GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT

AND DEVELOPMENT
DURING ANCIENT TIME IN
THE PHILIPPINES

Presentation of Group 4
 KARAOKE
• Invented in 1975 by Roberto del
Rosario. I really thought this was
a Japanese invention, despite its’
popularity here, and I was
completely wrong. A brilliant guy,
he invented many other musical
devices, but Karaoke will always
be remembered as his greatest
triumph (or bane to humankind,
depending on your point of view.)
 JEEPNEY
• The Jeepney, a modified
military jeep, is the most
common form of transportation
in the country today. After
independence from the United
States was declared in 1946,
there was a surplus of American
military jeeps in the country.
Filipinos then modified these
vehicles to serve as makeshift
buses. Since then, this
ubiquitous vehicle has faced a
lot of innovative transformations
until the modern “E-Jeepney”
was finally introduced in Metro
Manila and Bacolod.
 FIREARMS/PROJECTILE
WEAPONS
• The lantaka (also known as kanyon in Tagalog) were a type
of bronze swivel gun mounted on merchant
vessels travelling the waterways of Malay Archipelago. Its
use was greatest in precolonial South East Asia especially
in Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The guns were
used to defend against pirates demanding tribute for the
local chief, or potentate. Although most lantaka weighed
under two hundred pounds, and many only a few pounds,
the largest ones exceeded a thousand pounds, and some
weighed over a ton. Many of these guns were mounted
on swivels and were known as swivel guns. The smaller ones
could be mounted almost anywhere including in the rigging.
Medium-sized cannon were frequently used in reinforced
sockets on the vessel's rails and were sometimes referred to
as rail guns. The heaviest swivel guns were mounted on
modified gun carriages to make them more portable.[8] High
quality metal casting, artillery, and other metal works had
been traditions throughout the ancient Philippines. The
metal smith, or panday piray of Pampanga was skilled at
making weapons, and many individuals with the surnames
Viray and Piray are said to be descendants of people who
were once members of the guild of smiths who followed the
tradition of the panday pira.[9] Ancient peoples used
small arquebuses, or portable cannons made up of bronze.
Larger cannons, on the other hand, were made of iron and
resembling culverins provided heavier firepower. The iron
cannon at Rajah Sulaiman III s house was about 17 feet
long and was made from clay and wax molds.
 YOYO
• Invented as a hunting weapon by the
ancient Filipinos, probably in the
Visayas. “Discovered” when Magellan
landed. Some believe that the toy could
have been used as a weapon. Nestor
Castro of the Department of
Anthropology of UP Diliman said that
the yoyo was indeed invented as a toy
but said that he was uncertain where
did the idea of the yoyo as a weapon
originated. He pointed out that there
are no credible sources stating that the
yoyo was invented or not invented by
Filipinos
 MARTIAL ARTS
The Eskrima, Arnis, and Kali are umbrella terms for
the traditional martial arts of
the Philippines ("Filipino Martial Arts," or FMA) that
emphasize weapon-based
fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed
weapons, and various improvised weapons. It is also
known
as Estoque (Spanish for rapier), Estocada (Spanish
for thrust or stab) and Garrote(Spanish for club).
In Luzon they may go by the name of Arnis de
Mano, Pananandata (use of
weapons), Sinawali (Pampanga, "to
weave"), Sitbatan (Pangasinan), Didya and Kabaroan
(Ilocos region).
In the Visayas and Mindanao, these martial arts have
been referred to
as Eskrima, Kali, Kaliradman, Pagaradman and Kalir
ongan. Kuntaw and Silatare separate martial arts
that have been practiced in the islands. It also
includes hand-to-hand combat, joint
locks, grappling, and weapon disarming techniques.
Although in general, emphasis is put on weapons for
these arts, some systems put empty hands as the
primary focus and some old school systems do not
teach weapons at all.
 PATIS
• Love it or hate it, I was
surprised that it has only
been around for the last 60
years! Additionally, the
Filipino Patis was the basis
for the Vietnamese and Thai
fish sauce industries, and
not the other way around. (If
you think Filipinos use a lot,
after a week in Thailand or
Vietnam???) It was invented
by Tantay Food and Sauces
after they discovered that
their dried fish were turning
into liquid when stored with
salt in earthen jars.
 FASHION
• The barong Tagalog (or simply baro,
but commonly incorrectly
called barong), an embroidered formal
garment of the Philippines. It is very
lightweight and worn untucked
(similar to a coat/dress shirt), over an
undershirt. It is usually worn by men
during weddings, banquets, and other
such formal events. Women wearing
the barong Tagalog is uncommon, but
not unheard of. The term "barong
Tagalog" literally means
"a Tagalog dress" in the Tagalog
language. The baro was popularized
as formal wear by Philippine
President Ramon Magsaysay, who
wore it to most official and personal
affairs, including his inauguration as
president.
• The Baro’t saya (also known
as Filipiniana) is an embroidered dress
and is worn by women. The name is a
contraction of the
• Tagalog words barò at saya, meaning
"dress (blouse) and skirt".
 SWORDS AND BLADED
WEAPONS
• The panabas is a large, forward-curved
sword, used by certain ethnic groups in the
southern Philippines. Its length varied from
two to four feet, and was either wielded with
one hand or with both. It was used as a
combat weapon, as an execution tool, and as
a display of power. Occasional use as an
agricultural and butchering tool has also
been noted. The sword's name is a shortening
of the word "pang-tabas", which means
"chopping tool". As such, its etymological
origins are the root word tabas ("to chop off").
• The Balisong (a type of butterfly knife or fan
knife) is a folding pocket knife with two
handles counter-rotating around
the tang such that, when closed, the blade is
concealed within grooves in the handles. It is
sometimes called a Batangas knife, after the
Tagalog province of Batangas, where it is
traditionally made. In the hands of a trained
user, the knife blade can be brought to bear
quickly using one hand. Manipulations,
called "flipping" or "fanning", are performed
for art or amusement.
 MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
• The Kudyapi is a Philippine
two-stringed, fretted boat-lute.
It is the only stringed
instrument among the people
of Visayas and Mindanao, and
one of several among other
groups such as
the Maranao and Manobo. It is
four to six feet long with
nine frets made of
hardened beeswax. The
instrument is carved out of
solid soft wood such as that
from the jackfruit tree. The
kudyapi has been found among
groups such as
the Visayans whose prevalence
just like the kubing and other
musical instruments are
and/or were found in other
parts of the Philippines.