Archive - The Philippines and Its Historical and Cultural Connections

The Philippines was also a former Spanish colony, but how did its experience as a colony differ from Latin America?

Not all colonies are treated equally

Apr 14 •

some cool, slightly obscure cultural practices of the tagalogs

can we characterize tagalog culture?

Apr 10 •

March 2025

The Philippines and Thailand: Two Countries in ASEAN and their Cultural Similarities

Same same, but different.

Mar 29 •

the philippines is culturally isolated from the rest of asia - and other things i used to believe

why this rhetoric isn't helpful and what can be done?

Mar 8 •

We Need A Serious Re-framing When Discussing Filipino Culture

As an independent sovereign nation, we aren't just simply a former colony, and we should stop giving the colonizer so much credit.

Mar 1 •

February 2025

The Spirit House: A Southeast Asian Tradition that Also Exists in the Philippines

The spirit house may be ubiquitous in Thailand and Cambodia, but the tradition exists in the Philippines as well.

Feb 8 •

The Philippines and Indonesia: Two Sibling Nations and their Cultural Similarities

Centuries of colonial rule under separate Western empires has not severed the cultural ties and similarities between two of the largest archipelagic…

Feb 7 •

January 2025

The Philippines, and its Ancient Connections to its Past and its Neighbors

This Substack will primarily be about the Philippines connection to Asia as well as its indigenous heritage.

Jan 31 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts