Food is an important part of the Kapampangan culture. The Kapampangans love food so much that they have a menu for every occasion. There are certain dishes which are regularly served during town fiestas, weddings, and even on Good Friday. My maternal grandmother who hails from Minalin always made tidtad (dinuguan) during the bisperas of …
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Justine Dizon
3 things to do in Clark for free
With the easement of quarantine protocols, more and more people are going out for leisure after several months of being at home. Despite the lesser restrictions, the risk of contracting the virus is higher than ever thus the avoidance of crowded and enclosed places is still very much encouraged. Luckily for us Kapampangans and those …
Watch Pampanga’s Giant Lanterns, anywhere
Online class, virtual meetings, online shopping, mobile banking… the list goes on and on. This COVID-19 pandemic changed our way of living, but thanks to the miracle called technology we can still enjoy the things we love or need to do. This technology has also allowed a century-old tradition in our beloved Pampanga, specifically in …
Taking a ‘shot’ with a borrowed camera
Just like any other high school boy, Gerald Gloton was once hesitant to start a craft that soon he will surely love. It was days before his graduation in 2010 when he got a chance to play with a DSLR camera. He borrowed it from a college senior in the University of the Assumption, a …
This pandemic will not dim San Fernando’s giant lanterns
THE world stopped this 2020. The social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were and are being felt by every human being and institution, big and small. But despite all the adversities we went and are still going through this year- we somehow find a way to smile and look for the light at …
Pampanga is reversing migration
Gone are the days when most Kapampangans aspire to work in Metro Manila. The traffic jams, congested villages, rising cost of living, and just this year, the skyrocketing cases of COVID-19 made the country’s capital an undesirable community. Even before the pandemic happened, I’ve heard of several Cabalens opting to build a career in our …
Reviving a language one post at a time
Kapampangan vloggers maximize social media use to save their native tongue. Six-year-old Nicole gets her white dress soiled while playing kurang-kurangan (toy kitchen set) with her cousins in their verdant backyard in the rural town of Minalin, Pampanga on a hot Saturday afternoon. Without minding the plastic pan, the makeshift stove, and the leaves she …
8 pet-friendly malls in Pampanga
Shop with your fur babies! The lockdown has developed a strong bond between pets and their hoomans. Dogs, cats, and other animals were our best companions while strict quarantine protocols were taking place. Now that the cities opened up and establishments are back to accepting patrons, our fur babies are surely worried for they might …