Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests

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The mission of the Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests—an Indigenous and youth-led organization in Quezon, Bukidnon, Philippines—is to revive, strengthen, and celebrate the traditional agroecology practices of the Manobo-Kulamanun people through community capacity-sharing and environmental storytelling. The project aims to further empower Salumayag by championing nature-based, sustainable solutions rooted in Indigenous culture. Through their storytelling, … Read more

Saypang

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The saypang is a traditional upper garment worn by female Panay Bukidnon, intricately adorned with panubok embroidery designs. This garment is typically reserved for special occasions, such as the panuba (community fishing ceremony) or performances of the traditional dance binanog. Paired with the saypang is the hinimbis, a three-layered version of the patadyong that symbolizes … Read more

Ancient Elephants of Panay Island

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ANCIENT ELEPHANTS OF PANAY ISLAND The National Museum-Western Visayas Geology and Paleontology permanent gallery, inaugurated in January 2020, showcases fossilized teeth from two extinct elephant species: Elephas sp. and Stegodon sp. These remarkable finds were unearthed in Sitio Bitoguan, Jelicuon, Cabatuan, Iloilo. In 1965, anthropologist F. Landa Jocano discovered a fossilized molar of Elephas sp., … Read more

Salamat

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Salamat How do you say “thanks” in your language? SALÁMAT • (suh-LAH-muht)thanks; Thank you!Tagálog (Filipino): salámat EtymologyFrom Arabic سلامات (salāmāt), plural of سلامة (salāma) “good health”, via Malay selamat “safe, secure; welfare, happiness; congratulations” Kapampángan ExpressionDakal a salámat! [Kap]Maráming salámat! [Tag]Thank you very much! (literally “Many thanks!”) [Eng] Derived WordPÁMAGPASALÁMAT • (PAH-muhg-puh-suh-LAH-muht)thanking, thanksgivingTagálog (Filipino): pagpápasalámat … Read more