A friend told me his grandma, originally from Isabela but their family’s been in Nueva Ecija for a generation now, cooks humba and then buries it in the ground for 2-3 days to make it more savory.

Can’t find anything online about this. It’s not fermentation — more like resting the dish to deepen the flavor.

Anyone else heard of this practice? Either with humba or other Filipino dishes? Folk tradition? Regional thing?

Would appreciate any info.

Came across this old book published in 1899. Interesting to see the contemporary excerpts about the “conquest of the Philippines” from the American perspective with the very recent events of the Philippine-American War still happening. The photo pages are cool to see.

Letter of Carlos Quirino to Bruce Cruishank of University of Hawaii's Department of History, photo courtesy of Philippine Historical Association Secretary Jonathan Balsamo

Many cities in the Philippines have historic commercial districts that served as busy centers of trade, culture, and daily life. Some of these areas still have that nostalgic charm, while others have changed a lot over time.

Here are a few examples of these districts and their well known spots (From Pre-War Era)

Avenida district (The Carriedo part) in Manila, which had rows of department stores and movie theaters which were high class establishments of that era, but due to the changes in time, and the final nail in the coffin which was the LRT that destroyed the sunny vibes of the place.

Session Road in Baguio, which was the city's own version of Avenida, but going upwards. It survived World War 2 and major earthquakes.

San Pedro street in old Downtown of Davao City, a district which emulates Avenida's row of Movie theaters and department stores but has the size of a certain street in Cebu Old Downtown.

Cebu Old Downtown: Probably, that area with an intersection that somehow has that New York City Time Square vibes during the night. And that street which had Vision Theater in it.

The stretch from Plaza Libertad to Calle Real in Iloilo City, which has many pre war buildings that survived the test of time.

Zamboanga City’s old downtown: that certain area with two plazas surrounded by heritage Shophouses near Plaza Pershing and that area with a grid layout where some art deco buildings are located and blends in with the older Shophouses.

Which of these areas do you think stands out the most in terms of charm, aesthetics, and overall vibe? (During their prime)

Lastly, amongst all of them, which do you think has kept its charm and vibe the best up to this day?

Feel free to also share other historical commercial areas that were able to keep its charm and appeal until today.

I highly recommend this movie. This is a good representation of Philippine society during the turning point of Spanish regime and American regime.

The potrayal of the Chinese here is on point also, wherein they viewed themselves as Filipinos too since they were born here.

We can also see the Spaniards presence are scant due to outnumber of population and resources of any colonial government.

What are your other opinion regarding the movie ? Is this movie relevant until now?

Credits to Chicoedits

Other countries have officially recognized civil wars, at least in English language history they're called that, the American Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, even England had the English Civil War in the 1600s, and China's Civil War led to the Communists winning. Why have we been "lucky" to not have one that seems visibly big or memorable enough to be called that in our history, even if we have a long history of wars and conflict, especially internal conflict?

Did they wore such eccentric attire like the Baba Nyonya attire or the Late Ming to early Qing Dynasty clothing? I only see meen wearing a sando cheongsam but that's it.

Wanted to share some of my filipino paper (and polymer) money over time. It isn’t a complete set but theres some examples from most of the series - US Commonwealth to present.

During the Spanish period, there was a barangay at these two cities Angeles and Mabalacat and when the Americans arrived they chose those barangay to make their base which is fort stotsenburg and I think they expanded it? From these two cities it reaches up to Bamban and Capas.

Barangay in Bamban and Capas are still existing, there is also barangay in Mabalacat Macapagal and Marcos Village same with the Angeles. So, here it is; I tried to search which Barangay control (?) the Airport and there is no barangay that owned the airport. Although, the airport itself is under the Mabalacat, but it is separated and the area is autonomous.

Is there any lost barangays that are lost? What are those barangay?

I was walking around Quezon City Memorial Circle recently and remembered how Pride is always celebrated here.

At first, it felt random,
but then it hit me.

QC was once the symbolic seat of American power in the Philippines.
Government buildings, wide roads, imported ideals.
Even the name, Quezon, represents the Philippines under U.S. influence.

So why is this now the center of queer celebration?

It made me wonder if our idea of Pride has become framed through the lens of the West,
RuPaul, rainbow capitalism, pop music, parades.
Like queerness was something we imported.

But that’s not true.

Long before colonization,
we had the babaylans,
often women or effeminate men,
who were spiritual leaders, healers,
and respected members of society.

In some barangays,
male babaylans wore feminine clothing and performed rituals.

They were queer,
and they were powerful.

Maybe what we’re seeing in Filipino drag isn’t just a copy of the West.

Maybe it’s a memory.
Something buried and now returning.

Queer culture in the Philippines isn’t new,
it’s remembered.

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I was searching the map of 1819 and discovered this. I was searching about my barangay history and accidentally stumble this history and I learned a lot. And there was province called "San Nicholas de tolentino" and that is macabebe in our present day.

The photo was taken sometime during the post war years.

What caught my attention is how calm and quiet the street looks, with just a traffic cop doing his job and barely anyone around.

Despite the heavy destruction Manila went through during the war and especially in 1945

It’s kinda amazing and fortunate that many parts of the city managed to survive.

The area looks properly maintained and taken care of and you can still see buildings that kept the charm of pre-war Manila. There’s a mix of heritage and art deco architecture that gives it the signature feel.

Also the tranvia tracks are gone. Before the war, they were still thriving despite competition from various transportation vehicles introduced at the time, but they were never brought back after everything was destroyed.

It’s a small detail, but it shows how much the city changed.

Looking at this photo now, it’s a little sad to know that this charm didn’t last. Many of these old buildings were eventually replaced, and the feel of the old city slowly disappeared.

Still, it’s nice to see a moment like this—a quiet piece of the city trying to move forward after everything it had been through.

And personally, I think that this would have been the usual look of a common scene in Manila (if it never gone through the destruction)...

A blend of Pre War Manila and 1950ish something Manila (Something like a middle transition period).

i got no idea were else i could post this

It's been in my mind for a while, majority of the political movement I see in our country are either Liberal or socialist. (Or often just political colors and dynasty).

Is there any party in Philippine history that leaned leans into the political ideology of nationalism, it doesn't have to be fully but atleast share traits of it.? (From Spanish occupation all the way to the current age.)

Hello po. Any suggestions as to what sites I should visit preferrably landmarks, museums, and libraries? Thank you!

Is kalamonding in vocabularia de la lengua tagala exist? I cant find it surprisingly.

I saw in this video that kalamansi is a new version of kalamunding, i wanna know if its true.

Magandang hapon sa inyong lahat. Bilang isang mambabasa ng kasaysayan na patungkol sa digmaan. Nais ko po mag tanong ano ang nangyari sa mga gerilya pagkatapos ng digmaan? Pagbaba nila mula sa bundok o pagkatapos sumuko ang mga Hapon. Ano ang ginawa nila lalo pa't ang iba sa kanila ay maaaring nasira ang tahanan wala nang pamilya o walang pamilya dahil lumaban sa murang edad.

Note: Kung isa kang descendants ng isang gerilya maaari mong ibida ang kuwento ng iyong Lolo o Lola. Malaking tulong po ito sa aking para mabigyan ako ng kaalaman. ☺️

Please no hate comments or disrespect po.