The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Your Art Looks Familiar A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of the National Museum of the Philippines Your Art Looks Familiar social media challenge! Instagram user @thehappy.femme , who recreated Diosdado M. Lorenzo’s A Barrio Girl (1946). Take a look at this amazing recreation that made her a champ! You may want to read: Huguhug
On this day, March 6, is the death of Hilaria del Rosario (1921), wife of President Emilio Aguinaldo, founder of Hijas dela Revolucion which became Asociacion Nacional de la Cruz Roja. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and … Read more
March 3 is World Wildlife Day! Here’s a Kapampángan word that means “wild” and refers to wild animals! LÁSIP • (LAH-sip)wild, untamed; a wild animal You may want to read: Threatened Wildlife Species in the Philippines
Damdam | Dandam March 3 is World Hearing Day! In the Kapampángan language, the root word for “to hear or listen” is also the root word for “to feel”. This word is also found in the Tagalog language; however, it only means “to feel” in Tagalog! DAMDAM / DANDAM • (duhm-DUHM / duhn-DUHM)(1) (to) feel(2) … Read more
Butlak Balangaw: Commemorating Women’s Month in the Baryo” is a community activation that Baryo Balangaw Creative Initiatives spearheads this month with a series of activities including All Women and Girls Artistic Uprising, Climate Education Campaign and Exhibition, and Focus Group Dialogue. The various sessions of training workshops, school-wide educational campaigns and exhibitions, and a public … Read more