The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
First Filipino Graduate of West Point General Vicente P. Lim was a charter member of the Philippine Boy Scouts and the first Filipino to graduate from the United States West Point Academy in 1929. He was also the only foreign cadet to graduate that year. Throughout the valiant stand at Bataan, he continued to inspire … Read more
The Tabon Skull Cap or Frontal Bone In 1962, a team from the National Museum headed by Dr. Robert Fox started the archeological research in the Tabon Cave Complex, located at the northeast corner of Lipuun Point, Municipality of Quezon in Palawan. During the initial surveys, more than two hundred caves and rock shelters abundant … Read more
Basket Capital of Bohol Antequera is located 18 kms north of Tagbilaran, Bohol. The town is known as the Basket Capital of Bohol for its long history of basket weaving. Today, it is one of the town’s major industries and is a viable source of income for many locals. Traditionally, the women do the weaving … Read more
Candighar Waters On October 27, 1521, The Magellan-Elcano expedition saw Candighar and sailed eastward side of the Biraham Batolach Island. They later land on Sarangani Island. Candighar was their landmark from Biraham Batolach as they travelled eastward side at the island to Sarangani.
Patuk In celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month, the National Museum of the Philippines features the Sama Dilaut’s boat-building tools. The traditional boat-building tools of the Sama Dilaut mainly use patuk, a general name applied to various ax, hatchet, and adz-like tools. The blade of this tool may be attached to a … Read more