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Bathala: the "almighty" or "creator". According to the early Spanish missionaries, the Tagalog people believed in a creator-god named Bathala, [2] whom they referred to both as maylicha (creator; lit. "actor of creation") and maycapal (lord, or almighty; lit. "actor of power"). Loarca and Chirino reported that in some places, this creator god ...
Many Indigenous Filipino cultures assert the existence of a high god, creator god, or sky god. Among the Tagalogs, the supreme god was known as Bathala, who was additionally described as Maykapal (the all-powerful) or Lumikha (the creator). Among the Visayan peoples the creator God is referred to as Laon, meaning "the ancient one." Among the ...
Souls in Filipino cultures abound and differ per ethnic group in the Philippines. The concept of souls include both the souls of the living and the souls or ghosts of the dead. The concepts of souls in the Philippines is a notable traditional understanding that traces its origin from the sacred indigenous Philippine folk religions .
1996. " Jubilee Song " is a Christian song from the Philippines written by Fr. Carlo Magno Marcelo in 1996 to commemorate the then-upcoming Great Jubilee event ( Filipino: Dakilang Jubileo) of the Catholic Church in the year 2000. [1] [2] The song is most popularly performed by Filipino singer Jamie Rivera with the band 92 AD in 2000.
Kumbaya. "Come By Here", transcribed by J. Cutting from the singing of H. Wylie, 1926. " Kum ba yah " (" Come by here ") is an African American spiritual song of disputed origin, but known to be sung in the Gullah culture of the islands off South Carolina and Georgia, with ties to enslaved Central Africans. The song is thought to have spread ...
The Passion of the Christ (February 25) Joshua and the Promised Land (April 25) A Snoodle's Tale (May 18) Six: The Mark Unleashed (June 29) Sumo of the Opera (August 28) Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love.
Cain and Abel ( Filipino: Cain at Abel) is a 1982 Philippine action thriller drama film directed by Lino Brocka from a written story and screenplay by Ricardo "Ricky" Lee. The film's story was inspired by the Biblical story of two brothers, Christopher de Leon and Phillip Salvador respectively played the roles of Ellis and Lorenzo, the two ...
Manila sound is a musical genre that began in the mid-1970s in the city of Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s. It is often considered the "bright side" of the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country, being the forerunner to OPM .