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4 days ago · In the 16th century, Spanish colonizers overran the native settlements of Mindoro and reduced the island to a vassalage. Spanish accounts describe the inhabitants of the coasts as a well-dressed people who “wore showy headdresses of many colors turned back over their heads,” and who, more significantly, casually wore gold on their bodies.
1 day ago · The simplest form and sample pattern design of pakudos. Finally, the Mangyan script. When the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines, the more famous Filipino system of writing, the Baybayin was discarded. However, in Mindoro, the Buhid and Hanunoo Mangyans continued to practice their writing system.
5 days ago · Systems of Writing among the Filipinos - When the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines, the Filipinos were using systems of writing borrowed from Hindu or Javanese sources. This matter is so interesting that one cannot do better than to quote in full Padre Chirino’s account, as he is the first of the Spanish writers to mention it and as his ...
5 days ago · by Rae Ann Varona. “Harana, as the song introduces, is an old Philippine tradition of courtship in which a man bears his heart in song to a woman (and sometimes vice versa), while standing underneath her window at night.”. WITH Valentine’s Day approaching, we look back at a Filipino tradition that illustrates one’s love in the form of ...
2 days ago · Baybayin ( ᜊᜌ᜔ᜊᜌᜒᜈ᜔, [a] Tagalog pronunciation: [bajˈbajɪn]; also formerly known as alibata) is a Philippine script. The script is an abugida belonging to the family of the Brahmic scripts. Geographically, it was widely used in Luzon and other parts of the Philippines prior to and during the 16th and 17th centuries before ...
3 days ago · Photo: Laurent Schwarz. A two-year-old boy in Germany is being hailed as a “pint-sized Picasso” after reportedly selling his paintings for around $7,000 each. According to U.K. newspaper The ...
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5 days ago · The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry is more than just a collection of music and sound — it's a reflection of who we are as a country. In April, two new Spanish-language songs were added to the registry: Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno" and Héctor Lavoe's "El Cantante." This week on Alt.Latino, Felix and Ana take the opportunity ...
