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Ligaya Caballes

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Ligaya is the Executive Editor & Writer at Pinoy-Culture.com. She lives in NYC with her two dogs and spends her time reading, writing, collecting and buying books online and in safe haven, Strand Bookstore, watching her guilty tv show pleasure Vikings, and overdosing herself in coffee as a certified caffeine addict. Her book, Diwatahan: A Look Into the Precolonial Beliefs, Practices, Myths, & Folklore of the Philippines, is currently in progress and is scheduled to be published in Summer of 2017.

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Today is October 1 which marks the first day of Pilipino-American Heritage and History Month here in the states. Since October 18, 1587 when the first Pilipinos known as the Luzones Indios arrived in the shores... Read More...
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It's that time of year again where Pilipino communities in the Philippines and the diaspora come together and celebrate our Independence Day through parades and festivities. Unfortunately I was not able to a... Read More...
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Throughout our history there have been a plethora of revolts and uprisings by our people in the name of freedom, fighting for our rights, and for our beliefs. While some are often well known and taught in schoo... Read More...
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As Pilipinos we are a very creative and artistic group of people. Drive around Manila and you will see random walls painted in beautiful mural works of art ranging from illustrations of well known historical fi... Read More...
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If you happen to visit the exhibit definitely check out these 10 artifacts in particular for their significance in our precolonial history and the exquisite details etched on them that marks the talents of our ... Read More...
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// Lets face it. We as Pilipinos love music. It is one of those traits that run through our blood and culture that stems back to precolonial times as we danced and sang while working in the fields, complete... Read More...
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