Legend has it that Limahong, the Chinese pirate who raided Manila back in the 1500s, escaped to the Cordilleras when Spanish/Filipino soldiers regrouped to kick his ass out of the capital.
According to the legend, Limahong and his band of pirates sought refuge in the Cordilleras and married the local women. This supposedly explains why a lot of Igorots have some East Asian features. See above photos for instance.
Apologies to all of you. I’ve not been feeling well these past two weeks hence the blogging hiatus. Thanks to those of you who continue to visit. I will try to make it up in the coming days 🙂
Roses raised in Bahong, La-Trinidad, Benguet. Transported to Manila by Dangwa Tranco. Sold in Manila’s flower district which is now known as “Dangwa”.
More pictures from the Dangwa flower district after the jump.
Continue reading Happy New Year From Dangwa
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Never thought there is such a contest like this healthiest lolo/lola thing but apparently there is. From the DSWD-CAR website: Continue reading Healthiest Lolo/Lolas
Shalom to our blog visitors from Israel. Ma shlomcha/Ma shlomech?
The topmost photo, courtesy of My Share of Israel Sun, shows our kailiyans during the Purim carnival parade last March 2007. The second photo also taken during the same event is courtesy of the DFA which reports that “the Igorot Association of Migrant Workers in Israel wowed the crowd with their authentic agong and banga dances while performing in the streets of Holon.” [DFA/PDF File]
Note to DFA: It’s called gangsa, not agong. Anyways, for those of us who are not in Israel but are wondering about how our kailiyans are doing in that Holy Land, here’s a collection of articles we found on the net.
Continue reading Igorots in Israel