Facts, Figures, Records, References, and Trivia about the Philippines

[Kaiser]

great read!

[Rajah_Soliman]

[Lili]

^ They changed the real lyrics of the song of Heber Bartolome of Banyuhay which says "Huwag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango."

[Lili]

Matapos akong paluhain ng youtube ni @Doggmann of Gary Granada's "Bahay", it's a welcome relief to see @AH-7Raja's upbeat tribute and dream for progress in the Philippines.

Francis Magalona's "Mga Kababayan Ko" with the use of native musical instruments is really awesome. I enjoyed the beat, the music and the message. The collage was superb.

Originally Posted by AH-7Raja

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkhl39IKLYo

My humble tribute to the Philippines, and to skycraper.com.

Many thanks to all forumers!

Please feel free to share your own versions of video or slideshow here. I thank you all. Enjoy!

Mabuhay!

Thanks to all contributors to this thread.

[Rajah_Soliman]

Originally Posted by Lili

^ They changed the real lyrics of the song of Heber Bartolome of Banyuhay which says "Huwag kang mahihiya kung ang ilong mo ay pango."

...hmmmm call it "cultural sensitivity"

[Lili]

Originally Posted by Rajah_Soliman

...hmmmm call it "cultural sensitivity"

Dapat nga ni-retain nila yung line na 'yon (kahit isang line lang). Just like the "Black is beautiful" movement that changed the perception of beauty of people of color away from the caucasian standard.

[AH-7Raja]

Originally Posted by Rajah_Soliman

oi u bypassed ferdinand marcos and GMA, the 2 best ever presidents we had after magsaysay.

anyway, its a great video, almost perfect kung di mo lang binaypas yung 2 presidents i mentioned. can you pls give us ur youtube nick or atleast the title of ur video so i can rate them with 5 and may also add it as well to my favorites? thanks for sharing my friend! good job!

[AH-7Raja]

Originally Posted by Lili

Matapos akong paluhain ng youtube ni @Doggmann of Gary Granada's "Bahay", it's a welcome relief to see @AH-7Raja's upbeat tribute and dream for progress in the Philippines.

Francis Magalona's "Mga Kababayan Ko" with the use of native musical instruments is really awesome. I enjoyed the beat, the music and the message. The collage was superb.



Thanks to all contributors to this thread.

thanks and you're very welcome Lili! stay tune for more videos to come!

[AH-7Raja]

Originally Posted by Rajah_Soliman

galing uh san mo nakukuha yang mga vintage photos mo comrade? nice videos!

hey check my other videos too just find 'my tribute to the AFP' at youtube.com. cheers for you!

[Migan]

Originally Posted by AH-7Raja

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkhl39IKLYo

My humble tribute to the Philippines, and to skycraper.com.

Many thanks to all forumers!

Please feel free to share your own versions of video or slideshow here. I thank you all. Enjoy!

Mabuhay!

just saw this. i admire your patriotism. that was an old song that you used for the first half of your video. simple and literal as it may be, it was still a powerful song that carries an inspirational message to all pinoys.

things like these are very much needed especially nowadays when people are having doubts and uncertainties about the future of the country. and to those of you guys who think the philippines would be better off scattered and divided, take this guy as an example. you don't just whine and give up when the going gets tough. but instead you face these challenges with fierce determination and unshakable hope.

hey maybe someday you can do something that focuses mainly on the southern regions? like those in mindanao in particular. yeah things aren't pretty over there right now, but i feel any message of hope and inspiration would really be a big help

Do not go gentle into that good night
-Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

[Rajah_Soliman]

Originally Posted by AH-7Raja

galing uh san mo nakukuha yang mga vintage photos mo comrade? nice videos!

hey check my other videos too just find 'my tribute to the AFP' at youtube.com. cheers for you!

tokayo, those picture are SSC downloads (during my lurking days back in 2004)... can you provide us the link of your AFP tribute or better yet post them here...use this command to post youtube videos here

[*youtube] (here you insert the numbers appearing after the = sign ) [/youtube*] then delete the *sign

thanks and

[Rajah_Soliman]

Originally Posted by AH-7Raja

oi u bypassed ferdinand marcos and GMA, the 2 best ever presidents we had after magsaysay.

anyway, its a great video, almost perfect kung di mo lang binaypas yung 2 presidents i mentioned. can you pls give us ur youtube nick or atleast the title of ur video so i can rate them with 5 and may also add it as well to my favorites? thanks for sharing my friend! good job!

regarding FM and GMA... incidentally, i couldnt find appropriate pictures
of them in 2004 kaya na skip .... my youtube nick is rajahsoliman
i have a series of video projects (done during my early "tinkering" days with NERO), it's called: Philippine Video Project 2004

[Sinjin P.]

Did you know?

Palawan is the one and only province in the Philippines that has not been hit by an earthquake!

Bantayan, Cebu is the one and only place in the Philippines permitted by the Catholic Church to eat meat during Good Friday

Sulu is the one and only province in the Philippines that has not been hit by a typhoon!

source: Rated K

[AH-7Raja]

Originally Posted by Rajah_Soliman

tokayo, those picture are SSC downloads (during my lurking days back in 2004)... can you provide us the link of your AFP tribute or better yet post them here...use this command to post youtube videos here... thanks and

[AH-7Raja]

Originally Posted by Rajah_Soliman

tokayo, those picture are SSC downloads (during my lurking days back in 2004)... can you provide us the link of your AFP tribute or better yet post them here...use this command to post youtube videos here... thanks and

Sure. Here are my videos of My tribute for our soldiers I, II, III, IV





Enjoy.

[le Reine]

Grabe. hindi ako makapaniwala. How did they know that? Lalo na yung sa Sulu. Gosh wala pang typhoon.

[Sinjin P.]

^ Nagresearch sila ng husto at tinanong nila ang mga experts sa mga field na iyon

[etienne]

Originally Posted by Jhaelnis

Did you know?

Bantayan, Cebu is the one and only place in the Philippines permitted by the Catholic Church to eat meat during Good Friday

source: Rated K

our family used to go to madridejos in bantayan every holy week. Good Friday is like their fiesta and people there really prepare a big feast, of course with lots of meat.

[kevinb]

Originally Posted by lochinvar

"First Circumnavigator of the Globe
Although many historians considered him as the first circumnavigator of the globe, Ferdinand Magellan never completed his voyage around the planet. Magellan, a sea captain, commanded a fleet of five wooden Spanish ships with 241 men on board and embarked on what is now considered as 'the greatest of all epics of human discovery'."

Actually, Magellan did circumnavigate the world and Enrique too, his Malay assistant. Previously, Magellan was in the Far East and took along a Malay, Enrique, on his voyage back to Spain. Afterwards he proceeded to go to the Far East via the Western Hemisphere. By the time Magellan reached the Philippines, he and Enrique did manage to circumnavigate the world, though not continuously.

Ferdinand Magellan never circumnavigated the world. He started it, but he was not the one who finished it.

Originally Posted by XP

I was actually surprised about the "dot" in the UN logo. I checked it on the net and to my surprise, I saw that the map of the Philippines is there, placed very very clearly. And it was not a dot, it is really the map of the Philippines. Well, I don't know why people think that our land area is small. It has actually a medium-size land area. About the same size as Japan and Italy.

The Philippines is a bit small compared to Italy, but it's way small compared to Japan.

Originally Posted by Jhaelnis

Did you know?

Bantayan, Cebu is the one and only place in the Philippines permitted by the Catholic Church to eat meat during Good Friday

source: Rated K

Then how could the people there be called Catholics?

[kevinb]

In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to the English language in 1762 by British invaders, not Americans.

Los Angeles, California was co-founded in 1781 by a Filipino named Antonio Miranda Rodriguez, along with 43 Latinos from Mexico sent by the Spanish government.

Founded in 1595 by Spaniards, the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines is older than Harvard and is the oldest university in Asia. University of Santo Tomas in Manila, established in 1611, is Asia's second oldest.

Paskuhan Village in the province of Pampanga is Asia’s only Christmas theme park and the third of its kind in the world.

The antibiotic erythromycin — used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections, such as respiratory tract infections, middle ear infections, and skin infections — was created by Filipino scientist Abelardo Aguilar, and has earned American drug giant Eli Lilly billions of dollars. Neither Aguilar nor the Philippine government received royalties.

Of the 500 known coral species in the world, 488 are found in the Philippines.

Of the eight species of marine turtles worldwide, five are reported to be found in the Philippines: the Green Turtle, Hawkbill, Leatherback, Olive Ridley, and Loggerhead.

Of the eight known species of giant clams in the world, seven are found in the Philippines.

The largest bell in Asia hangs at the belfry of the 221-year old Pan-ay Church, Capiz Province. It is 7 feet in diameter and 7 feet in height, and weighs 10.4 tons. Its tolling can be heard as far as 8 km. away. It was casted from 70 sacks of coins donated by the townspeople as a manifestation of faith and thanksgiving.