Blog Posts on philippine culture

Wordless Wednesday#3 Philippine International Folk Dance Festival by Me, the Islands and the World on Jan 31, 2012Taken last December 13, 2011 at RSM Events Center, PWC Davao Campus, Matina, Davao City.

Dinagyang Festival 2012 by Trip Ko Lang on Jan 26, 2012Dinagyang Festival has always been on my top list of must see Philippine Festivals…late last year I really made sure to book a flight and visit Iloilo in time for the Dinagyang Festival…luckily, there’s Cebu Pacific with their super cheap airfa...

List of January Philippine Festivals by Housewife @ Work on Jan 10, 2012JANUARY FESTIVALSFeast of the Black Nazarene * January 9 * Quiapo, Manila Ati-Atihan Festival * January 3 -16 * Kalibo, Aklan Sinulog Festival * Third Sunday of January * Cebu City Dinagyang Festival * January 22-23 * Iloilo City Hinu...

Poets of the Streets? by Definitely Filipino on Jan 7, 2012Society has really sunk down to an even lower level. No respect, not even mercy, is shown to the elderly, who commute every day, not only to go to their endeavors to support themselves in these hard times, but also to make us all here realize that th...

It's more fun in the Philippines - New tourism Slogan by Greedy4ever Official site on Jan 6, 2012This is the newest Slogan of Philippines for this year launched by the Department of Tourism this Friday. They are  planning to make this campaign successful by spreading it on social networking sites and to the netizens so that there will be mo...

Be The CHANGE by Definitely Filipino on Jan 3, 2012It is a disheartening fact that I live in a country where people belittle themselves when it comes to their ability to create change. It is even more disheartening that in times of distress, the Filipino people choose to not rise up and use their cou...

The Indolence of the Filipinos by Definitely Filipino on Dec 28, 2011

Filipino Food: A Pinch of Tradition and a Dash of Home by Definitely Filipino on Dec 5, 2011Ana is a short woman at only 4’11, but she makes up for her height with her larger than life laugh. She’s busy in her warm kitchen, wrapping sweet rice in banana leaves for delicious bites of suman. Her skilled hands have had decades of practice...

Acceptance is the Key by Definitely Filipino on Dec 3, 2011As I’m working on the immigration paperwork to get my Filipina wife to the United states, we have continued to speak to each other on video chat and we are still learning how to be “spousal” and such. I learned a valuable lesson abo...

Mr. Steve Macon and the “Balat Sibuyas” Attitude of “Pinoys…” by Definitely Filipino on Nov 29, 2011Note from the editor: This article is in response to Filipinos are NOT rude to foreigners unless, we have to be. (In response to Mr Steven Macon)  written and submitted on November 29, 2011. This would be the final opinion article regarding the issu...