The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
Introducing our Learning Facilitators, for Sugbuanun (Cebuano)… Sharrie Villaver @hoysharreh Sharrie Villaver is an artist, fashion enthusiast, and Visayan precolonial culture preservation advocate. She won the grand prize winner for the University of the Philippines system-wide cultural costume competition for quincentennial celebrations. Having studied theatre (University of Cebu, Arts and Design) and fine art (University … Read more
Lt. Jose C. Gozar A hero is a person who in face of danger, combats adversity through impressive feats of ingenuity, bravery, or strength, after sacrificing his own. personal concerns for the greater good”. Lt. Jose Conco Gozar was one of the Five Filipino pilots headed by Capt. Jesus Villamor engaged the vastly superior Japanese … Read more
Darhata Sawabi ± (Death Anniversary, March 12, 2005)Textile Weaver: Pis SyabitTausugParang, Sulu In Parang, on the island of Jolo, Sulu, women weavers were hard at work weaving the Pis Syabit, the traditional cloth tapestry worn as a head covering the Tausug of Jolo. Darhata Sawabi was one of those who took the art of pis … Read more
Samaon Sulaiman | @nccaofficial Samaon Sulaiman ± (Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan) (Born March 3, 1953)MusicianMaguindanaonMamasapano, Maguindanao In the field of music, the Magindanaon have few peers among Filipino cultural communities. Their masters on the ‘kulintang’ (gong-chime) and ‘kutyapi’ (two-stringed plucked lute) are comparable to any instrumental virtuoso in the East or West. The kutyapi … Read more
Virgilio Almario: National Artist for Literature (Born March 9, 1944) Greetings to National Artist Virgilio S. Almario on his 79th birthday! Virgilio S. Almario, also known as Rio Alma, is a poet, literary historian, and critic, who has revived and reinvented traditional Filipino poetic forms, even as he championed modernist poetics. In 34 years, he … Read more