Maniaman

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Maniaman | Manyaman One of the most famous Kapampángan words! How do you say “delicious” in your language? MANIÁMAN / MANYÁMAN • (muh-NYAH-muhn)delicious, yummyTagálog (Filipino): masaráp Root WordNIÁMAN / NYÁMAN • (NYAH-muhn)deliciousness, pleasant tasteTagálog (Filipino): saráp Intensive FormKANIÁMAN / KANYÁMAN • (kuh-NYAH-muhn)so deliciousOften shortened to: niáman/nyámanTagálog (Filipino): ang saráp Example SentenceManiáman ya ing pámangang Kapampángan. … Read more

Kapampangan Folk Dances

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Featured Kapampángan Folk Dances Paseo de Bacolor – a dance of Kapampángan courtship Mamaduas Tamu! – a dance portraying the Kapampángan frog-catching skills Florida Blanca – a tribute dance about the Kapampángan white flora Salakban – means ‘to entrap’; depicts the Kapampángan skill of catching a mudfish using a ‘salakab’ You may want to read: … Read more

Terak

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Terak Happy International Dance Day! Let’s look at some Kapampángan folk dances! How do you say “dance” in your language? TÉRAK • (TEH-ruhk)danceTagálog (Filipino): sayáw Videos and dances performed by Sinukwan Kapampangan Derived WordTÉRÁKAN • (TEH-RAH-kuhn)dancing eventTagálog (Filipino): sáyáwan Verb Conjugationtumérak, tétérak, tínérak – to dance (Actor Focus)itérak, tetérak, tinérak – to dance someone or … Read more

Delpan

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Delpan Formerly called Calle Principe, it was renamed after Rafael del Pan. He was a Filipino nationalist, lawyer, journalist, and reformist who strongly supported Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes, and a fierce critic of Jose Rizal’s deportation to Dapitan, Mindanao. He also campaigned for Philippine Independence from the United States. Aside from being recognized … Read more

Carmen Planas

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Carmen Planas Named in honor of Carmen Lim Planas, a dedicated civic leader who became a city councilor of Manila in 1937. She is the first woman to be elected to Philippine public office. You may want to read: Manila’s District Carmen de Luna