Council, anonprofit organizationsupported byUNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), changed its name to International Council for Traditional Music. Its study section on dance broadened in scope from folk dance to ethnochoreology, the study of all dance forms in a...
The Philippines abounds with skilled embroiderers. To name a few, there are the Itneg embroiderers from Abra; the artisans from Lumban, Laguna, known for their work on the traditionalbarongTagalog; and in Mindanao, the Mandalas from Davao and T’bolis from Lake Sebu. As rich as the archipela...
Their artworks are like their diaries of celebrations and voices of affirmations that negate terror and ugliness. As disciplined potters, Adee and Kim know the value of clay and its traditional forms even as they stretch its metaphysics with expressionistic shapes and figures. Trained potters, ...
In Thailand, it’s common for businesses to close during lunchtime and for employees to work longer hours during the week but have shorter hours on Saturdays or Sundays. This may take some getting used to for those accustomed to a traditional Monday through Friday workweek. Finally, expats shou...
At the left side, huddled Christians are seen hearing mass inside a Baroque church. Cockfights and metal craftsmen at work are also depicted. Past thebalangayat the center, the lifestyle shifts to festive Muslims showcasing their traditional dance and playing brass instruments. ...
The Herbal Apothecary is an integral part of the retreat, presenting traditional herbal remedies that include the sacred practice of smudging, a unique method of space purification through energy cleansing. Visitors are also invited to participate in the transformative Madre Kakau and Hapé ceremonies,...
thereby replacing the very old non-secured traditional type which has been replicated by scamers in Recto. This place is known for fake documents, IDs and all sorts of forms and legal white papers. With the implementation of the new security features, Recto has now become a target for preven...
x x x But the plain import of our cases is, at the very least, that facial over-breadth adjudication is an exception to our traditional rules of practice and that its function, a limited one at the outset, attenuates as the otherwise unprotected behavior that it forbids the State to sanct...
The traditional indigenous double outrigger crafts, called banca boats, of the Philippines vary in size from the very small 4 meter single crew paddle boats to large 50 meter fishing vessels and passenger ferry boats. Regardless of size, the same construction techniques are used by native boat ...
By focusing on the phenomenon of side-selling among Filipino banana contract farmers, I show that these tactics have contributed to the emergence of alternative trade networks that undermined traditional lead firm behaviour and inspired new struggles over chain governance. However, as a diverse and ...