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Indigenous Weaving Patterns: Preserving Filipino Textile Heritage
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In today’s environment of fast-fashion and mechanical looms that can spit out hundreds of meters of fabric each day, hand-loom weaving provides a refreshing and sustainable contrast. Many people are becoming more conscious of the inhumane labor practices and lack of sustainability in the fast-fashion industry. This has caused some fashion brands to begin…
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Sinulog Festival: The Grandest Festival in the Philippines
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Now that the New Year festivities are over, life goes back to routine for most people. For Cebuanos, though, the turning of a new calendar signals the countdown to the grandest and most popular festival – Sinulog. The Sinulog Festival is a religious and cultural festival held on the third Sunday of January in…
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Philippine Textiles and Fabrics that are More Sustainable than Cotton
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Upgrading my travel wardrobe with Philippine textiles and fabrics. Because mindful living > mindless shopping. Get inspired.
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National Heroes Day in The Philippines: What you need to know
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It’s National Heroes Day here in the Philippines. This holiday serves to remind us that the freedom we enjoy now as a nation was fought with the blood, sweat and tears of our valiant Filipino heroes. Every last Monday of August is dedicated to honouring and remembering not just the prominent figures that fought…