Philippine Society and Culture

  Did you miss your childhood days? Did you miss those games you used to play with your playmates then? Of course, we do. Who would not miss the game that we used to act as mother and father in bahay-bahayan or family games? Or the game where we would jump as high as we could to avoid touching the tip of our playmates’ fingers and feet in a luksong tinik (jumping over the hand fingers and feet of our playmates). These are just some of the exciting games that we will surely play if you could turn back time.  Below are the 16 popular Filipino games:  Luksong lubid (skipping rope)  Luksong lubid is a popular game for Filipino children. Interestingly, this game is also part of routine exercises for athletes particularly those who are into contact sports such as boxing. While athletes perform it to improve their foot agility, children play it purely as part of their childhood entertainment activity.  Luksong lubid can be performed solos like the athletes which is muc...

The Philippines is one of only two Catholic countries in Southeast Asia. It is just a small country, but in spite of its small size, the Philippines possesses the components to be a tiger economy in Southeast Asia: skilled, hardworking human resources, vast oil reserves, mineral resources, rich marine life, fertile land, pristine beaches, and other natural resources.   But despite the abundance of natural resources, the Philippines has remained a developing country. Its struggling economy can be attributed to so many factors that only economists can articulately explain. Due to its widespread poverty, millions of Filipinos look for better economic opportunities abroad. In fact, before the covid-19 pandemic, thousands of Filipinos were leaving the country every day in search of greener pastures in other countries.  Leaving one's family behind is a hard decision to make for parents. Being thousands of miles away from loved ones for years is difficult especially for the children ...

  The Philippines is famous for so many things such as its beautiful scenery, distinctly tasty foods, beautiful people, white-sand beaches, and many others. Though one may find it hard to distinguish Filipinos from other nationalities particularly with some fellow Asians because of their physical resemblance.  But when it comes to values, it would be easier to distinguish the Filipinos as they possess remarkable virtues that set them apart from other people. These virtues have become word of mouth not only among Filipinos but also among different nationalities.  Listed below are just some of their values:  Resilient  In its simplest term, resilience is defined as one’s ability to recover from hardships and other misfortunes in life. Unfortunately, not all people have this particular value. Some people could not handle challenges in life.  But when it comes to facing challenges in life the Filipinos would never back down. They have this resilience that enabl...