Lol. What. One of the most notable things the Spaniards said when they arrived in the Philippines was the high literacy rate. And baybayin was derived from the Kawi script used throughout maritime SEA. Our first written record was written in Kawi.
Quite a scene from Haiphong, Vietnam today: Hung Cao, the Acting Secretary of the US Navy, and Tran Thanh Nghiem, the Deputy Admiral of Vietnam People’s Navy. Hung Cao is Vietnamese-American and whose family served in the South Vietnamese governments (1955-75).
THE LOVERS, a 🏳️🌈🇵🇭 dark sapphic short film set in Binondo is premiering at Annecy film fest this week
Afterwards, they will release it FREE ON YOUTUBE!
Damn. Instead of Crinoline, we had Abaca.
The Philippines used to have a strong tradition of biodegradable natural fibre textiles, and now we're just the place where smuggled polyester goes to rot.
fun fact! Mananggals usually eat unborn fetuses in pregnant bellies. the "eating memories" thing is just for the plot in Forgotten Island specifically and also i dont think they can animate the former on screen
Very significant that Vietnam’s foreign minister is visiting Cuba now. Vietnam has been quietly dispatching humanitarian personnel to Cuba in recent months.
Here’s someone to watch - Nguyen Minh Triet, the UK-educated youngest son of ex-PM Nguyen Tan Dung. At just 37, he’s already an alternate member of the CPV Central Committee and Permanent Secretary at the Youth Union. And his older brother Nguyen Thanh Nghi is a Politburo member.