The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Duminggu Happy Sunday! How was the first week of 2023 been so far for you guys? How do you say “week” or “Sunday” in your language? DUMINGGU • (doo-ming-GOO)Sunday (capitalized); weekTagálog (Filipino): linggó “week” (Linggó “Sunday”) EtymologyFrom Spanish domingo (“Sunday”) Derived WordPARUMINGGU • (puh-roo-ming-GOO)week, one week, for a weekTagálog (Filipino): isáng linggó PREFIX: Pa-The prefix … Read more
On this day, February 11, is the birth of National Artist Lucio D. San Pedro (1913). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this day in 1858 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes, France … Read more
Unemployment Rate in the Philippines The unemployment rate in December 2022 is Estimated at 4.3 Percent Employment Rate (95.7%) 49 million employed Filipinos (15 years old and over) Unemployment Rate (4.3%) 2.22 million unemployed Filipinos (15 years old and over) Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) (66.4%) 51.22 million – number and percentage of employed and … Read more
Calatagan Pot Immerse in an ancient, ritualistic, diasporic, & ever-evolving living islander heritage. Discovered in Calatagan (Batangas), believed to be from the 11-15th centuries, and brought to the Philippine National Museum in 1961, the Calatagan Pot is one of the very few pieces of archaeological evidence of ancient writing in the islands known as the … Read more
BUTUAN-BORN FILIPINA SCIENTIST! Today, February 11, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We are proud to feature Dr. Jurgenne Honculada- Primavera, a distinguished Filipina scientist in the Natural History field and currently one of the members of the National Museum Philippines Board of Trustees. Marine and aquaculture scientist Dr. Primavera, currently … Read more