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MATUD NILA (Cebuano Folk Song)

MATUD NILA (Cebuano Folk Song)

  Matud nila ako dili angay Na mag mangad sa imong gugma Matud nila ako dili malipay Kay wa ako’y bahandi na kanimo igasa. Gugmang putli mauday pasalig Mao’y bahandi labaw sa bulawan Matud nila kaanogon [...]

Photographing the Dinagyang Festival

Photographing the Dinagyang Festival

The Dinagyang is a religious and cultural festival in Iloilo City, Philippines. It has gained international renown for its merry and colorful parades and street-dancing competitions. Held on the fourth Sunday of January, the Dinagyang is celebrated right after the Sinulog in [...]

Oslob

Oslob

 An indigenous treatment using mixed herbs cooked in a clay pot covered with banana leaves, which are pierced to released the heat directly to the patient’s solar plexus while he is completely wrapped with layers of blanket. Also [...]

Family Getaway in Cebu – from the Travel Blogs of Bong Saculles

Family Getaway in Cebu – from the Travel Blogs of Bong Saculles

WHEN vacationing with your kids – especially when they are still very young – often times your choice of hotel accommodation is critical.  In our case we always look for hotels that have lots of attractions [...]

Guimbal Church

Guimbal Church

One of the oldest and most ornate Spanish Colonial churches in Iloilo, the San Nicholas of Tolentino Church (aka Guimbal Church) took three decades to build: from 1735 to 1765. Numerous changes  have taken place  throughout its [...]

CEBUANO

CEBUANO

Cebuano is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people. It is the most widely spoken member of the Visayan languages. Cebuano is spoken natively by the inhabitants of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, western parts of Leyte, some parts of Samar, Biliran islands, southern [...]

Pres. Ramon Magsaysay (1907 – 1957)

Pres. Ramon Magsaysay (1907 – 1957)

Third President of the Third Philippine Republic.  Acknowledged to be the most popular and most loved President of the Philippines.  Champion of the masses. -o0o- Name: Ramon de Fierro Magsaysay Birth Date: 31 August 1907 Place: [...]

List of New Mechanical Engineers | September 2010

List of New Mechanical Engineers | September 2010

Here’s the list of 1,594 out of 2,387 new mechanical engineers whopassed the Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examinations given by the Board of Mechanical Engineering in Manila and Cebu in September 2010. ME Board Passers, Sept 2010 Top 10 [...]

Other August Festivals in the Visayas

Other August Festivals in the Visayas

Buyogan Festival August 19 Abuyog, Leyte Pasaka Festival August 15 Tanauan, Leyte Bankaton Festival August 20 Lavezares, N. Samar Kalubihan Festival August 21- August 28 Jordan, Guimaras Kayaba:  Guimaras-Iloilo Cross-Channel Swim August 30 Iloilo City Mandaue [...]

Cordova Dinagat Festival {Fishing Rituals} (Cordova, Cebu)

Cordova Dinagat Festival {Fishing Rituals} (Cordova, Cebu)

When: August 5 Where: Cordova, Cebu What it is: The celebration honors the town’s most prized source of livelihood-fishing, the SEA. “Dinagat” means “anything” pertaining to the sea”.  It showcases Cordova’s distinctive cultural heritage though authentic [...]


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