Manila Culture: Manila is the EpicenterManila Culture: A Cultured Approach to life promotes harmony in any situation. A recommended & affordable primer on Filipino & Manila Culture that I read in 2007 is Culture Smart. At a reasonable cost of $10, it offers some essential insights into the customs here in the Philippines. For a review of some other books on Manila and the Philippine Islands, you can view the listings on the manila books page. Filipinos are renowned for their Hospitality and Mabuhay spirit in welcoming others. Their cultural pride exudes ever more so due to the reality that dance & music are so closely entwined with their day-2-day living. Something enchantingly charismatic resonates within 99.9% of the Filipinos that I've met and it is tangibly felt and joining in is made effortlessly possible. Indeed, it is common to come across budding & accomplished artists in any surrounding.
Bayanihan, the national dance company, promotes Filipino pride through their performances. Shows include authentic dress, dance, music & percussion which translates into a memorable event. A recent performance in February, 2010, cost Php 100 only to attend at the Philippine Women's University in Malate, Manila. Catch one of their Upcoming Shows embracing Manila Culture. Expectedly, many Filipinos rise to a scintillating level and astonish audiences both within the Philippines and around the globe with their joyous and passionate performances. Aside from famous pop stars like Arnel Pineda who is the current lead singer of the rock band Journey & artists in numerous disciplines, the traditional culture is represented well.
In part, "Through Escuela Taller, a partnership between the National Commission of Culture and the Arts and the Spanish government, participants are taught to hone their workmanship skills by restoring historical sites in Metro Manila." ... The following folk tale, The Origin of Dewdrops was published if I remember correctly in one of the Mabuhay Magazines. It comes courtesy of Damiana L. Eugenio and was originally published by the University of the Philippines Press/www.press.up.edu.ph. It introduces the reader to the term "basi" which is a very, very sweet Ilocano sugar cane wine. The tale gives a "tearful" meaning to the love of morning awakenings. Hope you Enjoy! 
Events this month at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) include the Bayanihan Dance or Sayaw on the 18th @ 3 p.m. The lady on the right in the photo, works at the Manila Broadcasting Company (MBC) which is adjacent to Star City and also next to the CCP where many avid joggers get their heart-rates up early. The Late Francis Magalona lives on with works such as Kaleidoscope World :)
tucp.org.ph shares with us a unique list of The Top 10 irritating Pinoy expressions Please avail or not of using them ;)
Read the full post because it is very erudite and funny! Please visit the Top 10's page for fiesta images and links! I recently chanced upon this location near Star City in downtown Manila. It is slightly north of the SM Mall of Asia and toward the Senate building. They host a cultural presentation that is geared toward the whole family. It is presented at 8 p.m six nights a week under the heading, Amazing Show, and claims to be "The Philippines' Premiere Theatrical Family Show." Be sure to check it out on your visit or stay in Manila. Note: the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company will be performing at the Cultural Center of the Philippines from September 17-18th. The show on the 17th is at 8 P.M. followed the next day with a performance at 3 P.M. For more information and specific details to include ticketing options, follow this like to the website of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
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