Catmon sinigang mix, kamias prunes, and more from the Southern Sierra Madre

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Artwork of an ecobag with tablea or cacao, kamias prunes, and catmon powder

Women’s organizations located in the Southern Sierra Madre are now reaching out to more customers to purchase their “biodiversity-friendly” products.

Kamias prunes and catmon sinigang powder can be purchased from Emma Ayapana. She manages KUMARE, an organization that was founded in the 90’s after a typhoon hit their homes in Real, Quezon. It stands for Kilos Unlad ng Mamamayan ng Real – “Action to develop citizens of Real.” Kumare is also a term for fellow woman.

Cristy Luna, made the eco-bag below with the help of her family; it features a rafflesia flower. She is president of the KALIPI Infanta federation, which stands for Kalipunan ng Liping PIlipina – “Association of united Filipino women.” Kalipi is also a term for fellow group or ancestors.

Rafflesia eco bags, kamias prunes, catmon sinigang mix, and more from KALIPI and KUMARE of the Southern Sierra Madre.

KUMARE and the KALIPI federations of Real and Infanta work with the Women Go project of the Haribon Foundtion to insure that forest management in their protected area involves women leadership.

Biodiversity-friendly enterprises are just part of the work, as they are working with local government to include women. Worldwide, 85% of government agencies and ministries in charge of natural resources and the environment are still led by men (IUCN 2020).

For more information about these products and how to get them, contact Ms. Amelita D. Talotalo at inday.talotalo@haribon.org.ph. For info about Women Go, contact Ms. Arlie Jo B. Endonila at arlie.endonila@haribon.org.ph.

Filipino Food Alphabet ABC and Numbers 123!

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Filipino food ABC alphabet

Learn and teach the ABCs and numbers 1 to 10 in Filipino with this new pair of artwork highlighting Filipino food! The artworks feature various Filipino dishes and ingredients enjoyed from all over the country.

The first artwork of the pair highlights the alphabet and 26 different Filipino dishes:

  • A – Afritada
  • B – Bistek (Filipino beef steak)
  • C – Champorado (chocolate rice porridge)
  • D – Dinuguan (blood stew)
  • E – Escabeche (sweet & sour fish)
  • F – Fruit Salad
  • G – Ginataang Kalabasa (coconut squash)
  • H – Hopia
  • I – Itlog Maalat (salted egg)
  • J – Junay (Tausug rice)
  • K – Kalabasa (squash)
  • L – Leche Flan
  • M – Menudo
  • N – Ngohiong (Cebuano fried spring roll)
  • O – Opia (Ilocano wafer)
  • P – Pancit
  • Q – Banana “Q”
  • R – Rabong (labong or bamboo shoot)
  • S – Saba
  • T – Tiyula Itum (Tausug coconut soup)
  • U – Upo (bottle gourd)
  • V – Venes (gabi stalk dish from Batanes)
  • W – Wansoy (cilantro)
  • X – X-tra Rice
  • Y – Yangka (jackfruit)
  • Z – Zamboanga Roll (Mindanao fried rice roll)

The 2nd artwork shows numbers 1 to 10 in Filipino or Tagalog:

Filipino numbers 123, 1 to 10
  1. Isa ng Isaw (BBQ intestine)
  2. Dalawa ng Dalandan
  3. Tatlo ng Talong (eggplant)
  4. Apat na Alimango (mangrove crab)
  5. Lima ng Lumpia
  6. Anim na Arroz Caldo
  7. Pito ng Puto (rice cake)
  8. Walo ng Wansoy (cilantro)
  9. Siyam na Sili (chili pepper)
  10. Sampu ng Sampaloc (tamarind)

Filipino numbers in different Philippine languages

Below you’ll find more information behind some of the major or regional languages of the Philippines through numbers 1 to 10.

10 or sampu ng sampaloc

Sampung Sampaloc!

The number 10 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Sampu in Tagalog
  • Sampulo in Bicolano
  • Samplora in Pangasinanse
  • Sangapulo in Ilocano
  • Napo in Bisaya & Waray
  • Apulu in Kapampangan
  • Napulo in Hiligaynon

How do you say “ten” in your language?

How many sampaloc do you put in your sinigang?

9 or siyam ng sili

Siyam na Sili!

How many sili can you eat? The number 9 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Syam in Kapampangan
  • Siyam in Hiligaynon, Tagalog, Bisaya & Bicolano
  • Siamira in Pangasinanse

How do you say “nine” in your language?

8 or walo ng wansoy

Walong wansoy!

Wow, who wants walong wansoy? The number 8 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Walo/u in Cebuano, Waray, Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kapampangan, and Bicolano
  • Walora in Pangasinanse (but Walo as well for short!)

The word wansoy (cilantro/coriander) is from the Hokkien term, 芫荽 or iân-sui!

How do you say “eight” in your language?

7 or pito ng puto

Pitong puto!

The number 7 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Pito/u in Cebuano, Waray, Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Kapampangan, Bicolano, and Pangasinanse
  • Also Pitora in Pangasinanse too.

How do you say “seven” in your language?

6 or anim ng arroz caldo

Anim ng Arroz Caldo!

The number 6 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Anim in Tagalog
  • Anem or Anemira in Pangasinanse
  • Anum in Hiligaynon
  • Anom in Bicolano
  • Anam in Kapampangan
  • Innem in Ilocano
  • Unom in Cebuano and Waray

How do you say “six” in your language?

5 or lima ng lumpia

Limang Lumpia!

The number 5 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Lima in Bicolano, Kapampangan, Ilocano, Hiligaynon, Tagalog, Cebuano, Waray, and Pangasinanse
  • Also Limara in Pangasinanse too

In fact, the number 5 as well as other numbers sound similar in countries surrounding the Philippines too. This is because we all speak languages under the Malayo-Polynesian language family.

The number 5 is also Lima in Malay, Indonesian, and even old Chamoro which is spoken in Guam. In New Zealand, Maori for the number 5 is Rima! In some Philippine languages, ka-lima means hand.

How do you say “five” in your language?

4 or apat ng alimango

Apat ng Alimango!

The number 4 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Apat in Tagalog, Hiligaynon, Kapampangan, and Bicolano
  • Apatira in Pangasinanse
  • Upat in Bisaya and Waray
  • Uppat in Ilocano.

Alimango typically refers to mangrove crabs or “mud crabs,” which are different from Alimasag (blue swimming crabs) and Talangka (river crabs)! Alimango are popularly used in dishes like Ginataang Alimango or coconut mangrove crab.

How do you say “four” in your language?

3 or tatlo ng talong

Tatlong Talong!

The number 3 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Tulo in Bisaya and Waray
  • Tallo in Ilocano
  • Tatlo/u in Tagalog and Hiligaynon
  • Talora in Pangasinanse
  • Atlu in Kapampangan

Eggplant is Tawong in Cebuano, Tarong in Ilokano, Talong in Tagalog, Talon in Pangasinanse, Terung, in Malay, and Terong in Indonesian. And Solanum melongena… to scientists!

How do you say “three” in your language?

2 or dalawa ng dalandan

Dalawang Dalandan!

The number 2 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Dua in Ilocano
  • Duha in Cebuano and Waray
  • Duwa in Bicolano
  • Duara in Pangasinanse
  • Dalawa in Tagalog

The number 2 in Malay and Indonesian is also Dua!

How do you say “two” in your language?

1 or isa ng isaw

Isang Isaw!

The number 1 in various Philippine languages is:

  • Isa in Tagalog and Hiligaynon
  • Usa in Cebuano and Waray
  • Sakey in Pangasinanse
  • Maysa in Ilocano
  • Saro in Bicolano

How do you say “one” in your language?

The word Isa is also considered the term for the number 1 in Proto-Austronesian, a reconstructed ancestral language that Philippine languages as well as languages from Madagascar to Hawaii have been influenced by starting 10,000 years ago.

It is difficult for linguists to piece together the words for Proto-Austronesian, especially when written sources back then were limited or lost. Instead, they piece the puzzle together using languages still used today. How many Austronesian languages do you speak?

How many languages are in the Philippines?

In total there are over 180 languages in the Philippines. See 180 listed here: iyil.ph/languages

Major languages of the Philippines

There are usually 8 languages in the country considered the most prominent in terms of number of speakers:

  1. Bikolano
  2. Ilokano
  3. Hiligaynon
  4. Kapampangan
  5. Pangasinan
  6. Sebwano or Cebuano
  7. Tagalog
  8. Waray

These are also often called regional languages. Maranao, Tausug, and Magindanaw are sometimes included in this group as well.

Languages vs dialects

Speakers of different languages cannot understand each other, but speakers of different dialects of a language, can!

Examples of dialects include Laguneño and Batangueño, which are dialects of the Tagalog language.

Philippine English and Singapore English are both dialects of the English language. Singaporeans and Filipinos using their specific English can, and do, communicate with each other. Cebuano dialects include Bolanon, spoken in Bohol.

Learn Filipino Food Alphabet and Numbers 1 to 10

Filipino food alphabet and numbers 123

A simple printable of both the Filipino food ABCs and Tagalog or Filipino numbers 1 to 10 are available on Etsy and Gumroad!

Get the digital files below, then print and frame them as a gift for your kids, nieces, nephews, or “pamang-kids”!

Filipino food alphabet of vegetable dishes and ingredients

Filipino Vegetable Alphabet ABCs - wood frame

What is Ilocano for bamboo shoot? What is a “rice flour roll” from Zamboanga?

Learn this and more from an alphabet of Filipino vegetables & vegetable-based Filipino food, from A to Z! Read more about this artwork here, or download the printable in our Etsy shop below!

References

Bohol travel postcard

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Bohol postcard with FAKE Zine for FAKE Fair 2022

For this latest artwork, the “sights and snacks” of the province of Bohol are highlighted in a special postcard collaboration with FAKE zine.

Tablea, cacao fruit, and asin tibuok, as well as popular tourist sights in Bohol are featured in this postcard collaboration.

Bohol postcard close up of tarsier, collaboration with FAKE Zine for FAKE Fair 2022

Find this postcard, along with more by 30+ local artists highlighting their hometowns at #FAKEFair2022:

Both events are taking place at Casa Tigre, in Angeles City, Pampanga.

After the events, find any unsold postcards at FAKE zine store via Instagram!

Typhoon Odette (Rai) donations

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Super Typhoon Odette (International name “Rai”) made landfall on December 16, 2021 in Surigao del Norte Province before crossing the central Visayas and Northern Mindanao. It had maximum sustained winds of 195km/h and gustiness of 260km/h.

Odette made nine landfalls in seven provinces. Initial data as of December 20 shows that Caraga and Regions VI, VII, VIII and IV-B (MIMAROPA) were hit hardest, with communities in Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Island, Southern Leyte, Bohol and Cebu most severely affected.

As of December 26, Odette has claimed at least 378 lives, while 62 people are still missing.

Storm data from United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Lists of nationwide efforts from media

Dinagat Islands (among first hit by initial typhoon landfalls)

Dinagat Islands Provincial Information Office: https://www.facebook.com/DinagatIslandsPIO/posts/223487889932517

Donation channels have already been put in place through BALAOD Mindanaw, an alternative law organization based in Cagayan de Oro and a partner of the Provincial Government in development initiatives:

BALAOD Mindanaw contacts & GCash info:

  • Nolasco Ritz Lee B. Santos III. BALAOD Mindanaw Executive Director.
  • Contact Number (and GCash linked number): 09209380692 (currently inactive due to reaching the wallet limit).
  • Alternative GCash number: Loi Cabaluna of BALAOD Mindanaw: 09561274786

Banco de Oro (BDO), Unibank:

  • Account Name: Balay Alternative Legal Advocates for Development in Mindanaw (BALAOD Mindanaw), Inc.
  • Bank Address: Corrales St., Cagayan de Oro City
  • SWIFT Code: BNORPHMM
  • Account Number: 001768028140

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI):

  • Account Name: BALAOD Mindanaw, Inc
  • Bank Address: Velez St., Cagayan de Oro City
  • SWIFT Code: BOPIPHMM
  • Account Number: 2041-0351-05

Bohol

Plastic Free Bohol: https://www.facebook.com/plasticfreebohol/posts/2008525509307913

  • Paypal: plasticfreebohol@gmail.com
  • Gcash: 09662412786, Edeliza Macalandag

Donations will be used for the following:

  • Water
  • Canned food, non-perishables
  • Hygiene kits or toiletries
  • Towels
  • Blankets
  • Sleeping mats or banig
  • Mosquito nets
  • Flashlights or solar-powered lights
  • Medicines
  • Face masks
  • Alcohol
  • Other essentials/necessities

Deaf Boholanos Society: https://www.facebook.com/DBSpage/posts/5177052682329422

Gcash:

  • Raymond J Manding
  • 09661681462

Any Padala Express:

  • Clint Louie Hontalba
  • Alfer Lopoy

Please take the screenshot of your donation receipt to send/contact through Deaf Boholanos Society (FB page) or deafboholanossociety@gmail.com or Alfer Lopoy (FB messenger).

Cebu

Youth with Risa Hontiveros: https://www.facebook.com/kabisayaanparanirisa/posts/415841730215149

For donations channel to Christian Andrei F. Derafera.

  • GCash: 09335678393.
  • Paymaya: 09335678393.

Bank of the Philippine Islands via Aimee Santos

  • Aimee Santos
  • Acct. Number: 0189573278
  • Please note as Akbayanihan Cebu

Negros

Siliman University, Dumaguete: https://su.edu.ph/call-for-donations-typhoon-odette/

For them to trace donations deposited in any of these banks, please observe the following:

  1. Email a PDF of the validated deposit slip to treas@su.edu.ph and vpd@su.edu.ph;
  2. Write “Continuing Calamity Response Program Donation”; and
  3. Indicate in the email (a) the purpose of the deposit, (b) full name of the donor, and (c) address and contact number of the donor.

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) – Dollar account:

  • Perdices Branch, Dumaguete City
  • Dollar Account: 1084-0273-47
  • Swift code: BOPIPHMM

Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI):

  • San Jose Branch, Dumaguete City
  • Peso Account: 9215-8032-25
  • Swift code: BOPIPHMM

Banco de Oro (BDO):

  • Silliman Campus Branch, Dumaguete City
  • Peso Account: 0080400-000-63
  • Swift code: BNORPHMM

Indigenous Women

Lilak (Purple Action for Indigenous Women’s Rights): https://www.facebook.com/katutubonglilak/posts/4836389543049752

Donations will support ATA BUKIDNON from Negros Occidental; ATI from Antique; MAMANWA from Agusan del Norte; MANOBO from Agusan del Sur; MANOBO from Surigao del Sur; and PALAW’AN from Palawan.

You may send your donations to Lilak via the following options.

Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI):

  • Account Name: LILAK/PURPLE ACTION FOR INDIGENOUS WOMENS RIGHTS INC
  • Account No.: 1993 2179 28

GCash:

  • Account Name: KATRINA MARIE MAGTOTO
  • Account No.: 0945 110 6278

Paypal:

For more information:

  • Kat Magtoto
  • 0945 1106 278
  • babayenihan.lilak@gmail.com

Filipino food alphabet of vegetable dishes and ingredients

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What is Ilocano for bamboo shoot? What is a “rice flour roll” from Zamboanga?

Learn this and more from an alphabet of Filipino vegetables & vegetable-based Filipino food, from A to Z! 

The alphabet features dishes and ingredients from different parts of the country such as Palapa, a delicious and spicy Maranao condiment from Lanao del Sur. It also features different words for Filipino fruits and vegetables such as Yangka, which is Kapampangan for jackfruit!

26 different vegetables and vegetable-based dishes and ingredients can be found in the alphabet. It is illustrated with cute and playful characters, and highlights Filipino food beyond the meat-based or fried dishes we also grow to love.

Did you know Ampalaya has been used in many traditional medicines as a natural remedy for treating diabetes? Or that Malunggay is known to have more nutrients than regular sources of vitamins such as oranges, carrots, and even milk?

After my mother’s stroke, I was surprised to find many different Filipino dishes that were healthier for us. I illustrated this alphabet to highlight some of these dishes and ingredients.

So introduce yourself and your family to a world of Filipino vegetable dishes and ingredients. Start with this alphabet and let’s start cooking & learning!

A is for Ampalaya.
B is for Bawang.
C is for Cornick or cornix.
D is for Dahon ng Saging.
E is for Ensaladang Talong.
F is for Fresh Lumpia.
G is for Ginataang Kalabasa.
H is for Hopia Munggo.
I is for Inanag, a Bisaya grilled corn.
J is for Junay, Tausug dish cooked with toasted coconut, rice, and cooked in banana leaves.
K is for Kalabasa.
L is for Luya.
M is for Malunggay.
N is for Ngohiong, a Bisaya five-spice lumpia.
O is for Opia, a crispy Ilokano rice wafer.
P is for Palapa, spicy chopped Maranao sakurab.
Q is for Kamote Q.
R is for Rabong, Ilokano for bamboo shoot.
S is for Sili.
T is for Toge or Togue.
U is for Upo.
V is for Venes, Ivatan stir-fried gabi stalks.
W is for Wansoy.
X is for X-tra Rice.
Y is for Yangka, Kapampangan for jackfruit.
Z is for Zamboanga Rolls or lokot-lokot.
Downloadable hi-res printables in Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/948578121/filipino-vegetables-alphabet-filipino
Hi-res printable flash cards in Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/934538286/filipino-vegetables-alphabet-printable