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This is a list of charities in the Philippines. Angat Buhay Foundation (formally Angat Pinas, Inc.) Bantay Bata 163. Children's Shelter of Cebu. NGITI Association. Fairplay For All Foundation [1] Gawad Kalinga. Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko. SM Foundation [2]
San Sebastian Church Historical Landmark. Plaza del Carmen, Quiapo, Manila. 1891. A Roman Catholic minor basilica in Manila that is an example of Neogothic architecture in the Philippines and the only all-steel church in the country. [3] Santa Ana Site Museum. Santa Ana Church, Santa Ana, Manila.
Rise of Freemasonry in the Philippines. “Primera Luz Filipina”, the first masonic lodge in the Philippines was established in 1856 by Jose Malcampo Monje, a naval captain who became the Governor-General of the Philippines from June 18, 1874, to February 28, 1877. It was placed under the jurisdiction of “Gran Oriente Luisitano” and ...
The archaeology of the Philippines is the study of past societies in the territory of the modern Republic of the Philippines, an island country in Southeast Asia, through material culture. The history of the Philippines focuses on Spanish colonialism and how the Philippines became independent from both Spain and the United States.
Balikbayan boxes in a Filipino small business in suburban Sydney, Australia. A balikbayan box (lit. 'repatriate box') is a corrugated box containing items sent by overseas Filipinos (known as balikbayan literally "returnee to the country/nation"). Though often shipped by freight forwarders specializing in sending balikbayan boxes by sea, such ...
An ukay-ukay (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌʔuːkaɪ.ˈʔuːkaɪ] oo-ky-OO-ky), or wagwagan (Ilocano pronunciation: [wɐgˈwaːgɐn] wəg-WAH-gən) is a Philippine store where a mix of secondhand and surplus items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a more affordable price. Items commonly sold at ukay-ukay's are imported ...
Pasalubong (Tagalog, " [something] for when you welcome me") is the Filipino tradition of travellers bringing gifts from their destination to people back home. [1] Pasalubong can be any gift or souvenir brought for family or friends after being away for a period of time. [2] It can also be any gift given by someone arriving from a distant place.
The Philippines is generally mountainous; uplands make up 65 percent of the country's total land area. [53]: 38 [198] The Philippines is an archipelagoof about 7,641 islands,[199][200]covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).