AFTER USING THIS MODULE, THE STUDENT

SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

A. APPRECIATE THE HISTORY OF ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
B.DISTINGUISH THE CONTEMPORARY PERIOD FROM THE OTHER ART
PERIOD
C.DEFINE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
D.FAMILIARIZE WITH THE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE
PHILIPPINE ART.
WHAT IS THIS FAMOUS LANDMARK IN THE
PHILIPPINES?

Malacañang Palace or Palasyo ng Malakanyang

ON WHAT PHILIPPINE MONEY/CURRENCY
CAN YOU SEE IT?

Can be seen at the front side of ₱20 bill

CONTEMPORARY ARTS
•REFERS TO THE RECENT AND CURRENT PRACTICE OF ART
RANGING FROM THE 1970S UP TO THE PRESENT.
•IT MIRRORS THE SOCIETY AND CULTURE OF THE PRESENT TIMES.
IT USES A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT METHODS, MATERIALS,
AND IDEAS THAT TRANSCEND THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF ART
MAKING.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
•ALL PHILIPPINE ART FORMS HAD A DIFFERENT TWIST AS THE
AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE BECAME A PART OF LIVES OF THE
FILIPINOS. THE ART FORMS AND ART PRACTICES IN THE COUNTRY
BROADENED.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
•ARTISTS EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND
METHODOLOGIES AND PRODUCED NON-CONVENTIONAL
ARTWORKS WITH A WIDE-RANGE OF THEMES.
BELENISMO SA TARLAC
BELEN
•A PHILIPPINE CHRISTMAS TRADITION BELEN IS THE SPANISH
WORD FOR BETHLEHEM, THE BIRTHPLACE OF JESUS CHRIST. IT IS
ALSO USED TO DESCRIBE A NATIVITY SCENE, WHICH IS A THREE-
DIMENSIONAL ART DEPICTION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS IN A
MANGER, SURROUNDED BY MARY, JOSEPH, AND VARIOUS
ANIMALS.
BELENISMO SA TARLAC
•THE ART OF MAKING BELEN, WAS ORGANIZED BY THE TARLAC
HERITAGE FOUNDATION UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. ISA
COJUANGCO SUNTAY AND HER MOTHER, DOÑA ISABEL
COJUANGCO SUNTAY, STARTING 2007 TO MOTIVATE
TARLAQUEÑOS TO BUILD BEAUTIFUL BELENS.
BELENISMO SA TARLAC
•THE TARLAQUEÑOS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE BELENS FROM
INDIGENOUS AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS THAT ARE NATIVE
ONLY TO TARLAC.
BELENISMO SA TARLAC
•THIS DEPICTION OF THE CHRISTMAS NATIVITY IS BEST VIEWED
AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS BATHED IN THE FULL GLOW OF COLORFUL
CHRISTMAS LED LIGHTS. THE BELENISMO EVENT HAS MADE
TARLAC THE BELEN CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES.
BELENISMO SA TARLAC
•“EVERY BELEN IS A PRODUCT OF THE VISIONS, DREAMS AND
HOPES OF DESIGNERS TO SHOWCASE THE BEST OF TARLAQUEÑO
CULTURE AND TRADITION,” SAID DR. ISA COJUANGCO SUNTAY
BELENISMO SA TARLAC
•“ THROUGH THE BELENISMO SA TARLAC, TARLAQUEÑOS ARE NOW
KNOWN WORLDWIDE IN THE FIELD OF ARTS, WHICH IS ALSO A
TESTIMONY TO THE OUTSTANDING CRAFTSMANSHIP AND
CREATIVITY OF FILIPINOS.”
RICE FIELDS OF NUEVA ECIJA
RICE FIELDS OF NUEVA ECIJA
•NUEVA ECIJA IS A LANDLOCKED PROVINCE OF THE PHILIPPINES
LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL LUZON REGION. ITS CAPITAL IS
PALAYAN CITY. NUEVA ECIJA BORDERS, FROM THE SOUTH
CLOCKWISE, BULACAN, PAMPANGA, TARLAC, PANGASINAN,
NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND AURORA
RICE FIELDS OF NUEVA ECIJA
•AGRICULTURE IS THE PRIMARY INDUSTRY IN THE PROVINCE, OF
WHICH IT BECAME THE FOOD BOWL AND RICE GRANARY OF
CENTRAL LUZON.
•THE PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE RICE, CORN,
ONION, GARLIC, MELON, AND MANGO.
RICE FIELDS OF NUEVA ECIJA
•NUEVA ECIJA OFFERS BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRO-
INDUSTRY AND AGRI-BASED TRADING ACTIVITIES TO LOCAL AND
FOREIGN INVESTORS.
•THE PROVINCE'S VAST, ARABLE AND IRRIGATED AGRICULTURAL LANDS
AND SUPPORT FACILITIES OPTIMIZE THESE OPPORTUNITIES.
RICE FIELDS OF NUEVA ECIJA
•VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONS ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT TO ACHIEVE THE AGRICULTURAL ADVANCEMENT
AND SECURE THE FOOD SUPPLY NOT ONLY IN THE PROVINCE, BUT
IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS WELL.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•THE KAPAMPANGAN LOCALS OR NATIVES CALL THIS FESTIVAL AS
“LIGLIGAN PARUL” WHICH IS AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL THAT IS BEING
HELD DURING THE SATURDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN DECEMBER.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•THIS IS A CENTURY-OLD FESTIVAL IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT
STARTED IN THE YEAR 1904 BUT THE OLD LOCALS BELIEVED AND
AS FAR AS THEY CAN RECALL, THAT THE EVENT WAS
INAUGURATED ON 1904 BUT IT WAS INITIALIZED OR
INSTANTIATED DURING THE LATER YEARS OF 1908.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•THE FIRST GIANT LANTERN FESTIVAL WAS TO HONOR THE
CURRENT PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT, MANUEL L. QUEZON. THAT IS
BECAUSE, DURING THAT TIME, PRESIDENT QUEZON CONVERTED
AND OPENED THE FAMOUS MOUNT ARAYAT NATIONAL PARK THAT
PAVED THE WAY TO TOURISM IN THE CITY WHICH HELPED THE
LOCALS PROSPER.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•THE EVENT IS HELD ON THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO IN
PAMPANGA, PHILIPPINES BUT THE ROOT OR ORIGIN OF THE
VENUE WAS ORIGINALLY IN BACOLOR WHICH WAS JUST LATER
TRANSFERRED TO SAN FERNANDO.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BY MAKING
DIFFERENT LARGE AND GIANT LANTERNS DESIGNED WITH
DIFFERENT COLOR AND LIGHTS. DURING THE EVENT PERIOD,
YOU’D SEE THE CITY SPARKLING WITH RAINBOW COLORS
DURING THE NIGHT.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•IT MAY SEEM JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FESTIVALS IN THE COUNTRY
THAT HAS LANTERNS AND CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DURING THE
SEASON BUT BEFORE ALL OF THAT BECAME A CHRISTMAS TREND,
IT WAS ACTUALLY A RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY CALLED THE LUBENAS
OR WHAT WE USUALLY KNOW AS NOVENA.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•BACK IN THE DAYS, THE LANTERNS LOCAL PEOPLE USED WAS JUST
ABOUT 2 FEET IN DIAMETER. BUT AS THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL TAKES
PLACE EVERY YEAR, IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE AND IT GETS
GETTING LARGER AND LARGER WITH MORE LIGHTING. IN FACT, THERE
ARE NOW ROTORS ON THESE LANTERNS TO ALLOW LANTERN
MOVEMENTS AS WELL AS OPTIMIZE THE LIGHTING EFFECTS.
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
GIANT LANTERN OF PAMPANGA
•TODAY, THE LANTERNS BEING USED DO NOT MEASURE BELOW 15
FEET IN DIAMETER. THAT’S 5 TIMES LARGER THAN THE ORIGINAL
SIZE AND UP TO THIS DATE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
PERFECT AND CREATE A MUCH LARGER LANTERN TO CONTINUE
BREAKING THE RECORD.
BEACH OF AURORA
BEACH OF AURORA
•AURORA IS ENDOWED WITH NATURAL HISTORICAL, MAN-MADE
AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS CONSIDERING THE EXISTENCE OF
BEAUTIFUL WATERFALLS, PRISTINE WHITE BEACHES, HISTORICAL
MARKERS AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS WHICH ARE ACCESSIBLE BY
LAND.
BEACH OF AURORA
•AMONG THE TOURIST SPOTS IN AURORA, THE HISTORICAL
LANDMARK INDICATING THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE LATE
PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST
PROMINENT.
BALER, AURORA
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•ZAMBALES IS HOME TO SOME OF THE SWEETEST, JUICIEST MOST
SUCCULENT MANGOS YOU WILL EVER SEE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
THE FESTIVAL IS HELD IN IBA, ZAMBALES.
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•ZAMBALES, FOR THE MOST PART, IS POPULAR FOR ITS
GLISTENING SANDY BEACHES AND IDYLLIC ISLANDS, BUT YOU
WILL BE EXCITED TO LEARN THAT THIS IS HOME TO SOME OF THE
BEST MANGOES.
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•SO SWEET ARE THESE MANGOES IN FACT THAT IN 1995, THE
GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS ACKNOWLEDGED THE
ZAMBALES MANGOES TO BE THE SWEETEST GLOBALLY. THIS IS NO
MEAN FEAT FOR ANY TOURIST DESTINATION.
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MANGO FESTIVAL IS THE MANGO
EATING CHALLENGE WHERE PARTICIPANTS COMPETE TO SEE WHO
CAN EAT THE MOST MANGOS WITHIN A PREDETERMINED PERIOD
OF TIME.
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•AND OF COURSE, IT WOULD NOT BE A PROPER FILIPINO FESTIVAL
WITHOUT A STREET PARADE FEATURING LOCALS IN COLORFUL,
MANGO-INSPIRED COSTUMES!
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•THE DINAMULAG FESTIVAL LASTS FOR AT LEAST 4-5 DAYS, AND
THERE’S A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT EVENTS TO ENJOY. SPORTS
COMPETITIONS ARE PARTICULARLY POPULAR IN THE PHILIPPINES, SO
IT’S NO SURPRISE THAT A FUN RUN IS PART OF THIS FESTIVAL. YOU
CAN ALSO PLAY SOME BEACH VOLLEYBALL, PARTAKE IN A SAND
SCULPTING COMPETITION OR THE COOK FEST. AND IF YOU’D PREFER
TO STAY ON THE SIDELINES AND OBSERVE, DEFINITELY ATTEND THE PET
SHOW AND THE CAR SHOW!
MANGO FESTIVAL OF ZAMBALES
•AS IS THE CASE WITH PLENTY OF FESTIVALS IN THE PHILIPPINES,
ITS LAST DAY IS MARKED BY A CORONATION CEREMONY, WHERE
THE WINNERS OF ALL THE PREVIOUS COMPETITIONS ARE
ANNOUNCED. AFTER THAT, THE FESTIVAL IS CLOSED OFF WITH A
SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY, WHICH YOU DEFINITELY
DON’T WANT TO MISS IF YOU’RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY
ATTEND THIS FESTIVAL.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
•THE ART OF MAKING THE PABALAT OR PASTILLAS WRAPPERS HAS
TRANSFORMED IN RECENT YEARS FROM BEING A LOCAL, FOLK
TRADITION INTO A POPULAR ART. BESIDES ADDING FLAIR TO THE
SWEET PASTILLAS DE LECHE MADE FROM FRESH CARABAOS MILK, THE
PABALAT HAS ALSO BECOME A COMPELLING ICON/SYMBOL OF THE
PEOPLE’S CREATIVITY, NOT ONLY OF THE TOWN OF SAN MIGUEL BUT
THE ENTIRE PROVINCE OF BULACAN.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
•BULACAN FIESTAS ARE NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT THE ELABORATE
PAPERCUT DESIGNS OFTEN USED AS DECORATION, TABLE
CENTERPIECE, AND SOUVENIRS. THE PASTILLAS WRAPPED IN
PABALAT HAVE ALSO BECOME POPULAR GIFTS DURING
BIRTHDAYS, WEDDINGS, AND OTHER OCCASIONS AND
PASALUBONG AMONG LOCAL TOURISTS AND BALIKBAYANS.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
•ON MAY 5-7, 2006, THE TOWN OF SAN MIGUEL CELEBRATED THE
FIRST-EVER "PASTILLAS FESTIVAL" TO UNDERSCORE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PASTILLAS IN THE LIVES OF ITS PEOPLE.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
• ACCORDING TO MAYOR EDMUNDO JOSE BUENCAMINO, THE PASTILLAS HAVE
BEEN A SOURCE OF PRIDE AND A UNIFYING SYMBOL FOR THE PEOPLE HERE. WE
GIVE PASTILLAS AS A GIFT TO OUR FAMILIES, LOVED ONES EVEN DURING
BIRTHDAYS, WEDDINGS AND OTHER OCCASIONS. THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE
INDUSTRY: IT HAS SURVIVED TIME BECAUSE NOT ONLY VISITORS BUT EVEN
THE LOCALS PATRONIZE IT. THE MOUNTING OF SUCH A FESTIVAL WAS
ENVISIONED TO GIVE THE SLEEPY TOWN A MUCH-NEEDED BOOST IN TOURISM
AND INVESTMENT.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
•THE INDUSTRY OF PASTILLAS MAKING MAY HAVE SURVIVED TIME
BUT THE PABALAT IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT STORY. SIMILAR TO
MOST FOLK TRADITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, THE ART PRACTICE
OF MAKING THESE INTRICATE PAPER CUT-OUTS IS ON THE VERGE
OF EXTINCTION.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
•DUE TO THE TEDIOUSNESS OF THE ART, THERE ARE FEW TAKERS
WHO ARE WILLING TO FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE PABALAT
MASTERS LIKE KA LUZ ALING NENE OCAMPO.
THE MAKING OF PASTILLAS DE LECHE
WRAPPER OF BULACAN
•AT PRESENT, MOST OF THE PABALAT MAKERS IN SAN MIGUEL ARE
SENIOR CITIZENS IN THEIR 70S OR 80S, WHILE OTHERS HAVE
TRANSFERRED TO MALOLOS, BULACAN, THE PROVINCE CAPITAL, TO
PUT UP MORE LUCRATIVE PASTILLAS AND OTHER SWEETS
BUSINESSES, WHICH NOW ATTRACT A NUMBER OF CLIENTELE
RANGING FROM BALIKBAYANS, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TOURISTS TO
HOTELS AND CATERING COMPANIES.
PABALAT
•THE WORD PABALAT HAS TWO LEVELS OF MEANING. ON A LITERAL
NOTE, IT PERTAINS TO THE PABALAT AS A PRODUCT (PAPER CUT-
OUTS). ON A METAPHORICAL LEVEL, IT CONNOTES THE STATE OF THE
ART PRACTICE (MEANING: IT’S NOT ONLY A WOUNDED TRADITION BUT
IT’S ACTUALLY A DYING ONE). THE ART IS NOT ONLY A CULTURAL
PRODUCT OR AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION BUT ALSO CUTS THROUGH
SOME CULTURAL, SOCIAL, EVEN POLITICAL DISCOURSES AND ISSUES.
PABALAT
•PABALAT IS ALSO A FOLK ART OR IN FILIPINO TERM,
SININGBAYAN. IT IS A FOLK ART BECAUSE IT ORIGINATED AMONG
THE TOWNSFOLK REFLECTING THEIR TRADITIONAL CULTURE. THE
ART PRACTICE HAS ALSO BEEN PASSED FROM GENERATION TO
GENERATION AND ITS CREATIVE ELEMENTS AND AESTHETIC
VALUES MIRROR THE PEOPLE’S EVERYDAY LIFE.
PABALAT
•ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THIS FOLK TRADITION IS THAT
THE MAKERS OF THESE INTRICATE PAPER PATTERNS DO NOT SEE
THEMSELVES AS ARTISTS AND DO NOT CONSIDER THEIR WORKS
AS ARTS. A QUOTE FROM DR. BRENDA FAJARDO IN HER BOOK ANG
INUKIT NA KAALAMANG BAYAN NG PAETE.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•THE MOUNT SAMAT NATIONAL SHRINE OR SHRINE OF VALOR IS A
HISTORICAL SHRINE LOCATED NEAR THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT
SAMAT IN THE TOWN OF PILAR, PROVINCE OF BATAAN,
PHILIPPINES.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•THE MEMORIAL SHRINE COMPLEX WAS BUILT TO HONOR AND
REMEMBER THE GALLANTRY OF FILIPINO AND AMERICAN SOLDIERS
WHO FOUGHT DURING WORLD WAR II. CONSISTING OF A COLONNADE
AND THE LARGE MEMORIAL CROSS, THE PARK STARTED THE
CONSTRUCTION IN 1966, BY LAYING OF CORNER STONE BY THE LATE
PRESIDENT FERDINAND E. MARCOS, AS HIMSELF A WAR VETERAN. THE
SHRINE WAS COMPLETED AND INAUGURATED IN 1970 IN TIME FOR
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF WORLD WAR II.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•THE MEMORIAL CROSS STANDS AS REMEMBRANCE TO THE
SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT AND LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE BATTLE OF
BATAAN.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•THE SHRINE COMPLEX ALSO INCLUDES A WAR MUSEUM WITH A
WIDE COLLECTIONS FROM PAINTING OF THE PHILIPPINE HEROES,
TO ARMAMENT USED BY THE FILIPINO, AMERICANS AND
JAPANESE FORCES DURING THE WAR.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•IN THE CENTER OF THE COLONNADE IS THE ALTAR AND THE 3
RELIGIOUS STAINED GLASS MURALS. FOUR LARGE BRONZE
CHANDELIERS HANG FROM THE CEILING, WHILE INSCRIBED IN
MARBLE ON THE 2 LATERAL WALLS IS A NARRATIVE OF THE
"BATTLE OF BATAAN".
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•FROM THE PARKING GOING UP TO COLONNADE THERE'S A WIDE
STAIRWAYS, THAT LEADS TO THE FLAGPOLE THAT HOLDS A FLAG
OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE TWO BRONZE URNS ON THE BOTH
SIDES THAT SYMBOLIZING THE ETERNAL FLAME.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•THE PERIPHERAL IS BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED WITH BEAUTIFUL
PLANTS AND DECORATED WITH A WORLD WAR II MILITARY
EQUIPMENT'S SUCH AS MACHINE GUNS, CANONS AND OTHERS BOTH
FROM AMERICAN AND JAPANESE TROUPES. BEHIND THE COLONNADE
IS A 14 FLIGHT ZIGZAG FOOTPATH THAT LEADS UP TO THE BASE OF
MEMORIAL CROSS. WHILE CLIMBING UP, YOU WILL NOTICE THE
BEAUTY OF THE PLACE.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•THE BASE OF THE CROSS IS DESIGNED WITH MURALS OF THE FILIPINO
FIGURES AND EVENTS IN A DIFFERENT COLONIAL ERAS OF THE
COUNTRY. THE DESIGNED WAS SO SIGNIFICANT AND HISTORICAL. TO
GO ON TOP, THERE IS AN ELEVATOR AT PHP. 10.00 PER PERSON.
DURING PEAK SEASONS, YOU MUST STAND IN LINE AND WAIT FOR
YOUR TURN. THERE ARE TWO WINGS OF THE CROSS THAT SERVE AS
VIEWING GALLERY. TWO CIRCULAR PORTHOLES AT THE EDGE SIDE OF
THE CROSS THAT ALSO SERVED FOR VIEWING.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN
•AT THE TOP THE VISITORS CAN SEAT AND RELAX WITH THE COLD AND
STRONG BREEZE HIT ON YOUR BODY AND FACE WHILE GAZING A
MAGNIFICENT 360 DEGREE VIEW OF BATAAN PENINSULA,
CORREGIDOR AND MANILA BAY ON A CLEAR AND SUNNY DAY. THE
COLONNADE AS SEEN FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF THE VIEWING GALLERY
OF THE MEMORIAL CROSS. AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VIEWING DECK
IS THE PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE ROLLING HILLS OF BATAAN
PENINSULA.
MT. SAMAT OF BATAAN