The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
For this week’s Larong Pinoy, Museum From Home series, the National Museum of the Philippines features another recreational activity popular among Filipino children—the spinning top locally known as bowwot/bawwot (Ifugao), agngan/singgan (Isneg), kasing (Molbog), pansil/pasil (Batak and Tagbanua), betig (Maranao and Maguindanao), and trumpo/turumpo (Tagalog/Filipino). Spinning tops became widespread across cultures through trade. Playing with … Read more
Tigkiw na Saday (Casiguran, Sorsogon) The National Museum of the Philippines, this week, features the prehistoric jar burials from the Little Tigkiw Site, a burial site locally known as “Tigkiw na Saday” in the Municipality of Casiguran, Province of Sorsogon. In 1978, a National Museum of the Philippines archaeology team led by Dr. Eusebio Dizon … Read more
Planting Rice by Miguel Galvez The National Museum of the Philippines celebrates Filipino Food Month and Rice Festival Week by honoring the people behind the country’s food production with this oil painting on canvas by Miguel Galvez (1912-1989) titled “Planting Rice” (1951) from the National Fine Arts Collection (NFAC). The artwork portrays farmers doing their … Read more
Pahonan A member of an Indigenous group from Lagawe, Ifugao competes in the pahonan or log race event, one of the traditional sports and games featured in this leg of PSC’s Indigenous Peoples Games program held in 2018. The activity is in partnership with National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). You may want to read: … Read more
Kadang sa Bagol A teenager from an Indigenous community from Lagawe, Ifugao demonstrates their version of Kadang Sa Bagol. The activity is in partnership with National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). The Philippine Sports Commission’s Indigenous Peoples (IP) Games program aims to preserve and promote the traditional sports and games of the Indigenous Peoples. The … Read more