The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Uran Bye, summer & hello, rainy season! The Philippines’ rainy season has officially started according to the PAGASA, the country’s weather agency. The rainy season in the Philippines usually lasts from late May/June to around October/November. URAN • (oo-RUHN)rainTagálog (Filipino): ulán Derived WordsKÁURAN • (KAH-oo-ruhn)rainy seasonTagálog (Filipino): tag-ulánIn the Philippines, the rainy season runs from … Read more
To conclude the series on the celebration of the feast of Santo Niño this month, the National Museum PH introduces another festival, the Pasalamat Festival – a festivity commemorating the arrival of the Santo Niño image in the Philippines and in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur in Western Mindanao. Like the Kahimunan Festival of Butuan … Read more
Pialung It was World Play Day yesterday which celebrates every child’s right to play! How do you say “play” in your language? Background:Niños Jugandos (“Children Playing”), 1887Simon Flores, Pampanga-based Filipino master artist PIÁLUNG • (PYAH-loong)play, gameTagálog (Filipino): larô Derived WordPIÁLÚNGAN • (PYAH-LOO-nguhn)toyTagálog (Filipino): laruán KAPIÁLUNG • (kuh-PYAH-loong)playmateTagálog (Filipino): kalarô MAPAMIÁLUNG • (muh-puh-MYAH-loong)playfulTagálog (Filipino): mapaglarô Verb … Read more
It’s the 150th Founding Anniversary of the province of Tarlac as May 28 is Araw ng Lalawigan ng Tarlac or Day of the Province of Tarlac! This northern neighbor of Pampanga and fellow (half-)Kapampángan province is known as the Melting Pot of Central Luzon due to its multicultural setting comprising four main ethnic groups: the … Read more
Kapampangan Flag A tricolor of red, yellow, and green is traditionally used to represent the Kapampángan identity. A notable usage of this is during the Kapampángan Revolt of 1660 led by Francisco Maniago against forced labor and tribute for the Spanish government. Pampanga & Tarlac on the Philippine Flag On the Philippine flag, Pampanga and … Read more