Galura

GALURA • (guh-LOO-ra’)(1) Kapampángan mythical giant eagle which lives at the peak of Mt. Arayat and spawns strong winds and typhoons(2) a Kapampángan surname originating from the said mythological creature, notably borne by Kapampángan writer Felix Galura EtymologyFrom Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍá) “Garuda”, is a divine eagle-like sun bird and the king of birds in Hinduism. … Read more

Felix Galura: Father of Kapampangan Grammar

Felix Galura: Father of Kapampangan Grammar (February 21, 1886 – July 21, 1919) The most well-known bearer of the Kapampangan surname Galura (Kapampangan mythical eagle/garuda) is Felix Galura, a Kapampangan writer, playwright, and poet from Bacolor, Pampanga who is known as the “Father of Kapampangan Grammar) with his Kapampangan book “Exercises on the Easy Way … Read more

The Philippines and Kazakhstan

The Philippines and Kazakhstan The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Kazakhstan celebrate 31 years of formal diplomatic relations today, March 19! The two countries established diplomatic relations on March 19, 1992. Common Ground The Philippines and Kazakhstan share a fervent love for sports, especially boxing, and weightlifting. World Champion Manny Pacquiao is … Read more

Dr. Ricardo Trota Jose

Dr. Ricardo Trota Jose is a professor at the Department of History, University of the Philippines. He is the country’s foremost scholar on the Second World War in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific. He specializes in military and diplomatic history, with a focus on the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. He obtained his BA and … Read more

Khokhoi

KhoKhoi (aka KK/kkdelavida/mary alinney villacastin) is a movement-based media artist and plant, body & cultural heart worker. Raised in Seminole swamplands of South Florida, KK swims between unceded Lenape-Canarsie-Munsie lands (New York City) & Bantayan, Visayan Sea, Philippines. KK is a migrant proudly descended from fisherfolk & healers of Bantayan island, in the heart of … Read more