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Weaving is one of the notable things that the Province of Antique(Philippines) must be proud of. These living traditions greatly affect the lives of Antiqueños as well as the rise of the province industry. The hand stripped products are artistically crafted with highly imaginative designs and attests to the artistry and required superb skills to accomplish the intricacy evident on the woven work of art. Thus, weaving unites Antiqueños to express their creativity, which is another way of promoting and preserving these traditional and artistic products.

Sikada Dancers of Pagsanjan Laguna, Philippines.

Even if Antique is adapting high-technology environment, the art of pottery struggles to live and remains a functional art form and delicate process, making this piece of folk art priceless. The Bari potters or “manugdihon kang kuron” of Sibalom, Antique still adapts the traditional process of molding earthen products. Famous for their quality and durable clay-made stove or “kalan”, cooking pots or “dabahan” and water jars or “banga”. The manugdihons still experimenting in producing innovative products such as folk toys, souvenirs and decorative jars for market demands.

With the emergence of modern-day transportation vehicles, primitive and unusual means of transportation are still widely use in the Philippines.

The term “mamugasay” may have come from the hard work at the rice fields attributed to farmers or to the student growing a number of pimples (bugas) from sleep-deprived nights of studying.

The Filipino visual artist that made it big in the U.S. visited his hometown of Dumaguete and talked about his past, present, and future.

Bingo is somewhat a gambling, but it has become more of a community event where everyone is allowed to join. It is an event to look forward to in every weekend. A week will never pass by without the lively, uncertain, and perplexing game of bingo.

The primary public transportation in the Philippines.