Popular Culture in
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Philippine Culture: What Makes the Filipinos Different From the
Rest of the World By Cielo Fernando
• Language
• Food
• Culture
• Values
• Music, Arts, and Literature
• Religion
• Clothing
• Celebrations
• Places to visit to experience the Philippine Culture
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Language
In the Philippines, there are about 76 to 78 major language
groups, with more than 500 dialects.
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Food
• the food culture in the Philippines is very different from
that of the Western’s culture
• Filipinos are big eaters and love to eat rice
• Filipinos have regular eating schedule: morning
(breakfast), mid-morning (snacks), noon (lunch),
afternoon (snacks), and evening (dinner)
• some popular Filipino foods influenced by other nations
are paella, morcon, burges, pies, noodles, samgyupsal,
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Food
Must-try Filipino food
1.Adobo
2.Siningang na baboy
3.Lechon
4.Sisig
5.Balut
6.Isaw
7.Sorbetes
8.Halo-halo
9.Puto bumbong
10.Bibingka
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Filipino Culture
The Filipino culture has varied influences from previous
colonization's, deriving mainly from the culture of Spain and
America.
Filipino Values
The Filipino culture and values are just among the good things
that are appreciated by many people from across the world.
In the Philippines, family is valued so much. Children live with
their parents until they are married.
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Filipino Values
Some other noteworthy and great Filipino values are as
follow:
1. Bayanihan Filipino culture
2. Before, the Filipino men used to serenade (harana) a
woman he was courting.
3. Filipinos call their older siblings “ate” for older sisters
and “kuya” for older brothers to show respect.
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Filipino Values
4. Hospitable
5. So much respect for the elderlies
6. Pagmamano or kissing the elder’s head on the
forehead
7. Religious
8. Palabra de Honor
9. Pamamanhikan
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Music, Arts, and Literature
Music, arts, and literature play a big role in the Philippine
culture and arts because Filipinos are very creative.
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Music, Arts, and Literature
• Filipinos are also fond of folklore, which was influenced by the
early church and Spanish literature
• myths are very famous in the Philippines culture, especially in the
provinces
• Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippines national hero, is famous for his
literature and novels about Philippine independence.
• Philippine Pop Culture, many artists are world-renowned such as
Leah Salonga Sarah Geronimo, Regine Velasquez, and Julie Anne
San Jose among others
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Music, Arts, and Literature
Philippine folk arts
Here are some Filipino culture examples from Luzon folk
dance to Filipino cultural practices:
1. Architecture (Bahay Kubo (Nipa Hut), Bale (Ifugao
House), Ivatan House, Torogan (Marano House), Badjao’s
Stilt Houses and Houseboats, Vinta (A traditional colorful
boat in Mindanao)
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Music, Arts, and Literature
2. Weaving and Clothing (Piña Fabric, T’Nalak Woven
Cloth, Tapis, Yakan, Barong Tagalog, Baro at Saya)
3. Philippine and Luzon folk dance (Carinosa, Tinikling,
Itik-Itik, Sayaw sa Bangko, Pandanggo sa Ilaw, Maglalatik)
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Religion
• some 80% of the population is Catholic, Spain’s lasting
legacy.
• about 15% are Muslim and these people can be found in
Mindanao.
• Christianity was introduced as early as the 16th century
with the coming of Ferdinand Magellan in 1521.
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Religion
• Protestantism was introduced by the first Presbyterian and
Methodist missionaries who arrived with the American
soldiers in 1899.
• the rest of the population is made up mostly of smaller
Christian
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Clothing
• Baro’t saya is composed of a blouse and a long skirt with
a “panuelo”.
• Barong Tagalog was an almost see-through polo but
throughout the centuries, the Barong Tagalog has evolved.
Buttons and collars were added, as well as intricate
designs on its pina fabric and laces. Underneath the
transparent Barong Tagalog is the Camisa de Chino, a
type of shirt, usually in white that is said to have
originated from the Chinese.
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Clothing
Throughout the years, with the popularity of the hippie and
Philippine pop culture, the Filipino clothing has evolved,
turned into more comfortable and laidback wear. Thus the
change in the Philippine culture when it comes to clothing.
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Culture and Tradition of Philippines: Celebrations
Filipinos celebrate almost everything:
• Grade school moving up
• Birthdays
• Job promotions
• Celebration for a patron saint,
“No occasion is too small not to celebrate.”
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Culture and Tradition of Philippines: Celebrations
Philippines is known to have the longest Christmas in world.
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Culture and Tradition of Philippines: Celebrations
Philippine Festivals are also among the most remarkable
cultural practices in the Philippines where Filipinos give all-
out to celebrate the province or town’s fiesta.
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Places to Visit to Experience the Philippine Culture
Metro Manila
• the place to experience popular culture in the Philippines
and modern Filipino culture.
• here you’ll find some of the newest trends in popular
culture in the Philippines like fashion, food, and
architecture.
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Places to Visit to Experience the Philippine Culture
Ifugao
• the northern part of the Philippines, especially the Ifugao
Province, is one of the best places to experience the
traditional Filipino culture and see first-hand the examples
of indigenous practices in the Philippines.
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Places to Visit to Experience the Philippine Culture
Cebu
• Cebu is known not just in the Philippines but across the
world for its beaches and electrifying festivals like Sinulog
and other Philippine cultural dances.
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Places to Visit to Experience the Philippine Culture
Davao
• Another great place to see different cultures in the
Philippines is Davao. And when in Davao, you must not
miss the Kadayawan Festival.
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Places to Visit to Experience the Philippine Culture
Zamboanga
• perhaps exhibits the most colorful Philippine culture and
tradition from music, arts, architecture, and Filipino
beliefs and values.
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