Tag: Philippines

The Philippines is an island state with 7,640 islands, of which around 1,000 are larger than 1 km² and around 460 are larger than 2.5 km². A total of eleven islands cover over 2,500 km². The Chinese South Pacific stretches to the west of the Philippines and the Pacific to the east. The Philippines was […]

Shopping Overview Popular souvenirs include Barong Tagalog (hand-embroidered men’s shirts made from fine Jusi fabric), Tiffany lamps made from Capiz shells, weavings, southern island brassware, wood carvings, wickerwork and rare shells, rattan furniture, baskets, grass mats (banig), antiques Wooden figures, garments embroidered with the traditional callado, women’s Filipino dresses (made of banana or pineapple leaf […]

Traditional pre-Hispanic literary manifestations consist of songs, magic formulas, spells, recited during sowing and harvesting or for other important occasions or celebrations, as well as in about twenty epics of various ethnic groups. Few of these have so far been transcribed and translated into English, such as the lam-ang of the Ilocans, hudhud of the […]