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The culture of the Philippines is characterized by cultural and ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Extension) Ifugao: iii, iv, v (cultural) 2024 The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras is an outstanding example of an evolved, living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in the pre-colonial Philippines. [33] Prehistoric Sites of the Cagayan Valley Basin
Open-air museum of Filipino cultural history Clark Museum and 4D Theater: Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga: Modern museum with 4D Theater highlighting history of Clark from 1902 to present. Highlights Filipino resiliency after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 through 4D technology. Gen. Paciano Rizal Shrine: Marcelo H. Del Pilar National Shrine
Traditional Filipino fashion is bold. From the Filipiniana, an outfit for women marked by puffy "terno" butterfly sleeves and voluminous skirts; and the zoot suit, an ensemble that consists of ...
A Philippine lady, 1897. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Philippines in the modern-day era have been influenced by the indigenous peoples, Chinese waves of immigration, the Spaniards, and the Americans, as evidenced by the chronology of events that occurred in Philippine history. At present, Filipinos conform their way of dressing ...
The act established the Philippine Registry of Cultural Property, the country's repository of its cultural heritage. [305] The National Commission for Culture and the Arts , established by law in 1992, is the cultural arm of the Philippine government, and a Philippine Department of Culture has been proposed.
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
[93] [94] [69] The Tagalog language was chosen as an official language of the Philippines in 1935. Today, Filipino, a de facto version of Tagalog, is taught throughout the archipelago. [95] As of the 2019 census, there were about 22.5 million speakers of Tagalog in the Philippines, 23.8 million worldwide. [96]