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The culture of the Philippines is a combination of cultures of the East and West. Filipino identity was created primarily as a result of pre-colonial cultures, colonial influences and foreign traders intermixing and gradually evolving together. In pre-colonial times, the Philippines was a divided set of nations, islands and tribes being ruled by their own kings, chieftains, lakans, rajahs.
The Bangus Festival is the brainchild of former Dagupan mayor Benjamin Lim, seeking to promote the city as the Bangus (milkfish) Capital of the World. 2003 saw the festival featured in the Guiness Book of World Records when it secured the record for Longest Barbeque in the World (later taken by the town of Bayambang, Pangasinan in 2014).
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Papel picado is a traditional folk art from Mexico that involves cutting out intricate patterns on colorful tissue paper. The technique dates to the colonial period, although the custom of using paper as an element in rituals has prehipanic origins, where it was used as ceremonial and ritual flags which were painted in many colors.
The opposition coalition on Wednesday formally presented the eight members of its Senate slate for the 2019 elections. Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo officially endorsed the “Opposition 8” — former Interior and Local Government secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd; Sen. Paulo Benigno “Bam” Aquin.