happy fourth of july to the philippines ONLY

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Vampires & Vampire Hunters but make it about during the late 1800s in the Philippines

self indulgent filipina veth for the soul

Michelle Dee, Miss Phillipines 2023, wore a dress as a tribute to the last and oldest living Kalinga (Indigenous Filipino tattoos) tattoo artist, Apo Whang Od and her work

Happy to report that multiple sources including the Vogue article that the "NEXT OF SKIN" image is from have reported Apo Whang-Od passing on her traditional knowledge to her grand niece, Grace Palicas, due to a renewed interest in the batok tattooing style. Kalinga refers to the region she is indigenous to. Really loved the dress tribute.

Vampires & Vampire Hunters but make it about during the late 1800s in the Philippines

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Remember how I said the most important thing about Marquet is that Makenzie De Armas added Filipino food into Ank'Harel in Call of the Netherdeep? Well, the Filipinos keep winning:

[Image ID: Tweet from Makenzie De Armas. "It's hinted at in this article, but I’m very proud to say— I helped flesh out parts of Ank'Harel and Marquet. Matt was gracious enough to trust me with part of his world, and I'm beyond thrilled to have gotten the chance to include facets of my identity in this setting." It's quote-retweeting an announcement from the official Critical Role twitter linking to a welcome to Marquet. /end ID]

[Image ID: Tweet from Makenzie De Armas, replying to the first. "You'll see more once Call of the #Netherdeep is released, but all I can say for now is that I legitimately cried a little while writing this stuff. Seeing my Southeast Asian identity reflected in such a major fantasy setting is so important and cathartic. I'm so damn grateful." /end ID]

If you'd like to support Mak's work outside of Exandria, she is the lead writer on Islands of Sina Una, a 5e campaign setting based on precolonial Philippine culture. You can buy a hardcover or PDF copy from Hit Point Press. You can also watch Tampo (YouTube, Fridays on Twitch), an actual play series in Sina Una led by the co-director for the guide.

eye of the moon love interests

✨ tala, goddess of the stars and navigation

⛰ dumakulem, god of the mountains and hunting

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Eye of the Moon is an adventure and romance story inspired by Filipino mythology. Check out the game blog for extra content and join the Discord server. Demo coming October 1, 2021! art by @borgdraws

Eye of the Moon

—an interactive fiction game by ate maarte

Eye of the Moon is an adventure and romance story inspired by Filipino mythology. Written by a Filipina woman, this interactive fiction game is a labor of love about protecting your home, complicated families, and relying on each other.  Update status: prologue and ch. 1 released Word count: 14.3k Features:

Rating: M (please note that the game blog is also 18+)

Play the game, join the Discord server (21+), and support me on Ko-fi here!

Eye of the Moon is set in Kaluwalhatian, the realm of the deities in Filipino mythology. As the deity of lost things you will travel all over the heavens, exploring the Philippines’ most majestic landscapes and visiting the mortals on earth when your adventures require. The story is immersed in pre-colonial Filipino culture and history; it purposefully sheds Western concepts around gender, sexuality, and religion.

Within the game, you’ll set your pronouns and choose your love interest(s) but gender and sexuality are completely up to your headcanon! You’ll also be able to customize your Moonfinder’s appearance and personality. There are three main personality archetypes in Eye of the Moon; these affect the Moonfinder’s overall demeanor. Blue: charitable and sympathetic Purple: playful and mischievous Red: aloof and exacting There are also two other variable traits. These have more to do with how the Moonfinder handles social situations and conflict resolution. Proactive/reactive Diplomat/fighter The proactive/reactive trait also affects how the Moonfinder approaches romance. Please note, the Moonfinder is not a blank slate MC!

Eye of the Moon features two love interests: Tala, goddess of the stars and navigation and Dumakulem, god of the mountains and hunting. You can pursue them individually or simultaneously through the poly route! Tala pierces stars through the night sky, turning them into brilliant jewels that guide mortals through the dark. It is said that every time a new deity is born, Tala creates a new constellation in the ocean above to welcome them to Kaluwalhatian. Mortals worship her because without the stars as their map they would be lost in the seas. Duma resides in the mountains on earth, teaching and protecting the mortals within his domain. He is one of the most revered amongst the pantheon because of his reputation as a provider: of sustenance, of guidance, of endurance. Whether hunters are still learning to notch their bows or are tracking down the most elusive of prey, Duma is the recipient of their prayers.

Find all the important links here!

sea salt and mangoes

I drew this as a love letter from a mixed kid to my IloIlo heritage- Asin Tibuok is an almost extinct heritage food of the Ilonggo people. Asin Tibuok is salt that is produced by soaking coconut husks in pits near the shore. It’s extremely difficult to make- It takes a week to fill just one coconut husk. This salt is very rare and the tradition of creating this salt perseveres only in specific regions of Visayas, the southern Philippines.

In the Philippines, Mangoes are often eaten with salt, and it’s considered a staple Merienda, or an afternoon snack.

Hope this fact encourages people to help us preserve our culture

[Image description: art showing two women leaning close to kiss. Both are carrying mangos. One on a plate the other gathered in her skirt. end Image description]

W i z a r d i n g  S c h o o l s  o f  t h e  W o r l d | | P h i l i p p i n e s The Philippines Institute of Kulam

Hidden in an island off the coasts of Palawan & Mindoro, the Philippines Institute of Kulam is seen as nothing more than open ocean to muggles through an enchantment placed around the island. Built in 1572 the founders, descendants of the early Babaylans, created the institute to hide away from the arrival of the Spaniards and to protect the young witches and wizards who were being taken and fed to crocodiles from the muggle Spaniards fear of their magical gifts. Every year in the first week of June just before the monsoon season begins, the Institute opens its doors and one can see an array of bangkas heading towards the bamboo and stone building that has developed a unique architecture reminiscent of the traditional bamboo stilts to the influence of Spanish stones and design. 

Among the prominent ghosts calling the Institute their home is Gabriella Silang who is often seen riding her horse through the fields of rice. The resident kapre can often be seen strolling through the forests, smoking his cigar while the trickster During each full moon, the school celebrates the arrival of the diwata where they have duals, a large kamayan feast hosted by the head Babaylan.

Pre-colonial Filipinx culture! ❤️💙💛🇵🇭

feel rich

farah x annie tomás / 1.1K / T

⇢ summary: two girls walk home alone at night.

⇢ notes: happy love month, @lilas! am your matchup for @loveinwayhaven. hopefully this is true to your vision of annie and farah. thank you to the one and only @bobbiesquares for answering my ‘PLEASE HELP WHAT’S A GOOD FILIPINO DATE IDEA’ text the second i saw my match up. like i didn’t actually do it but i still believe in halo halo supremacy.

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Outside, it was February, and it was snowing. 

The air had a bite to it — the cold teeth of winter, sinking into her, leaving her devoured, extremities numb and getting colder. She should have worn a larger coat that morning. The one she had on was too dignified, too pretty looking, the epitome of style over substance; it afforded her little protection from the temperature. Her arms were prickling with goosebumps beneath its sleeves. It was hard to breathe, her lungs burning with every inhale. 

She would have to be quick, then. 

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A Japanese and a Filipina girl wearing Maria Clara dresses, traditional dress worn by women in the Philippines, 1920

The Islands of Sina Una

For your nerdy consideration: The Islands of Sina Una is a Dungeons & Dragons 5e campaign setting based on mythology and folklore from the islands of pre-colonial Philippines.

If you’re looking for something different from the usual fare of eurocentric RPG settings, want to support indie POC creators, or like me are absolutely parched for pre-colonial myths from our archipelago, this might be the book for you!

You can pre-order a digital or physical copy from the publisher The Deck Of Many’s website (Iink in reblog).

Everyone working on this book is Filipino. And reading the co-director (HTTPaladin on Twitter)’s “thread on threads” about it reassured me they’re in no way half-assing this. (Side note: I’m highkey coveting all the source books their research team probably has access to by now, because to those who don’t know, it’s really fucking hard to get your hands on a lot of those books).

The book will have new base classes, subclasses, subraces, backgrounds, spells, magic items, monsters, and even boat travel rules. The book’s artists have also posted art of food so there’s probably gonna be a ton of food in this book? Idk, but I’m excited!

Please check it out, please signal boost (Critters…how about a Critter Hug™ 😜?), and if you can — please buy it. Thank you for your time.

(I’ll include links in the reblog.)

riz wears things other than suits, right??

I will school you, you ignorant imbecile. And to do that, I won’t even comment on the level of ignorance and rudeness evident in that kind of question. Just know that if you cross us again, I will destroy you in all the ways your puny mind cannot even fathom as destruction.

First off - while Keith (vespeir) has provided some links, I understand how most people might see Wikipedia as unreliable/unacademic. The thing is, though, Philippine mythology now is a product of generations and generations of Western brainwashing/colonization. It’s watered down, and basically just Greek/Roman deities translated. But you also have to understand that most of what we know now? It’s propaganda. 

But anyway - there’s been extensive research regarding Philippine myth pre- and post-Western influence, both in the fields of literature and anthropology (most of them being from my university, with notable people being F. Landa Jocano from the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Department of Anthropology, and Damiana Eugenio, from the UP College of Arts and Letters, Department of English and Comparative Literature.

Both of these people show up when you google them, not only because of their body of work, but because of the citations awarded to them, Jocano with a lifetime citation by the Manila Critics Circle, and Eugenio - dubbed the Mother of Philippine Folklore - with a Centennial Award for Cultural Research).

Just a few of my favorite articles on Philippine myth:

There would be more, but I have to go now. I might come back to add links, but articles are available everywhere, I shit you not. There’s also a lot of modern stuff coming out, one being a comprehensive encyclopedia focused on Philippine myth and lore.

And holy crap, I haven’t even touched on the gods! On the diwatas, and the malignos! Maria Makiling, for crying out loud! 

You should thank whatever you believe in that typing this has cooled me off. But I’ll be back, and I swear to all that is holy, if I’m still angry by then, there will be hell. Masusunog ka sa impiyerno, gago, ako mismo magpapadala sa’yo doon.