The Philippine Ballet Theater (PBT) kicked off its 38th season with the world premiere of a full-length ballet, “Sarimanok.” The mythical Maranao bird, not just a symbol of good fortune, becomes PBT’s ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Lanao del Norte contingent, now known as Tribu Sarimanok, captured its fourth win in the recently-concluded Sinulog Festival. The province is showcasing the colorful and ...

MARAWI CITY (PIA) — The Provincial Government of Lanao del Sur officially opened the month-long celebration of the province’s 67th founding anniversary on July 4, launching Pakaradiyaan o Sarimanok ...

When in Singapore, I never fail to pay my respects to a bronze elephant given by Thai King Chulalongkorn to the then British colony as a souvenir of his visit. Gazing at this elephant provides a ...

February is National Arts Month in the Philippines. And so on February 18, I attended a Minhwa (Korean folk art) Workshop hosted by the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines and the National ...

The name of the legendary bird of the Maranaos comes from “sari” which means cloth or garment, generally of assorted colors; and “manok” which means chicken. An ubiquitous symbol of Maranao arts, the ...

National Artist from the Muslim South articulated and redefined the various symbols of his heritage, transforming them into the native components of his iconography replete with folkloric, mythic and ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Not much survived the war against Islamic State-inspired terrorists in Marawi City in terms of structures. Not even its only shop that sold Maranao crafts probably among the rarest ...