The Indigenous Peoples of western Central Luzon (Bataan, Pampanga, Taralac, and Zambales provinces) In traditional Kapampangan lore, the nomadic hunter-gatherer Aeta peoples are the first people of the western part of Central Luzon before the arrival of the rice-farming lowland Austronesian groups which include Kapampangans, Sambals, and Tagalogs, among others. The Aeta Peoples … Read more
Sulagpo Pampanga’s known for many things that fly, from having its own international airport and air base to its famous balloon festival of everything that flies! SULAGPÓ / SULÁPÓ • (su-luhg-PO, su-LAH-PO)flight; to flyTagálog (Filipino): lipád Derived word:SÚLAGPÁWAN / SÚLÁPÁWAN • (SOO-luhg-PAH-wuhn, SOO-LAH-PAH-wuhn)airport (literally “where one flies”; a rarely used neologism)Tagálog (Filipino): pálípáran Verb conjugation:súlagpó, … Read more
San Agustin Museum Stairway The main stairway, leading to the upper floors, is 30 meters high, and its 44 steps are granite blocks, 3 meters long, bought in Canton (China) from1786-1789. The brick vault- 8 meters in diameter was built in 1863 by Architect Luciano Oliver. On the walls are exhibited several paintings mostly by … Read more
The great Kapampangan kitemaker Apung Eloy of Cutcut, Angeles City designed folksy, whimsical kites of birds, fish, angels, superheroes, national heroes, saints, and even a Ferris wheel with tiny dolls strapped to their seats that rotated in the sky! He was a sepulturero (cemetery caretaker) from 1948 to 1988. You may want to read: 1st … Read more
Kite flying is one of the activities that can be enjoyed during the hot air balloon festivals of Pampanga! How do you say “kite” in your language? BURARUL • (boo-ruh-ROOL)kiteTagálog (Filipino): saranggóla EtymologyFrom Spanish volador (“flying; flier”; also means “kite” in Bolivia and eastern Venezuela) You may want to read: Kapampangan words of Chinese origins … Read more