ARTS

is the living environment people have created for themselves.

is one of the most important sources of information to allow us to understand

and explain the ideas, views, traditions, customs and belief systems, family and relationships, and neighborhood relations of a community.

defined as architecture formed in the process of anonymous design which later becomes traditional under the influence of various factors.

Port operations are a necessary tool to enable maritime trade between trading partners.

It is the shipment of goods (cargo) and people by sea and other waterways.

are various double outrigger sail boats in

the Philippines.

It is a general term (similar to the term bangka) and thus can refer to a range of ship types, from small fishing canoes to large merchant lashed-lug plank boats (balangay or baloto) with two outriggers (katig) propelled by sails (usually a large crab-claw sail opposite a smaller triangular foresail).

It is used as a clothing ornament or headdress of the Tausug men that symbolizes the wearer's rank in society.

is a Pis Yabit weaver from Barangay Parang, Jolo, Sulu.

is a square multi-colored traditional cloth that serves as the head cover of the Tausug of Jolo.

Fueled by intense passion, he succeeded in keeping the treasured culture of Kalinga alive.

is a master of dance and performing arts

from Kalinga. He did not receive any formal education in performing arts but still, he mastered the choreography and musical instrument of Kalinga just by observation and practice.

came from the indigenous community in southern Palawan called the Palawan. Intaray was a musician and a poet whose expertise was the basal, kulilal, and bagit.

is a notable storyteller and epic chanter. For many nights, he chanted numerous epics, narratives, and myths of the Palawan. Intaray was a true man of art who preserved the tradition, music, and culture of his people.

is a kind of musical ensemble played

Basal is composed of the gimbal or tubular drum, sanang or pair of small gongs, and one to agungs or gongs with wide tunes.

a ritual of rice sharing among the Palawan people as an offering to the Lord of rice

is a lyric poem about love being sung to the accompaniment of kusyapi, a two-stringed lute, and pagang, bamboo zither.

a rice wine drinking ceremony.

He is a master in playing the kutyapi, a two-stringed plucked lute.

is a Maguindanaon musician from Mama sa Pano, Maguindanao.

is a Bagobo textile weaver from Bansalan, Davao del Sur. She started weaving at the age of 12 through the guidance of her mother.

His works find themselves displayed in several of the country’s plush hotels reaching as far as Palawan and Davao in the south.

is a Filipino-Chinese mestizo from Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Watching him perform intently at his craft with his hands and feet was an inspiring experience.

is the master mat weaver of the Sama indigenous community from Ungos Matata, Tawi-tawi.

Mat weaving is one of the treasured traditions of the Sama people.

Their mat is made up of Pandan leaves which undergo tedious processes from stripping, sun drying, dyeing, up to weaving.

It takes a lot of time, effort, and creativity to produce a mat.

is a T’nalak weaver from the indigenous community of the T’boli in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.

is a kind of fabric made up of fine abaca fibers weaved with different designs which reflect the tradition of the T’boli.

She started weaving at the age of 16. Her years of practice, eye for details, creativity, and innate skills caused her to produce excellent quality abels.

is an Ilocano master weaver who came from Pinili, Ilocos Norte.

Her expertise dwells in weaving high-quality Ilocos' textile called

It is a kind of blanket made up of cotton woven in different patterns.

He did intricate decorations for churches

is a metal smith from Apalit, Pampanga, who created numerous woodcarving and metal art with religious and secular themes.

He started woodcarving house furniture when he was 29. Then several years later he learned the art of silver plating because of a friend.

is one of the most difficult to master indigenous Filipino instruments, but Samaon Sulaiman was able to play it with grace and exemplary talent.

is the exemplary musician of the Yakan of Lamitan

Basilan whose expertise dwell in playing the indigenous instrument called

This is being played after the planting of rice to serenade the palay

This instrument is composed of five wooden logs of different sizes, arranged from shortest to longest, and hung horizontally.

is a poet from Mansalay, Mindoro who is an advocate of preserving the traditional form of his tribe called "ambahan.

is a kind of poem consisting of seven-syllable lines which most of the time contains messages of love and friendship.

is a Panay-Bukidnon epic chanter who preserved his community's oral tradition by tediously documenting epics of his ancestors that are in near danger of disappearance.

is an Ilocano casque maker from San Quintin, Abra. He is known for crafting high quality and functional headpiece called tabungaw.

that Teofilo makes is made up of native gourd called upo, Rattan, and bamboo. He combines and experiments with these materials to come up with decay resistant, elegant, and remarkable tabungaws.