Philippine Culture – INK Book Nook https://inkbooknook.com Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:14:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://i0.wp.com/inkbooknook.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-INK-Circle-Logo-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Philippine Culture – INK Book Nook https://inkbooknook.com 32 32 191049784 Siyap ng Isang Sisiw / A Chick’s Chirp https://inkbooknook.com/product/siyap-ng-isang-sisiw-a-chicks-chirp/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/siyap-ng-isang-sisiw-a-chicks-chirp/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:13:58 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4654 Isang siyap para magsisi na ang maysala. Isa pang siyap para muling makalaro si Reymark.
May isang kakaibang sisiw sa looban. Natuwa sina Tatang Tandang at Inang Inahin dahil sa napakasiglang siyap nito.
Isang umaga, ginising ng wangwang ang looban. Malalaman ng sisiw ang kanyang misyon nang mapili siya upang tulungan ang kaibigang si Reymark.
Ano kaya ang misyon na ito? Ano ang ibig sabihin ng kanyang siyap?

A chirp to make the guilty repent. Another chirp so Reymark could play with him again.
Once there was a special chick. Father Rooster and Mother Hen were delighted with its vibrant chirp.
One morning, sirens woke up the neighborhood. A special duty was given to the chick to help Reymark, his friend.
What is this special duty? What can he do with his meek chirp?

This book is recommended for children ages 8-12.

ISBN 9712739170
Year 2025

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Dakilang Asal https://inkbooknook.com/product/dakilang-asal/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/dakilang-asal/#respond Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:23:04 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4614 Experience the Soul of Filipino Virtue

Step into a world where morality meets masterpiece. Dakilang Asal (1907) is more than just a book; it is a cultural bridge spanning over a century of Filipino heritage. Originally penned by the legendary revolutionary and playwright Aurelio Tolentino, this collection of didactic poems serves as a timeless compass for character formation, etiquette, and the enduring Filipino spirit.

For the first time, this rare gem has been meticulously transcribed and translated into English, making Tolentino’s profound wisdom accessible to a modern generation. Whether you are a student of philosophy, a parent guiding the youth, or a lover of classic literature, these verses on honesty, respect, and integrity remain as sharp and relevant today as they were in the early 1900s.

Why This Poetry Book is Essential:

1. A Dual Masterpiece: This edition doubles as a sophisticated Art Study, featuring the rare and exquisite works of Jose Honorato Lozano. Witness the vibrant “Tipos del Pais” and the intricate details of 19th-century Filipino life through the eyes of a master.

2. Go deeper with a Reflection and Discussion Guide, designed to provoke thought and inspire dialogue in your class or at the dinner table.

3. Translator’s Insight: Includes a dedicated note from the translator, providing vital historical context and the nuances of bringing Tolentino’s Tagalog prose to modern Filipino into the English language.

4. Traditional Virtues for the Modern Age: Rediscover the “Dakilang Asal” (Great Conduct) that defines the Filipino identity—cleanliness, humility, and the pursuit of honor.

Rediscover your roots. Refine your character. Own a piece of Philippine history.

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Ang Mahiwagang Bantay ng Bundok Arayat https://inkbooknook.com/product/ang-mahiwagang-bantay-ng-bundok-arayat/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/ang-mahiwagang-bantay-ng-bundok-arayat/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:53:26 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4547 Sumama sa nakamamanghang paglalakbay ni Oke sa ilang mga bundok ng Gitnang Luzon. Alamin ang misteryo ng tatlong maririkit na diwatang nangangalaga sa mga ito.

Ang kuwentong ito ay isang muling pagsasalaysay ng Ang Mahiwagang Pagkalibang ni Severino Reyes na kilala bilang si Lola Basyang.

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This folktale introduces children to major mountains and other sites in the Philippines through the spirits of each of these geographical locations. In the form of strong, beautiful women and imposing men, they playfully interact with the hardworking protagonist, Oke, and send him on his way home. In a Rip Van Winkle-like twist, he finds he is now in the future. Having been unexpectedly given immortal life, he is believed to have become the guardian of the mountains.

The story is appropriate reading educational for young kids ages 9 to 12.

About the author:
Christine S. Bellen-Ang is an assistant professor at Ateneo de Manila University specializing in Children’s literature. She won the Catholic Mass Media Award for Children’s Book in 2010 and the Filipino Reader’s Choice Award in 2013 for her book Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang.

ISBN: 9789718281406
Binding: Paperback
Trim: 7” x 9.5”
Number of pages: 36

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Si Unay at Ang Tamaraw https://inkbooknook.com/product/si-unay-at-ang-tamaraw/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/si-unay-at-ang-tamaraw/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:50:01 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4546 Kilalanin si Unay, isang batang babae mula sa pangkat ng Hanunuo Mangyan.

Labing-isang taong gulang si Unay nang ipakasal ang kaniyang ate sa isang lalaking hindi nito kilala. Matagal nang tradisyon ito ng kanilang tribu, ngunit ngayon pa lamang nauunawaan ni Unay kung ano nga ba ang kahulugan nito para sa kaniya. Kung siya na ang susunod na ikakasal sa kanilang pamilya, pipiliin din kaya ni Unay ang parehong landas o pipilitin ba niyang maging malaya tulad ng tamaraw na hindi nagpapaubaya?

by Sanny Villafranca
ISBN: 978-971-828-154-3
Category: Comics and Graphic Novels, Indigenous
Language: Filipino
Copyright Year: 2025
Weight & Dimensions: 0.08kg, 7”x 9.5”
Pages: 24

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Crocodile Hunting https://inkbooknook.com/product/crocodile-hunting/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/crocodile-hunting/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:42:38 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4539 Discover how the people of Pateros solved the mystery of their disappearing ducks!

A long time ago, in the town of Pateros, the townsfolk had a problem. Every morning, they discovered their nets torn and their ducks disappearing. Someone or something was taking their ducks! After sounding the alarm and forming patrols, they discovered the culprit swimming in the Pateros River.

The people were desperate. If they do not overcome this predator, they will soon have no balut to sell. Gathering at the San Roque Church, they prayed to the town’s patroness, Santa Marta.
Will Santa Marta help them? Will they be able to save their livelihood? Read the famous Pateros story and learn a little more about the town and their beloved balut.

AUTHOR: Carla M Pacis
ILLUSTRATOR: Tina Javier
LANGUAGE: English
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026
FORMAT: Softcover
SIZE: 178x242mm
PAGES: 36
ISBN: 978-971-828-201-4

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Mga Pasahero sa Dyip / Jeepney Passengers https://inkbooknook.com/product/mga-pasahero-sa-dyip-jeepney-passengers/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/mga-pasahero-sa-dyip-jeepney-passengers/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:36:13 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4477 Mula noon, ang dyip ang nagsisilbing na tradisyonal na transportasyon ng mga Pilipino upang makarating sa kanilang paroroonan. Ang pagsakay ng dyip ay parte na ng kanilang pang-araw-araw na buhay kung saan nakakakilala sila ng iba’t ibang tao at nakakakita ng iba’t ibang lugar. Sundan ang paglalakbay ng isang bata na nagkaroon ng masayang karanasan sa pagsakay sa dyip.

Filipinos have traditionally used jeepneys to reach their destination. Riding a jeepney is a part of their everyday life, allowing them to meet different people and see different places. Follow the journey of a child who had a fun jeepney ride experience.

Weight 0.094 kg
Dimensions 7 × 9 in
Edition Bookprint
Year 2022
Language Filipino, English
Pages 24
Author: Gina Unson-Rivera
Illustrator: Domz Agsaway
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 978971273747

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In the Name of the Trees https://inkbooknook.com/product/in-the-name-of-the-trees/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/in-the-name-of-the-trees/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:29:48 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4475 The nature of a tree is its philosophy: first seed and then root and then trunk and then branch and then leaf and then flower and then fruit and then seed and then root again… and then without an ending. Even if we cut it.

Four generations of women named after trees refuse to be cut down: Banaba, Narra, Pili and Dao.

‘ In the name of the trees, I retrieve you from hurt and sickness.’ In a Philippine ritual of retrieval, Lola Narra tries to heal her granddaughter Dao who was paralysed in an accident that killed her father.

They live in Canberra, far from the healing trees of their first home in the village of Ilawod where the story began. But between the Philippines and Australia, the land knows, the trees know, as do these hardwood women: their colonial inheritance is wound on wound on wound-lúgad sa lúgad sa lúgad.

They tell stories to hide, evade, or make truth bearable. But trees remember. They do not lie. And knowing is resistance.

Language English
Version Unabridged
Number of pages 180
Author Merlinda Bobis
ISBN/ISSN 9712739163
Publisher Anvil Publishing

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KAHIT MUNTI Filipino Dwellings https://inkbooknook.com/product/kahit-munti-filipino-dwellings/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/kahit-munti-filipino-dwellings/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:08:03 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4460 Written & Illustrated by Harry Monzon
Translated to English by Angela Narciso Torres

Kung pakikisamahan mo ang kalikasan, paano mo nais manirahan?
If you want Earth to be your friend, what kind of dwelling would you tend?
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In KAHIT MUNTI Filipino Dwellings, Harry Monzon offers a thoughtful look at the local environments that influence how certain traditional Filipino houses are designed. His expressive verses in Filipino against the backdrop of vivid illustrations allow each reader to appreciate our diverse culture and explore the many forms one’s home can take.

This is a bilingual picture book. A discussion guide and more information on each traditional house are on the last few pages.

Trim size: 8 x 10 inches
No. of pages: 40 pp plus cover
Year Published: 2026
ISBN: 978-621-422-062-5

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Ang Mahiwagang Habihan https://inkbooknook.com/product/ang-mahiwagang-habihan/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/ang-mahiwagang-habihan/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 08:51:24 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4328 Ikinuwento ni Mumbaki Dolpo Dulnuan
Itinala sa Ingles ni Marlon M. Martin
Iginuhit ni Juno Abreu

Isang mitong Ifugao tungkol sa mag-asawang Bugan at Ballituk ng Kiyyangan at ang tradisyon nila ng paghahabi. Pinakamahusay na manghahabi ng Kiyyangan si Bugan at nang magkasakit, naglakbay ang asawa niyang si Ballituk upang hilingin sa bathalang si Punholdayan ang mahiwagang habihan.

Ang aklat na ito ay bahagi ng seryeng Kuwentong Kaibigan.

Ang Kuwentong Kaibigan ay serye ng aklat ng mga kuwento mula sa at ginawa kasama ng mga katutubong pamayanan sa Filipinas. Ang mga kuwento ay sadyang pinili ng mga pamayanan upang ibahagi at ipakilala sa iba ang kanilang buhay at kultura. Ito ay bunga ng paniniwala na ang mas mabuting pagkakakilanlan at pakikipagkaibigan ay nagsisimula sa pakikipagkuwentuhan.

An Ifugao myth about the couple Bugan and Ballituk of Kiyyangan and their tradition of weaving. Bugan is the best weaver of Kiyyangan and she fell ill, Bugan set on a journey to ask the god Punholdayan for the magical loom.

This book is part of the Kuwentong Kaibigan series.

Kuwentong Kaibigan is a book series from the and created with the indigenous communities of the Philippines. The stories were deliberately chosen by communities to share their life and culture with others. It was rooted in the belief that identities and friendships begin with conversations.

ISBN: 9789715089647
Published: 2023
Language: Filipino, English
Age Recommendation: 9+
28 pages | 100 grams | 7 by 9 inches

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Tuwing Flores De Mayo https://inkbooknook.com/product/tuwing-flores-de-mayo/ https://inkbooknook.com/product/tuwing-flores-de-mayo/#respond Mon, 18 May 2026 10:59:24 +0000 https://inkbooknook.com/?post_type=product&p=4325 Kuwento ni Erwin M. Mallari
Guhit ni Jhucel A. del Rosario

Lahat gustong maging reyna tuwing Flores De Mayo. Lahat nagpapagandahan ng arko at bestida.

Lahat gusto maging pinakamagandang bulaklak sa hardin ng mga palakpak. Pero ngayong tao, may nangyaring kaguluhan…..

Isang masayang kuwentong pambata tungkol sa engrandeng pagdiriwang ng Flores De Mayo at sa mga batang nangangarap magningning sa pista.
Sa bawat bulaklak at palakpakan, matututuhan ng mga mambabasa ang kahalagahan ng pagkakaibigan at pagmamahal sa sarili.

Cover Type Soft Cover
Language Tagalog
ISBN 978-621-05-0091-2
Dimension (L x W x H) 10 x 8 x 0.01
Year 2026

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