Bulkan

Bulkan Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is an archipelago dotted with volcanoes. The Kapampángan region itself is surrounded by two—a dormant but potentially active Mt. Arayat to its east, and the active and recently erupted Mt. Pinatubo to its west. While they are infamous for the hazards they pose, they are … Read more

Pinatubo

Pinatubo 32 years ago on this day, June 15, the largest volcanic eruption of the last 100 years happened right in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Today we remember the lives lost, and the resiliency of Kapampángans in the midst of facing one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. PINATÚBÛ • (pi-nuh-TOO-boo’)(Sambal: Pinatobo, … Read more

Paraya/Padugo

PARAYA/PADUGÔ (traditional Filipino sacrifice ritual) Blood spilling (paráyâ in Kapampángan or padugô in Tagálog) is a traditional Filipino sacrificial ritual. A well-known example of this is when the blood of animals is mixed with the foundation of structures (such as houses or buildings) under construction as it is believed to drive away bad spirits and … Read more

Daya

Daya The traditional Filipino sacrificial ritual of paraya (Kapampángan) or padugô (Tagálog) is rooted in these languages’ words for “blood”, and is also the root for the verb magparáyâ which means “to sacrifice oneself for the sake of others”. DÁYÂ • (DAH-ya’)bloodTagálog (Filipino): dugô Kapampángan:DÁYÂ “blood”(Tagálog: dugô) Tagalog:DÁYÀ “cheat, deceit”(Kapampángan: piráyit) Derived WordMARÁYÂ • (muh-RAH-ya’)bloodyTagálog … Read more

Mais Festival

Kapampangan Corn FestivalMAIS FESTIVALMexico, Pampanga Pampanga’s Mais Festival happens every month of May (May 4th) and is anticipated to showcase its corn industry. The festival, which features a procession of floats made of corn crops and materials, is always held in Barangay Anao. The said village is one of the major producers of commercial and … Read more