Zamboanga del Norte as “Mi Retiro.” This was also the site of theExposición deFilipinasof 1887 in whose Palacio Cristal pavilions were exhibited Philippine artifacts, art works and botanical specimens. For including in the exhibition “samples of Philippine peoples” such as ...
Philippine Trench, submarine trench in the floor of the Philippine Sea of the western North Pacific Ocean bordering the east coast of the island of Mindanao. The abyss, which reaches the second greatest depth known in any ocean, was first plumbed in 1927
The descriptorstraditionalandauthenticare problematic too when applied to folk dances that are self-consciously developed, revived, and restaged for public display in order to reinforce a national identity, to attract tourists, or both. Examples include dances performed by the Bayanihan Philippine Nation...