Category Archives: Pilipinas

Palengke

4 Comments Posted by on July 11, 2013

A public market has more character than a supermarket. It’s so vibrant and colorful. It’s where you can observe local trade, find and sample local stuff and learn. It’s entertaining. It’s the type of chaos that I love.

Tayabas Market

See that seller, when you buy from her, you help her directly instead of helping big corporations (e.g. SM Supermarket)

See that seller, when you buy from her, you help her directly instead of helping big corporations (e.g. SM Supermarket)

Market, Quezon , , ,

Jeepney

Leave a comment Posted by on July 10, 2013
Jeepney

Makati loop jeepney with Korea tourism advertisement

Makati, Public Transportation ,

Vegetation on Mansonry Structure

Leave a comment Posted by on July 8, 2013

Majayjay Church Bell Tower Majayjay Church Door Majayjay Church Wall

Malagonlong Bridge

Malagonlong Bridge

Laguna, Quezon, Structure , , , , ,

Pansit Habhab

Leave a comment Posted by on July 6, 2013

A type pf Filipino noodle dish from Quezon province that is usually eaten without utensils and directly from the banana leaf which serves as plate wherein you season the noodles with vinegar.

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An assortment of spiced vinegar to season the noodles

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The banana leaves will be used as plate for the noodles

Quezon , ,

A Salmon of Peanuts

1 Comment Posted by on July 5, 2013

A salmon of peanuts costs 30 pesos according to the price label in the picture. This unit of measurement uses an empty tin can of sardines, the big one, thus salmon.

It says salmon on the right side of the price label

It says salmon on the right side of the price label

An empty tin can of this size is the “salmon”

An empty tin can of this size is the “salmon”

Bukidnon, Food, Local Stuff , ,

Wood Industry

Leave a comment Posted by on July 4, 2013

Wood carving and wood furniture making are indigenous industries of Ifugao as this province is exempted from total log ban.

Local Furniture

Furniture

tissue holder

tissue holder

gecko

piggy bank

piggy bank

Ifugao, Local Stuff , ,

Wooden Construction

Leave a comment Posted by on July 3, 2013

It is not unusual to see structures such as house, place of worship or school constructed entirely from wood in Kiangan and Lagawe.

Wooden House/Store

house and store

Wooden Wall

Rows of Wooden Structures

Ifugao Academy

Ceiling

Blue House

A house with carved patterns (bahay ukit)

A house with carved patterns (bahay ukit)

Ifugao, Structure , , , , ,

Tobacco Leaves

Leave a comment Posted by on July 2, 2013
The vendor and her bundles of tobacco leaves

The vendor and her bundles of tobacco leaves

 

That yellow spray can is used to moisten the leaves

That yellow spray can of water is used to moisten the leaves

Ifugao ,

Walis

Leave a comment Posted by on July 1, 2013

If you look at it closely, Filipino broom is both functional and beautiful product at the same time. The type of broom in all pictures here is called walis tambo in Tagalog.

Walis Tambo

handle is heavy but fine looking

pink

pink

colorful

red

weaved handle

Walis Tambo

you can do some color coding

A store in Lagawe

Sweeping is fun in the Philippines

Sweeping is fun in the Philippines

Apparatus, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya , , ,

Telephone Booth

2 Comments Posted by on June 26, 2013

I saw this public call box in Cagayan de Oro just across the Provincial Capitol.

A present symbol of the past

A present symbol of the past

Misamis Oriental, Structure , ,

Banig

Leave a comment Posted by on June 26, 2013

Mat woven from organic material such as leaf or grass.

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Basey banig (made from tikog)

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banig bag

Leyte, Local Stuff , , ,

Barasoain Church

1 Comment Posted by on June 24, 2013

Barasoain Church

Bell Tower

The bell tower

Carvings in the church door

Carvings in the church door

Sliding windows and balustrades of this bahay-na-bato convent that is attached to the church

Sliding windows and balustrades of this bahay-na-bato convent that is attached to the church

200 Peso Bill

Barasoain church in the 200 peso bill

Bulacan, Structure ,

Kaldero

Leave a comment Posted by on June 13, 2013

These three large kaldero (vat/cauldron) contained boiled beef shanks (bulalo in South Luzon). In West Visayas, boiled beef shanks is called kansi (with batuan and annatto), while it is known as pochero in Cebu. Whatever version it is of boiled beef in the Philippines, the common cookware is the kaldero.
Kaldero

Cookware, Laguna , , , , ,

Skinned Frogs

Leave a comment Posted by on June 10, 2013
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ready to cook

Food, Quezon City , ,

Bibingkang Itlog

Leave a comment Posted by on June 7, 2013

Bibingkang itlog is the only bibingka that is soaked or dipped in vinegar when eaten. It is made purely from penoy. Think of it as an unfertilized duck egg omelette.

Bibingkang Itlog

That tiny slice is sold at 10 pesos

Food, Laguna , , ,

The Carabao

Leave a comment Posted by on June 7, 2013

These carabaos are being utilized to lug wood used to make furnitures in Real, Quezon.
Carabao

Carabao lugging wood

beast of burden

Creature, Quezon , , ,

Pulasan

Leave a comment Posted by on June 6, 2013

Pulasan is a tropical fruit similar to rambutan but has thick spines instead of hair-like ones and is easier to peel. Its seed is edible with nutty taste. I like to eat the seed more than the fruit.

Pulasan

Pulasan

Paete locals still call this rambutan

Food, Laguna , , ,

Talong talong

Leave a comment Posted by on June 4, 2013

If I heard it right, then talong talong is what the vendor in the public market call this vegetable which according to her is a small eggplant, bitter in taste and can be used as substitute for ampalaya.
Talong talong
Talong talong

Bukidnon, Food ,

Motorela

Leave a comment Posted by on June 3, 2013

This is a tricycle that looks like a mini jeepney or a multicab. I’ve seen this type of trike in Camiguin, Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon provinces.
In Malaybalay City it functions like a shared taxi while in Cagayan de Oro City it works like a jeepney system.

The pictures here are from Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
Motorela

Motorela

Motorela

passenger

Motorela

Motorela in Bukidnon's Capitol

Provincial Capitol of Bukidnon with a passing motorela

Bukidnon, Public Transportation , , ,

Roadside Micro Enterprise

Leave a comment Posted by on May 24, 2013

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Makati , , , ,

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