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The Order of Sikatuna (Filipino: Orden ng Sikatuna) is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines.It is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines, upon diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering, developing and strengthening ...
Sandugo Reenactment. The Sandugo Festival is an annual historical celebration that takes place every year in Tagbilaran City on the island of Bohol in the Philippines.This festival commemorates the Treaty of Friendship between Datu Sikatuna, a chieftain in Bohol, and Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi.
Datu Sikatuna (or Catunao) was a Datu or chieftain of Bo-ol in the island of Bohol in the Philippines. He made a blood compact ( sanduguan ) and alliance with the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi on March 25, 1565 at Hinawanan Bay, barangay Hinawanan, Loay . [ 1 ]
The Legazpi-Sikatuna Blood Compact or Sandugo (Spanish: Pacto de Sangre) was a blood compact, performed in the island of Bohol in the Philippines, between the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna, chieftain of Bohol, on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship following tribal tradition.
The competition is only a special event sport; thus, it has no bearing on the overall standing. [3] In its first competition, seven out of all eight UAAP member-schools joined. University of the Philippines Ballroom Formation Team won both categories. Latin Mixed was added for its third edition in UAAP Season 85 where UP claimed the first-ever ...
The complete list of winners of the Dinagyang Tribes Competition, also known as the Ati Tribes Competition or the Ati-atihan Contest, during the Dinagyang Festival, held annually on the fourth Sunday of January at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand in Iloilo City, Philippines. The annual winner of the competition receives a cash prize and a trophy. [1]
The primary focus of the event is a costume competition. The highest award at the festival is the Golden Kneeling Carabao Trophy, the carabao is a Philippine water buffalo sometimes found in swamps. [5] In addition to the costume competition, the event has workshops, classes by designers, conferences, as well as lectures from international experts.
Yaw-Yan, also called Sayaw ng Kamatayan (English: Dance of Death), [1] is a Filipino martial art developed by Napoleon A. Fernandez and based on older Filipino martial arts. [2] Since its inception in the 1970s, it has dominated the kickboxing scene in the Philippines and has proven very effective against other stand-up fighting arts [citation ...