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Sulibao and Sulibaw Sulibao and Sulibaw are both conical drums common in Cordillera specifically among the Ibaloi of Benguet. Strikingly, some are long and narrow shaped drums like the sulibao. Sulibao is a longitudinal lightly barrel shaped hallowed out logs with deer skin on one end. The sulibao accompanies the Ibaloi flat gong ensemble with … Read more
Join the HIMIG AT WIKA: AGOS NG BUHAY Translation Contest! Can you translate using these Filipino Languages – Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon/llonggo, Bicolano, Waray, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan? Himig At Wika: Agos ng Buhay Translation Contest – Terms and Conditions 1. Contestants must agree to the terms and conditions of the Agos ng Buhay Translation Contest. By … Read more
The Kudyapi is a lute with eight frets and two strings – one is used for making the melody and one is for the drone. The instrument predominates in the northern groups in Mindanao – the Subanun, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, Higaonon, and the Agusan Manobo. Among the Maguindanaoan, the 2-string kudyapi is played as solo instrument … Read more
There is no Philippine Embassy in Afghanistan. Any Filipino in distress in Afghanistan can contact the Philippine Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan whose contact details below: Whatsapp/Viber: +923335244762 Messenger/Facebook: 1. https://www.facebook.com/atnofficers.islamabadpe2. https://www.facebook.com/OFWHelpPHEmail: isbpeatn@gmail.com August 15 2021: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has issued Alert Level 4 (Mandatory Repatriation/Evacuation) for the whole of Afghanistan due to … Read more
Agukoy (Fiddler Crab) Do you notice the small crabs on mudflats in the mangrove forest known as fiddlers (Agukoy)? They have colorful bodies and claws that seem to wave at us. Having eyes mounted on long stalks which enable them to see their surroundings and sensitive hairs, the slightest movement of intruders will make them … Read more