A solibao is a conical tenor drum played by the Bontoc and Ibaloi people of the Philippines. It is played with the palms of both hands. It usually appears as part of an ensemble along with the kimbal, pinsak, kalsa and palas. [1] Sulibao is made from a hollowed out log covered with deer skin. [2]
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It is situated in the western Pacific Ocean, and consists of about 7,640 islands, that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the southwest, and shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia and Brunei to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. The Philippines covers an area of 300,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi) and, as of 2020, had a population of around 109 million people, making it the world's twelfth-most populous country. The Philippines is a multinational state, with diverse ethnicities and cultures throughout its islands. Manila is the nation's capital, while the largest city is Quezon City, both lying within the urban area of Metro Manila.
"Lupang Hinirang", originally titled in Spanish as "Marcha Nacional Filipina", is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, and the lyrics were adopted from the Spanish poem "Filipinas", written by José Palma in 1899.
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino politician and lawyer who was 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, widely considered by academics, economists, and journalists as a kleptocrat. He ruled as a dictator under martial law from 1972 until 1981 and kept most of his martial law powers until he was deposed in 1986, branding his rule as "constitutional authoritarianism" under his New Society Movement. One of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century, Marcos' rule was infamous for its corruption, extravagance, and brutality.
The president of the Philippines is the head of state and the head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The president is directly elected by the people, and is one of only two nationally elected executive officials, the other being the vice president of the Philippines. However, four vice presidents have assumed the presidency without having been elected to the office, by virtue of a president's intra-term death or resignation.
Music of the Philippines include musical performance arts in the Philippines or by Filipinos composed in various genres and styles. The compositions are often a mixture of different Asian, Spanish, Latin American, American, and indigenous influences.
Philippine literature is literature associated with the Philippines from prehistory, through its colonial legacies, and on to the present.
Philippine English is any variety of English native to the Philippines, including those used by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos and English learners in the Philippines from adjacent Asian countries. English is taught in schools as one of the two official languages of the country, the other being Filipino (Tagalog). Due to the influx of Filipino English teachers overseas, Philippine English is also becoming the prevalent variety of English being learned in the Far East as taught by Filipino teachers in various Asian countries such as Korea, Japan, and Thailand, among others. Due to the highly multilingual nature of the Philippines, code-switching such as Taglish and Bislish is prevalent across domains from casual settings to formal situations.
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr.,, better known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He has been serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2016, and as party president of the ruling party PDP–Laban since 2020, and representative of Sarangani (2010–2016).
The Philippines national football team represents the Philippines in international football, governed by Philippine Football Federation and has been playing at the international level since 1913.
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the league became open to participation of corporate clubs and other non-collegiate teams.
Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III, professionally known as Dingdong Dantes, is a Filipino actor, television presenter, dancer, commercial model and film producer who is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. He is also the founding chairman of the YesPinoy Foundation and manages his own film studio named AgostoDos Pictures.
The Iloilo Football Association is a Filipino football association based in Iloilo City. It works under the Philippine Football Federation as provincial football association for the Iloilo province area. The Iloilo FA sends a team to represent the region in the yearly PFF National Men's Club Championship. Most of competitions formed by the association is played in the 10,000 capacity Iloilo Sports Complex.
Rodrigo Roa Duterte, also known as Digong and Rody, is a Filipino politician who is the 16th and incumbent president of the Philippines and the first from Mindanao to hold the office.
Fort Andres Bonifacio is the site of the national headquarters of the Philippine Army located in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is located near the national headquarters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The camp is named after Andres Bonifacio, the revolutionary leader of the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution.
Andrew John Seigle is a Filipino-American retired professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a member of the Philippine national basketball team. He is the brother of Danny Seigle, also a basketball player in the same league. Their mother, Blesylda Yadao, is of Chinese Filipino descent while his father is a White American.
This Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) page is used for splitting purposes to prevent this list from becoming too large. The following list articles have been created for easier navigation among all-time PBA players:
Luis Francisco "Chitong" Lorenzo, better known as "Moro" Lorenzo and also as Luis F. Lorenzo Sr., was a Filipino basketball player and corporate executive.
The Philippines national futsal team represents the Philippines in various international futsal competitions under the Philippine Football Federation and is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation.
Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc., is a venture of Summit Media. operates Philippine-based entertainment websites Philippine Entertainment Portal and Sports Interactive Network.
The Manila Challenger was a tennis tournament held in Manila, Philippines 2016. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts. The inaugural tournament of the Manila Challenger was held at the newly refurbished Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila on January 18–24, 2016 with local players and experienced ATP-ranked tennis players vying for the top prize of $75,000 dollars.
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