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Apúng Sinukuan
Maria Sinukuan is a fairy or goddess (called a ''diwata'') in the oral stories of Pampanga. She is connected to Mount Arayat, a mountain in the Philippines. An iteration of Apúng Sinukuan, the Kapampangan sun god of war and death who lived on the mountain. But during the Spanish colonial period, the Spanish changed the story and turned him into Maria Sinukuan, a female mountain goddess. Over time, she became one of the most famous mountain goddesses in Philippine folklore, like Maria Makiling of Los Baños and Maria Cacao of Cebu. Origin of Sinukuan Prior to Spanish colonization, Sinukuan was known as a powerful male Kapampangan god named Aring Sinukûan who was on par with the Kapampangan god of Pinatubo, Apûng Malyari. The two were the second most powerful deities in Kampampangan mythology, next only to Mangechay (sometimes called Mangacha), the great elder and creator goddess. Aring Sinukûan was the sun god of war and death, taught the early inhabitants the industry of metal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pampanga
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, Manila Bay to the central-south, Bataan to the southwest and Zambales to the west. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, the regional center of Central Luzon. Angeles City is the largest LGU, but while geographically within Pampanga, it is classified as a first-class, highly urbanized city and has been governed independently of the province since it received its charter in 1964. The name ''La Pampanga'' was given by the Spaniards, who encountered natives living along the banks (''pampáng'') of the Pampanga River. Its creation in 1571 makes it the first Spanish province on Luzon Island (Cebu in Visayas is older as it was founded by the Spaniards in 1565). The town of Villa de Bacolor in the province briefly served as the Spanish c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Feir
John Feir (born December 26, 1968) is a Filipino comedian and actor. He is notable for his appearances in television comedy programs such as '' Nuts Entertainment'' (2003) and '' Pepito Manaloto'' (2010–present). He also works as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. Career Feir began his career in 1991 as a production assistant in various GMA Network programs, most notably in ''Lunch Date'' and in '' Salo-Salo Together'', where he worked alongside Bayani Agbayani, who was also a props man at the time. He later shared that he was accidentally discovered by Joey De Leon in the 2003 sketch comedy show '' Nuts Entertainment''. In the show, De Leon had him wear a wig to play the comedic impersonator character Belly, alongside Pekto as Cookie. This marked the beginning of Feir's acting career. In 2005, he joined the main cast of the drama fantasy anthology series '' Ang Mahiwagang Baul'', where he played the character Rextor. In 2008, he became part of the recurring cast of the dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagalog Deities , a major ethnic group in the Philippines
* Southern Tagalog, a region in southern Luzon that is the heartland of the Tagalog people
* Tagalog Republic or ''Katagalugan'', revolutionary governments during the Philippine Revolution
* Tagalog War, another name for the Philippine Revolution
* Tagalog (beetle), ''Tagalog'' (beetle), a genus of beetles in the subfamily Prioninae ...
Tagalog may refer to: Language * Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines ** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language ** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language * Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Tagalog, also known as Baybayin ** Tagalog (Unicode block), character encodings for computers Other * Tagalog people The Tagalog people are an Austronesian Ethnic groups in the Philippines, ethnic group native to the Philippines, particularly the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions and Marinduque province of southern Luzon, and comprise the majority in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Gods
Solar may refer to: Astronomy * Of or relating to the Sun ** Solar telescope, a special purpose telescope used to observe the Sun ** A device that utilizes solar energy (e.g. "solar panels") ** Solar calendar, a calendar whose dates indicate the position of the Earth on its revolution around the Sun ** Solar eclipse, an eclipse of a sun in which it is obstructed by the moon ** Solar System, the planetary system made up by the Sun and the objects orbiting it * Solar Maximum Mission, a satellite * SOLAR (ISS), an observatory on International Space Station Music * "Solar" (composition), attributed to Miles Davis * ''Solar'' (Red Garland album), 1962 * ''Solar'' (Taeyang album), 2010 * ''Solar'', a 2011 album by Rubik * "Solar", a song by Northlane from '' Mesmer'', 2017 * "Solar", a song by Sault from ''Air'', 2022 * ”Solar”, a song by Stam1na from '' Taival'', 2018 * SOLAR Records, a record label Geography * Solar (Spanish term), a type of urban site * Solar, Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Goddesses
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Gods
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Some organisms, such as '' Turritopsis dohrnii'', are biologically immortal; however, they can still die from means other than aging. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the equivalent for individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said ''to die'', as a virus is not considered alive in the first place. As of the early 21st century, 56 million people die per year. The most common reason is aging, followed by cardiovascular disease, which is a disease that affects the heart or blood vessels. As of 2022, an estimated total of almost 110 billion humans have died, or roughly 94% of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Of Pampanga
Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, attitudes, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). ''Primitive Culture''. Vol 1. New York: J. P. Putnam's Son Culture often originates from or is attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus in military culture, valor is counted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA Network
GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), GMA Network Inc.. The network is headquartered in the GMA Network Center in Quezon City and its transmitter facilities, Tower of Power (transmitter), Tower of Power, are located at Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat also in Quezon City, with regional stations and offices strategically located in over twelve major cities across the country including Dagupan, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naga, Bacolod, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Cebu City, Cebu and Davao City, Davao. GMA Network (formerly known as Republic Broadcasting System, GMA Radio-Television Arts and GMA Rainbow Satellite Network) is commonly referred to as the Kapuso Network in reference to the outline of the company's logo; the branding was introduced on October 27, 2002 during an episode of its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamat (TV Series)
() is a Philippine television drama fantasy anthology series broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on July 12, 2015. The series concluded on June 19, 2016 with a total of 2 seasons and 12 episodes. The series is streaming online on YouTube. Overview The first season was directed by Jeffrey John Imutan and features the voices of Pen Medina, Mike Tan, Louise delos Reyes, Tonipet Gaba, Betong Sumaya, Kylie Padilla, Pekto, John Feir, Glaiza de Castro, Gabby Eigenmann, Jeric Gonzales, Bea Binene and Roi Vinzon. In February 2016, it was announced that it would return for a second season. Jeffrey John Imutan returned as director. Season two's voice actors included Leo Martinez, RJ Padilla, Bianca Umali, Love Añover, Miggs Cuaderno, John Feir, LJ Reyes, Benjamin Alves, Frencheska Farr, Rafa Siguion-Reyna, Tonipet Gaba, and Zymic Jaranilla. It premiered on May 15, 2016. Ratings According to AGB Nielsen Philippines AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, commonly called AGB Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pekto
Mike Nacua (born June 14, 1973), popularly known as Pekto, is a Filipino actor, comedian and television host. He rose to prominence in '' Nuts Entertainment'' (2003), as the original host of '' Day Off'' (2005), and as Bobong in the sitcom '' Ismol Family'' (2014). Career In 1998, Pekto began his television career behind the camera as a props man—a role related to his studies in Fine Arts, which he did not pursue further as he needed to work and support his family. He shared that when production teams lacked extra personnel, crew members like him were invited to step in, which eventually led to his entry into acting with the help of actors such as Joey De Leon and Janno Gibbs. That same year, he co-hosted the television comedy show ''Wow Mali'' with Joey De Leon. In 2003, he joined the cast of the sketch comedy show '' Nuts Entertainment'', where he played the comedy character Cookie alongside John Feir. In 2005, he hosted the reality show '' Day Off'' with Carmina Villaroel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Arayat
Mount Arayat is an isolated, potentially active stratovolcano in the Central Luzon plains. Located within the vast agricultural lands of Pampanga, it rises to a height of above sea level. Its southern half lies within the municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, Arayat, while its northern half and summit are in Magalang, Pampanga, Magalang. to the west of Mount Arayat is Angeles City and the former Clark Air Base. The active volcano Mount Pinatubo is located west, while Manila is located to the south. Mount Arayat was officially declared a national park in 1933 and a tourist spot in 1997. The mountain is currently under an immense deforestation threat. Mount Arayat has a Volcanic crater, breached crater on its northwest side with a smaller andesitic dome in the collapse amphitheater. There are historical records of eruption in Arayat and the only dated Rock (geology), rocks are 530- and 650-thousand-year-old basalts predating the collapse and formation of the lava dome. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Padilla
Kylie Nicole Sicangco Padilla (; born 25 January 1993) is a Filipino actress, singer and model. She is the daughter of actor Robin Padilla and Liezl Sicangco. She is currently an exclusive artist of GMA Network. Early life Kylie Nicole Sicangco Padilla was born in Angeles, Pampanga, to Filipino actors Robin Padilla and Liezl Sicangco. She studied in Queensland, Australia during her elementary years. She is a Muay Thai practitioner. Although raised in the Jehovah's Witnesses faith, she has been practising Islam since April 1998, almost a decade before joining showbiz, despite not being a devout Muslim. Career Padilla is a GMA Network contract star. Her TV series include ''Joaquin Bordado'', '' Blusang Itim'', '' The Good Daughter'' and '' Adarna''. She was awarded as the Best New Female Personality (tied with Patricia Gayod) in the 22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television last 2008 for her acting performance in ''Joaquin Bordado''. She became a household name due to her role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
