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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
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 .
It resulted, however, in the formation of a folk religion: namely Filipino "Folk Catholicism," a syncretistic form of which still exists. Scott, in his seminal 1994 work Barangay: Sixteenth-century Philippine Culture and Society, notes that there are striking similarities between accounts from the 1500s vis a vis modern folk beliefs today. He ...
The death of any Filipino citizen at the hands of another country in the South China Sea would be “very close” to an act of war, Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr ...
The bells of Manila Cathedral tolled mournfully after the death of the three priests as ordered by Archbishop Meliton Martinez who also believed in the innocence of the three. Nonetheless, Dr. Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera, a Filipino scholar and researcher, informed the world of the Filipino side of the controversy. According to him ...
In a 2017 poll by Pulse Asia, 67% of 1,200 Filipino respondents supported the death penalty. [55] Actress and rape victim Maggie de la Riva expressed dismay in a 2017 interview that only drug-related crimes were included in crimes subject to the death penalty, and that heinous crimes such as rape were not included in the proposed bill. [56]
Traditionally, the plates of food prepared for átang include kankanén (sticky rice cakes) such as súman, dudúl, linapét, baduyá, patópat, or balisongsóng (snacks made from sticky rice or rice flour); busí (caramelized popped rice); lingá (black sesame seeds); sticky rice with coconut milk; and bagás (uncooked rice) shaped into a crucifix and topped with fresh eggs.
The death of Jeanelyn Villavende, an Overseas Filipino Worker in Kuwait, was established to have occurred in late December 2019. Like the death of Joanna Demafelis in 2018, the incident caused a rift in Kuwait-Philippines relations. She was found to have been killed on December 28, 2019, by her employer, who was sentenced to death almost a year ...