Filipiniana dress

Filipiniana dress
Courtesy of Barangay Folk Dance Troupe

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The Filipiniana dress, sometimes referred to as María Clara gown or traje de mestiza, is a traditional dress worn by women in the Philippines. It is an aristocratic version of the baro't saya. It is traditionally made out of piña.

It consists of four parts: a blouse (baro or camisa), a long skirt (saya), a kerchief worn over the shoulders (pañuelo, fichu, or alampay), and a short rectangular cloth worn over the skirt (the tapis or patadyong).

Singkil

Singkil
Courtesy of Barangay Folk Dance Troupe

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Copyright: 1994
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Serial Number: 8-00236


DANCE DETAILS:
Type: Folk dance
Origin: Maranao people of Lake Lanao

Singkil is a re-telling of an episode from the Maranao epic legend Darangen involving the rescue of Princess Gandingan (abducted by the diwatas) by the legendary Prince Bantugan. The dance steps require agile movement so that the dancer's feet won't be crushed by the moving bamboos. Meanwhile, the clacking bamboo poles represent the forces which the two characters had to overcome. The dance ends with the princess going home with the prince.

It is a popular dance performed during celebrations and other festive entertainment. Originally only women, particularly royalty, danced the Singkil, which serves as either a conscious or unconscious advertisement to potential suitors.

Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart

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The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the lance-wound, encircled by the crown of thorns, surmounted by a cross, and bleeding.
Patronage: Apostleship of Prayer
Feast day: 19 days after Pentecost (Friday)

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

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ICON DETAILS:

Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary as represented in a celebrated 15th-century Byzantine icon. On June 23, 1867, Pope Pius IX granted the image its Canonical Coronation along with its present title.
Patronage: Redemptorist Order
Feast day: June 27th
Novena: Held every Wednesday

Manila City Hall

Manila City Hall in the background
Photography by Nilo A. Pelayo

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Serial Number: 8-00137

CITY HALL DETAILS:

The Manila City Hall is the official seat of government of the City of Manila. It was originally intended to be a part of a national government center envisioned by Daniel Burnham in the 1930s. The clock tower, also designed by Antonio Toledo which was completed during the 1930s, is the largest clock tower in the Philippines, reaching close to 100 feet in elevation.
Type: City Government building
Architectural Style: Neoclassical architecture
Architect: Antonio M. Toledo
Construction: 1939 - 1941
Location: Padre Burgos Avenue corner Natividad Almeda-Lopez (Concepcion) and Arroceros (Antonio J. Villegas) Streets, Ermita, Manila, Philippines

DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:

Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
National Historical Landmark, National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)
Registered Property, City of Manila

Marine Life

Marine Life
Courtesy of Department of Tourism

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The Philippines has a million square miles of sea, with a major part lying in the Coral Triangle, an area that contains the world’s highest coral diversity. These waters contain more than 2,500 species of fish and over 500 species of coral, making the Philippines a marine biodiversity hotspot.

Bangka in Bauang

Bangka in Bauang
Photography by Walter Landolt

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Bangka are various native watercraft of the Philippines. It originally referred to small double-outrigger dugout canoes used in rivers and shallow coastal waters.

Windsurfing in Boracay

Windsurfing in Boracay
Photo by Richie of Richie's Mistral Windsurfschool

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ISLAND DETAILS:

Area: 7 km long and 1 km wide

Location: Malay, Aklan, Philippines

Boracay Sunset

Boracay Sunset

Photography by Rene Thalman (Sundance Resort)

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ISLAND DETAILS:
Area: 7 km long and 1 km wide
Location: Malay, Aklan, Philippines

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Photography by Juanito F. Acasio 

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MEMORIAL DETAILS:
The cemetery has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations. The headstones are made of marble which are aligned in eleven plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.
Established: 1948
Designer: Gardener A. Dailey
Memorial: Personnel killed during World War II
Total burials: 17,206 (3,744 Unknowns) 
Area: 152 acres or 62 hectares
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines

Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano
Photography by J. Dante Mara 

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VOLCANO DETAILS:
Renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape.
Official Filipino Name: Liwasang Pangkalikasan ng Bulkang Mayon
Etymology: Named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Lady)
Type: Active Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,463 m (8,081 ft)
First ascent: Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)
Location: Albay (Bicol Region), Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Mayon Volcano National Park (July 20, 1938, by Proclamation no. 292)
Mayon Volcano Natural Park (November 21, 2000, by Proclamation No. 413)
Albay Biosphere Reserve (March 2016, UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves)
Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Atis at Lanzones by Fernando Amorsolo

Atis at Lanzones
by Fernando Amorsolo

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PAINTING DETAILS:
Atis at Lanzones
1926
Oil on Canvas
Fernando Amorsolo
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Basnig in Batangas

Basnig in Batangas

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Basnig or balasnig are lift nets (salambaw) that utilizes a large bag net suspended directly below or beside the ship. Modern basnig typically use generators and electric lights to attract fish and squid. This method is unique to the Philippines.

Caragasan Beach

Caragasan Beach, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
Photography by Gunther Richter

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Rizal Park (Bagumbayan)

Rizal Park (Bagumbayan)

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PARK DETAILS:
The Central Section of the park is where the Jose Rizal National Monument and the Independence Flagpole are located. Independence Flagpole stands at 105 feet (32 m) and is the highest flagpole in the Philippines.
Official Filipino name: Liwasang Rizal
Type: Urban Park
Area: 58 hectares (23.4 acres)
Created: 1820
Location: Luneta, Ermita, Manila, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
National Historical Site
Registered Property, City of Manila

Tree House in Agoo

Tree House in Agoo, La Union

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Palm Trees in Boracay

Palm Trees in Boracay

Photography by R. H. Suguitan, M.D.

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ISLAND DETAILS:
Area: 7 km long and 1 km wide
Location: Malay, Aklan, Philippines