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CEBU CITY, Philippines— A beautiful tribute for our country’s rich culture and history. Filipino fashion designer Rian Fernandez shared on his Instagram account the majestic story behind the evening gown that Miss Grand International Philippines’ Samantha Panlilio…
Take the risk: “the danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort,” says writer Paulo Coelho. Philippine Coast Guard’s Carina Dayondon agrees in relation to her journey as the first Filipina to…
The journey of the soul to the afterlife was closely associated by early Filipinos to maritime culture as represented by the “ship-of-the-dead” burial container called Manunggul Jar. I saw the burial jar twice during my visits to two…
BUTUAN CITY, Agusan del Norte, Philippines — On Dec. 17 last year, two wooden boats docked at the port of nearby Nasipit town, in Agusan del Norte province, the modern gateway for goods and people in the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A peek to the world of our ancestors would not be complete without its maritime aspect. On Friday, December 13, 2019, the Lapu-Lapu City government gave us a chance to look back as…
The voyage of the Balangay epitomizes the strong-willed Filipino mariners who are once again given tribute through nationwide activities in celebration of the National Seafarers’ Day (NSD) every last Sunday of September. The Balangay is a plank…
Inside the huge glass cage, it looks like some monstrous creature’s spine with some of its ribs missing. That’s what struck me when I recently saw what remains of the wooden balangay, the precolonial native boat found…
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