Garbage are scattered around our environment,

especially by those people living in NATIONAL

CAPITAL REGION (NCR). This trash from our
surroundings or community can be recycled to
produce something new and transform it into a local
product or a piece of art.
The Philippines has been blessed with a lot of
local materials according to previous discussions.
Some of this are abaca,bakbak,bamboo,buntal,buri,
and many others that are constantly being
developed by talented filipinos.
But in the long run, our skilled filipinos have gone
through various trials especially on the scarcity of
the materials used and the materials growth of
technology that hinders the development of our
existing methods in the development of local
materials so that new generations are gradually
forgetting the materials used and the application of
techniques of our part.
In this lesson, we will go back to the local
materials and the and the techniques of
yesterday that are gradually being forgotten.
 Singkaban (
Tope 110383,
2013)
Based on the book (sandagan, 2016)
Singkaban is a type of filipino art of
shaving a bamboo for home decors
and bamboo arches for wedding,
mass gathering,fiesta,and as
welcome of signage of a town, city,
or village in the country. It is broadly
utilized as enrichment amid town
celebration in bulacan.
Puni (Malolos,
2010)
According to(Flores,2018),Puni
is a traditional art of leaf
folding. It is an ancient art of
weaving that uses elongated
leaves. It starts with preparing
the leaf,folding the leaf,
tightening the package, and
trimming the garnish. It is one
of the recognized crafts in the
weaving industry. In the
history of bulacan, they use
these leaves in making "kubol"
as a resting place, as a
wrapper for their foods, and
most of all as a creative toy
for children. It was only during
1998 when it was called puni.
Pabalat
(Bulakenyo.ph,
2020)
as featured by galvez in 2016,
the province of bulacan is
known for making pastillas de
letche one of the filipinos
favorites.It is made from
carabao's milk and sprinkled
with white sugar. After this is
done, it is wrapped in plain
white paper and then placed in
packages to be released to the
market.
Due to the unique mindset and creativity of the
filipinos,they Had a unique approach in making
pastillas. In the town of San Miguel,the unique
production of paper used to wrap pastillas first
emerged. This art was soon transferred to the
town of Malolos, Bulacan.
Mrs. Luz Ocampo was only eleven years
old when she became fond of making
designs on pastillas wrappers, When
she was a child,they had a business on
sweetened products and one of then
was pastillas that she later loved to
make its cover that we still recognize
until today.
This kind of art is what we called borlas de
pastillas, The intricately- designed wrapper is
made from papel de hapon or japanese paper.
First, make a design on the tracing board. Trace
the desing of papel de hapon or Japanese paper.
The real challenges come with cutting the paper
where the designed is traced. The designs
include bahay kubo (nipa hut),rice field, farmer /
farmers, Maria Clara, flowers, landscapes,
figures, or specific activities and scenarios.
Wrapper-making used to be folk art, but the
tradition is slowly diminishing. Today, ate Naty
Ocampo Castro continues the legacy of the
mother - offer her borlas de pastillas- to keep this
culture alive and to be recognized by the current
generation.
Taka
(Hariboneagle92
7, 2017)

Paete, Laguna is one of the

most colorful and creative
places in the Philippines. The
name Paete is derived
from the word chisel which is
an important tool used
for sculpture.
Taka or Paper Mache was first
recorded in the 1920s
when Maria Bangue made a
paper toy. The papers
were molded from wood
carving and glued with paste.
After drying, the paper was removed from the molder
and reassembled, dried, and painted in a decorative
pattern that eventually becomes toys and ornaments.
Unfortunately, no one knows if her artworks were
saved after her town was consumed by fire and almost
all traces of Takas she made are gone.
Every April the Paete people are busy making
Christmas characters like Santa Claus, Rudolph the
red nose Reindeer, and Frosty the Snowman in
preparation for the upcoming holiday season
Within the town, almost all the shops sell various
Filipino-inspired designs carabao figurine, Maria Clara
dolls, and horses in a variety of options. Some new
designs are cherubs, toy soldiers, giraffes, rabbits, and
a variety of fruits — all in different colors and sizes
(Baldemor, 2020).
Pagpapalayok or
Potterymaking
(Valenzuela,
2015
Kare-kare, Paksiw, Sinigang, these are
only some of
the Filipino dishes we love to feast on.
Of course,
they're only more appetizing served
hot off the fire, in
a clay pot. Our use of clay pots is one
of the things that
highlight the Filipino trademark of our
dishes.
Despite many changes, the people of
Pasig still
preserve one of the oldest and most
important art
forms of the city the pottery-making.
The tradition of Pottery-making lives
on in Pasig until Now.
Where the products include not only ornamental
jars but also those used in everyday living.
Some pottery makers in Pasig import clay in San
Mateo, Rizal. The first step is passing the clay through
the mill. Then, they shape it in a mold made from
"Plaster of Paris." Next, they put the clay on the potter's
wheel. After it's done on the wheel, it will be buff and
smoothen the pot. Drying takes one or two days
depending on the climate. When it rains, the pots can
take one week to dry. When it is sunny, it can take only
one day. When the pots are dry, they can be baked in
the kiln. The ideal time is eight hours of baking. In
baking, if you heat it too suddenly, the pots break, so
you have to heat it slowly. At first, keep the heat low.
When the pots turn red, that means they're almost
done so turn up the heat until the embers spark.
Today, they used old pieces of wood and plywood as
fuel in their ovens. However, potters before used
carabao dung and hay. That's what they used back in
the 1950s. When the pot is tapped and sounds like a
bell it is cooked then it must be inspected once more.
Finally, it will be painted with latex or acrylic paint, or
coated with a glaze to make it shine (Castro, 2020).
Sanikulas
cookies or
panecillos de san
nicolas
News featured in youtube last
2018 ,considers pampanga as
the culinary destination of the
Philippines.
Atching lilian borromeo is one
of the famous food historians
and experts in pampanga .Her
recipes are handed down from
her grandmother whom she
called "Impo"
Atching lilian also makes
panecillos de san nicolas,
whom Filipino believe to
possess healing properties.
arrowroot is the main ingredient in baking the said
cookies. The arrowroot plant was inherited from her
ancestors.they had to plant the arrowroot and wait
eight months for the roots to mature.The roots are
then processed.It is pounded and soaked in water .It
is sun-dried and ends up as powder. that's the flour
they used for san nicolas cookies .Unlike these days
you can easily buy ingredients from the store.But at
that time ,they didn't even have flour.
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl -conrstarch ,
baking powder ,salt ,sugar ,egg yolks ,coconut milk,
softened butter ,lemon zest, and oil . Blend well with a
wooden spoon . slowly add the cake flour and the rice
flour, knead it into the mixture till it resembles a thick
dough, and has a smooth surface.mixing by the hand
should take about 10 minutes till it is smooth and all
ingredients are incorporated.
Place the dough into an airtight container
and freezer for 2 to 4 hours or overnight.
when ready to bake ,take the dough out of
the freezer and thaw on the counter for 8 to
10 minutes .keep the dough very cold so it
is easy to roll out and handle on the
heirloom cookie molds.
Grease with baking spray or shortening the surface of the
San Nicolas mold which has the design.Make sure to
Grease the inner crevices and corners so that dough can
be removed easily after shaping.Place a Chunk of the
dough, about 4 tablespoons over the San Nicolas mold,
on the hand - carved portion.Flatten with your hand to
spread it around evenly.Place a piece of parchment or
wax paper over the dough,which is over the wooden
mold .Using a rolling pin , roll and flatten the dough so it
gets embedded in the design.
Place a round or oval cookie cutter over the san nicolas
mold, to cut the dough to the appropriate shape needed.
Trim the edges of the cookie if needed, whether round or
oval . Quickly transfer the molded dough onto a baking
sheet that has parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
Bake pan de San Nicolas at a preheated oven of
325 F degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or till top is
brown.when done ,cool the cookies on a cookie
rack.They will be crisp on the outside but will have
a slightly soft shortbread texture inside It will take
at least 30-40 minutes for the cookies to cool on
the rack.When pan de San Nicolas cookies are
cooled,wrap in white cellophane wrappers to
show off the intricate designs.
Store in an airtight glass or plastic jar.
San Nicolas cookies are quite bland
in taste . people say its good for
people with diabetes.The absence
of sweetness makes it excellent
when it is paired with hot chocolate
( sison ,2017).
pagbuburda
(barongsrus
2019)
Embroidery is an art of
decorative stitching, especially
by hand. The high quality of
embroidery in the Philippines
is partly due to its history and
partly due to native talent .
The town of taal and Lumban ,
laguna had a long tradition of
hand embroidery since the
arrival of the franciscan
missionaries . They started
teaching women embroidery.
This is probably one of the
most formal studies that have
happened to women folks
During the japanese era, the culture of embroidery
was forgotten.It only goes back to the American era .

piña and jusi are traditional fabrics used by the

bordadoras . But piña is more special because it is
decent, soft, refined, durable, and not hot .Ang jusi
(chiese term for raw silk), on the other hand, is a
lightweight, flimsy, and ecru colored fabric regarded
by the bordadoras as the best material for
embroidery
(News , YouTube, 2019 ).
The first process starts with a "magdidibuho".
(designer) who is in charge of stamping
design on the cloth.After making the design
the cloth is then passed on to the " "burdadera"
( embroiderer) it who embroiders the cloth
which designer has stamped . After
embroidering it will be passed to another
person called "magbabakbak". she pulls each
thread to form a design .After that, another
person will do the next process which is "
pagkakalado " (calado) .
It is done to avoid the cloth from being frayed.
In calado you will lock the threads from which
you have pulled from the cloth before you
have to make sure you look at each thread. "
Calado" is very tedious process .Those are the
process from embroidery, "pagbakbak " and "
pagkakalado".