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Banig (sleeping mat) weavers from Sitio Madaja, Barangay Buenavista in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental (Photo courtesy of 94th Infantry Battalion) For the longest time, residents at Sitio Madaja in the heart of Barangay Buenavista in Himamaylayan City, Negros Occidental had been living in fear...

From tribal tattoos to indigenous materials used in clothing, Filipino symbols and traditions are replete not just with meaning but with beauty When I was a little girl, one of the (very few) highlights of my life was the yearly Pintados festival, where dancers and performers from all over my...

BLACKPINK members with the 'banig' (Screenshot from Globe video)  K-pop girl group BLACKPINK met Filipino fans online through the “Globe X BLACKPINK: Show You Like That” held on June 18 and streamed on the Kmmunity PH Facebook page. “One thing you should know about the Philippines and...

The hidden paradise Laminusa, off the northern limits of Celebes Sea, is home to an almost forgotten craft collectors are crazy about By Zea Capistrano Images by Acmad Macarimbang There’s an island in Sulu where the colors of the mats they weave seem to live up to the meaning of the place’s...

Art is life and living is art For almost a year now, Covid-19 has taken over our lives, having stopped the world in its tracks. We could say momentarily, but this moment has stretched over eight months. In the same way, the pandemic has jumpstarted a new era, the fourth industrial revolution. Among...