Category: Opinion

“Jordan? You don’t look as geeky as I thought you would.” These were the first words spoken to me by Peque Gallaga when we met

Every once in a while over at The Aswang Project Facebook page I find myself moderating a challenging discussion. Often, it is a subject I

  Hindi na mabilang marahil kung ilang beses naging tampok sa mga pelikula, libro at comics ang mga nilalang na dati pa ay naghatid na

Last month, renowned historian Ambeth Ocampo warned us that “when history is taught as civics, it instills blind patriotism rather than discipline, which results from

Isa ang Pampanga sa mga pinaka-progresibong probinsya na hindi pa rin nakakalimot sa mayaman nitong kultura. Kasabay ng pag-unlad nito ay ang patuloy na pagpapalagom

Back in 2006 when I began preliminary work on THE ASWANG PHENOMENON documentary, I had 5 main questions I was trying to answer.  What is an

THE BOAT-COFFIN BURIAL COMPLEX IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ITS RELATION TO SIMILAR PRACTICES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Author: Rosa C. P. Tenazas Source: Philippine Quarterly of

It is a near impossibility to read or listen to any story regarding ‘Philippine Engkanto‘ or ‘folkloric beings’ without salt being part of the conversation. 

One may recall reading or having to perform a skit of  the Panay-Visayan creation myth “Tungkung Langit and Alunsina” also known as “Alamat ng Ulan”