PPC 113

LESSON 1
PHILIPPINE POPULAR CULTURE

Culture
 refers to the pattern of human activity and the symbols that give significance to them.
 The word "culture" derives from a French term, which in turn derives from the Latin
"colere," which means ‘to tend to the earth and grow’, or ‘cultivation and nurture’
Religion
Food
Clothing
Language
Beliefs and Practices

Forms of Culture
Popular Culture
 Popular culture is simply culture that is widely favored or well-liked by many people: it
has no negative connotations.
 Music, culture, dance, movies, cyber culture, T.V and radio
Mass Culture
 means technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primary means of
communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public.
 Newspaper, magazine, internet, T.V and radio
Folk Culture
 refers to a culture traditionally practiced by small, rural group living in relative isolation
from other group.
 Dance, arts, beliefs, practices
Indigenous Culture
 is that culture that is native or traditional. It is also originated in a particular region or
environment
  Most well-known of these indigenous people are the Igorot, a group that includes the
Bontoc, Ibaloi, Ifugao and Kalinga. They inhabit the Central Cordillera Mountain Range
on North Luzon

Cultural Preservation
 The act of using deliberate to maintain cultural heritage from the past for the benefit of
the present and future generations by restoring cultural confidence and pride.

Why is it important to preserve our Filipino cultural heritage?

Cultural heritage is central to protecting our sense of who we are. It gives us an irrefutable
connection to the past – to certain social values, beliefs, customs and traditions, that allows us to
identify ourselves with others and deepen our sense of unity, belonging and national pride.

How to Preserve Your Culture?

1. Participating in Traditions
 Share your culture's art and technology.
 Attend or organize major events.
 Cook family recipes.
 Spend time with other members of the community.
 Speak your ancestral language.
2. Recording Your Culture
 Choose a focus.
 Decide on a medium.
 Conduct interviews.
 Use your records to fight for your culture.
 Accept change.
Cultural Fusion
 is a phenomenon which emerges when two or more cultures inter-mingle and produce a
new culture such as, foods, music, language or literature.
Cultural Diffusion
 spreads ideas, customs, or technology from one culture or people to other.
 In Chinatown, Binondo, Manila, you'll meet the largest concentration of Chinese people
in the Philippines. Here, you'll find some of the most delicious and authentic Chinese
cuisine in Philippines.
 The spread of music throughout the world also illustrates cultural diffusion. For example,
jazz started in the US as a blend of African and European musical traditions. Now, it's
enjoyed across the globe, taking on many different variations within the genre.
Exile and Culture
 Enculturation
 Acculturation
 Assimilation
Cultural Promotion
 It encourages the emergence of cultural and artistic talents by offering for an expression
in an open environment.
Diaspora Culture
 Greek word means Dispersion
 A culture that are not in their homeland due to exile or migration. It is also practiced in
other places other than homeland
 LESSON 2
FOREIGN INFLUENCES ON FILIPINO CULTURE

INFLUENCERS INFLUENCES

SPANIARDS LANGUAGE

 The Filipino language, derived from the Tagalog language, which

is the national language today, was even a Spanish influence.

RELIGION

 When Spanish took over, they brought their long tradition of

Catholicism with them. It was part of the Spanish conquest to
convert all the natives to Christ through their Catholic tradition.
SIMBANG GABI

 a devotional nine-day series of Masses.

 held daily from December 16–24.

FIESTAS
 refers to a large feast, festival, or very extravagant party.

SEMANA SANTA

CUISINE
afritada, caldereta, dulce de leche, dinuguan, empanada, ensaymada,
menudo, mechado, longaniza, polvorón

PATRIARCHAL POLITICS AND CULTURE

 The Philippine government was dominated by male servants. Men
are portrayed as stronger than women as if the women can never
exceed the capacity of men.
SIESTA
 TOXIC MASCULINITY
 It is a belief or idea that men are more privileged and powerful
than women.

SUPERIORITY COMPLEX

 It is an ideology that one is more powerful than anyone else.

INFERIORITY COMPLEX

 It is a lowly treatment for other people who are in the underclass

of society.

RELIGIOUS FANATICISM
 It refers to the extreme and fanatic agreement and belief of a
religious doctrine.

MAÑANA HABIT

 to do a certain thing in a later time.

SABONG
 Bloody fight of two cocks to death.
AMERICANS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

 When the United States took over the Philippines, the people
began to be free to join whatever religion they wanted.

CLOTHING

 belts, suspenders, polo shirts, Tennis shoes, short skirts/dresses,

bonnets/hats, high heels, and make-up

FOOD

 hamburgers, sandwiches, oatmeal, ketchup, chewing gum, apple

pie, mayonnaise, hot dogs, steak, ice cream, corn flakes
JAPANESE REMOVING OF SLIPPERS
 It has become a Filipino practice to remove the slippers from
one’s feet before entering the house. This is in fact an Asian
custom that the Filipinos learned from the Japanese – they were
the only Asian colonizers of the Philippines.

MARTIAL ARTS
 any of several arts of combat and self-defense (such as karate and
judo) that are widely practiced as sport

CALLISTHENICS
 Radio calisthenics refer to the broadcasting of exercise music
through radio stations early in the morning in order to encourage
exercise.

KITE FLYING
 kite flying is now considered part of a Filipino’s childhood.

CURFEW
 a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified
hours, typically at night.

CHINESE China has already been interacting with Filipinos ever since the
9th century.
 Chinese traders went to Philippine shores to have a barter.
 In Spanish times, the Chinese people migrated and flourished in
other areas of the country such as Binondo.
 Overtime, the Chinese married Filipinos and they were called
mestizo de sangley.
LANGUAGE: MANDARIN

RELIGION: BUDDHISM AND TAOISM

BELIEF: FENG SHUI

 It refers to the Chinese system of positioning a building and the
objects within a building that agrees on spirits.

FRUGALITY
 it is the practice of careful spending of money or other resources.
 THE LOVE FOR BARGAIN

FIREWORKS OR FIRECRACKERS

GIVING CASH AS GIFTS

FRUIT GRAFTING

SETTING UP 12 ROUND FRUITS DURING NEW YEAR

WEARING RED OR SOMETHING BRIGHT ON

CELEBRATIONS
SOUTH KOREAN DIASPORA
KOREANS  refers to the migration of Koreans in the Philippines.
REASONS:
 World war II and war with North Korea.
 English education is affordable
 Warm climate
 Easy living

KOREAN WAVE:
 The greatest influence of Koreans in terms of pop music and
television drama.

CUISINES:
KIMCHI, BIBIMBAP, SAMGYEOPSAL, RAMYEON.

FASHION:
FASHIONABLE CLOTHING AND COSMETICS
 LESSON 3

POSITIVE VALUES OF FILIPINOS

 BAYANIHAN
 System or spirit of kinship and camaraderie – a Filipino community spirit and
cooperation wherein a group of individuals extends a helping hands without
expecting any remuneration.
 DAMAYAN SYSTEM
 Sympathy for people who lost their loved ones
 Simply as a friend, confidant or an ally when somebody is in trouble or conflict
within himself/herself
 CLOSE FAMILY RELATION
 A Filipino trait of giving highest importance to family above other thing
 Extended families and its bond that is tight and genuine
 FUN-LOVING TRAIT
 A trait found in most Filipinos, a trait that makes them unique that even in time of
calamities and other challenges in life, they always have something to be happy
about, a reason to celebrate.
 HOSPITALITY
 A Filipino trait of being receptive, welcoming and generous to guests
 COMPASSIONATE
 A Filipino trait of being sympathetic to others even if the person is stranger.
 REGIONALISM
 A Filipino trait of giving more priority or preferences in giving favors to his
province mate before others
 FRIENDLY
 “the one who offers authentic friendship gains group of allies while the two faces
one build mountains of toxicity and lies” – miggysays
 FLEXIBLE
 The ability of Filipinos to ride on or adjust to the norms of other group just to
attain smooth and harmonious relationship.
 RELIGIOUS
 Most Filipinos possess strong conformance of their religious belief in action and
in words.
 RESPECT TO ELDERS
 A Filipino trait of being courteous both in words and in actions to people or older
people.
 REMEDY ATTITUDE
 A Filipino trait of being creative and resourceful. The ability to do things that are
next to impossible.
  MATIYAGA
 Filipinos are known for their tenacity and strong determination in every
understating.
 UTANG NA LOOB
 A feeling of obligation to repay someone who extended assistance to another
which may take place in undetermined time and in whatever way.
 PAKIKISAMA
 Submitting oneself to the will of the group for the sake of camaraderie and unity.

NEGATIVE VALUES OF THE FILIPINOS

 BAHALA NA” ATTITUDE
 A Filipino trait characterized by retreating or withdrawal from certain undertaking
and leaving everything to God to interfere and determine the outcome of his
deeds.
 LOVE FOR GAMBLING
 A Filipino trait characterized by love and over use of betting or gambling.
 BLUE-SEAL MENTALITY
 A Filipino value showing high admiration and preference to foreign produced
goods over local ones.
 CRAB MENTALITY
 A Filipino attitude characterized by an attempt to “pull down” someone who has
achieved success beyond the others.
 FILIPINO TIME
 A Filipino attitude of impreciseness towards time.
 GAYA-GAYA ATTITUDE
 A Filipino attitude of imitating or copying other.
 KAPALARAN VALUES
 A Filipino trait of accepting his fate by believing that everything is written in his
palm.
 MAÑANA HABIT
 Delaying or setting aside a certain task assigned on the next day although it can be
done today.
 NINGAS-COGON
 Being enthusiastic only during the start of new undertaking but ends dismally in
accomplishing nothing.
 LACK OF SPORTMANSHIP
 Not accepting defeats in competitions.
 TSAMBA LANG ATTITUDE
 Simplicity b declaring that his/her accomplishments are results of luck and not
from perseverance and ability
 AMOR-PROPIO
  It means self-love, ego-defensiveness, or personal pride.
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
What is superstitions?
 It is a belief or a way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic
or luck
 It is a belief on certain events or things will bring good or bad luck
 These are sets of knowledge and customs concerning about luck and hex.
“WALA NAMING MAWAWALA KUNG SUSUNOD KA” – Filipino elders
 If you want to get rid of unwanted visitors, simply sprinkle salt around your home and
they will soon leave.
 Guest should not open the door while the family is having a meal because luck will
escape outside the door if it happened.
 When doves and pigeons are leaving, it is said that there are people nearby fighting or
arguing.
 If there is a fishbone stuck in your throat, don’t tell anyone. Simply rotate your plate three
times and it will be gone.
 When three people are posing in a picture, the person whose
 A person with a colored-black gums is always jealous
 When a person breaks an egg and sees two egg yolks, that person will become rich.
 On Good Friday, do not take a bath or even use water.
 When you hear a person outside of your house late at night but do not see anything, at all
cost, do not open the door.
 Gamblers will always lose when they see the number seven.

FORMS OF POPULAR CULTURE: MUSIC, ARTS, AND LITERATURE

Filipino Mythical Creatures
 They refer to the monsters, beast, and enchanted beings of the ethnic groups of the
Philippines.
ASWANG
- They are shapeshifters, believed to appear human-like day by day but transform into
different monstrous forms to harass and eat awake humans at night or day, especially
pregnant women.
- Typically transform as a large bird with long tongue (tiktik), a half-bodied monster
(manananggal) or even animals like pig, cat, or a dog
BAKUNAWA
- A mythical serpentine creature that is represented as a gigantic sea serpent.
 - She is a beautiful diwata of the sea.
BERBEROKA
- It ensnares victims by drinking enough water in a pond to cause fish to appear in the
surface.
- When potential victims are attracted into the fishes, the Berberoka will drown them
BUNGISNGIS
- It is a one-eyed giant.
- It lives in forests and is described as a happy and playful cyclops
DIWATA
- “devada”
- They are referred as lesser god or goddesses
- They are in colloqialized in modern times as fairies or enchantress
- They are described as fair-skinned, good-looking and, sometimes, blonde-haired.
- They tend to live in acacia or balete trees.
MARIA MAKILING
 She is revered as the guardian of Mount Makiling in the Laguna province.
DUWENDE
- They are goblins, elves, or dwarves.
- “tabi-tabi po” or “makikilabas po”.
- They are little creatures who provide good or bad fortune to people and can even tell
fortunes/fates.
GARUDA
- It is a mythical creature shared on Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Indonesia.
- It is a large, birdlike creature, or humanoid bird with muscular upper body of a man, but
contains the face and large wings of a great eagle.
KAPRE
- It is a filthy giant who likes to smoke huge rolls of cigars, and hide within, and atop large
trees particularly, balete and acacia trees.
- If one is said to keep going in circles, it is said that they are being played by Kapre.
MAMBABARANG
- They are witches who uses insects and spirits to enter the body of the person they hate.
- They use elder dark magic to torture and later kill their victims.
- They are using the hair of their victims to ensnare and start their witchcraft.
MANANANGGAL
 - It is an aswang that can fly after separating itself from the lower half of its body.
- It eats babies and fetuses from a mother’s womb by passing their long tongue through the
roof.
MANGKUKULAM
- They are also called as bruha (witch).
- They are wizards or witches or sorcerers who cast evil spells to humans using dark
magic.
SIRENA/SIYOKOY
- They are regarded as mermaids (female) and mermen(males).
- They are sea creatures with a human upper body and a fish tail instead of lower
extremities alike to human’s
TIKBALANG/TIGBALANG
- They are usually demon horses that is depicted as a half-man, and half-horse.
- It travels at night to rape female humans.
- They are also believed to cause travelers to lose their way.
- It is said that when there’s sunlight even in the presence of the rain, two tikbalangs are
being wed.
FILIPINO CUISINES
ADOBO
 It is an ubiquitous dish in any Filipino households however, it’s in Mexican origin.
 Characterized by cooking pork/chicken with vinegar and soy sauce added with other
spices.
LECHON
 It is the most invited visitor in Filipino festivals.
 An entire dish consisted of a pig spit-roasted over coals, with the crisp, golden-browned
skin served with liver sauce.
SISIG
 In the culinary capital of Pampanga, they turn pork cheeks, head and liver into a sizzling
dish called sisig.
 This crunchy appetizer, is usually served with eggs and mayonnaise.
CRISPY PATA
 This pork knuckle is simmered, drained and deep fried until crisp.
 The meat is tender and juicy on the inside, with a crisp, crackling exterior.
CHICKEN INASAL
  It refers to grilled chicken.
 In Bacolod, the meat is marinated in calamansi, salt and pepper, garlic, and brushed with
achuete (annatto seeds) with oil.
 Every part is grilled from drumstick (paa), breast (pecho), gizzard (baticulon), wings
(pakpak), and heart (corazon.)
BULALO
 A dish served on broth with rich flavors seeped from beef after boiling for hours.
KARE-KARE
 It is an oxtail stew made from ground roasted rice and crushed peanuts.
 It is eaten with steamed rice and bagoong or shrimp paste.
SINIGANG
 It is a stew of fish, prawns, pork, beef, or chicken soured by fruits like tamarind, kamias,
or tomatoes.
 It is often accompanied by vegetables like kangkong and string beans.
LONGANIZA
 It is a pork sausage with different versions across the country and it may vary to garlicky
to spicy.
BALUT
 This 17-day-old duck embryo is boiled, served with rock salt or spicy vinegar.
BIBINGKA
 They are rice cakes made from soaking the rice overnight, grinding it with mortar stone
and mixing it with coconut milk and sugar.
 It is garnished with salted eggs, kesong puti and butter or sugar.
HALO-HALO
 It is shaved ice drowned in milk and served with generous amounts of banana, pinipig,
leche flan, ube, etc.

FILIPINO MOVIES
HIMALA
 It is a 39-year old classic movie that become famous and critically-acclaimed from
different nations.
 It stars Nora Aunor on a topic about supernaturalism and belief on god.
ANG TATAY KONG NANAY
 It stars Dolphy and Nino Muhlach that delves into the themes of homosexuality and
single parenting through comedic lens.
GAANO KADALAS ANG MINSAN
 It stars Dindo Fernando, Vilma Santos and Hilda Koronel that talks about the intricacies
of marriage and adultery.
ORO, PLATA, MATA
 It is a collaboration of powerhouse cast (Joel Torre, Cherie Gil, Sandy Andolong, and
Kuh Ladesma.)
 It talks about how war affected the lives of two aristocratic families.
SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL
 It is divided into three (3) story episodes: “multo”, “kulam”, and “aswang”.

BEAUTY PAGEANT
 A beauty pageant or contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and
ranking the physical attributes, personalities, talents, and intelligence of the contestants.
MAJOR BEAUTY PAGEANTS
 The term beauty pageant is largely referred to the women.
 In the old times, they received a lot of criticisms due to the conservatism of some
countries.
MISS UNIVERSE
 Founded in 1952 to present.
 Started at New York city
MISS EARTH
 Founded in 2001
 Started at Quezon city, Philippines
MISS WORLD
 Founded in 1951- present
 Started at London, England
MISS INTERNATIONAL
 It originated in 1960
 Stella Araneta- first ever Miss International winner.
BINIBINING PILIPINAS
 It originated in 1964 headed by Stella Araneta

GLORIA DIAZ
 Title Won: Winner at Miss Universe (1969)
MARGARITA MORAN
 Title Won: Winner at Miss Universe at 1973
RUFFA GUTIERREZ
 Title Won: 2nd Runner Up at Miss World (1993)
VENUS RAJ
 Winner of 1st runner Up at Miss Universe (2010)
SHAMCEY SUPSUP-LEE
 Title Won: Winner of 3rd Runner Up at Miss Universe (2011)
JANINE TUGONON
 Title Won: Winner of 1st Runner Up at Miss Universe (2012)
PIA WURTZBACH
 Title Won: Winner of The Miss Universe (2015)
CATRIONA GRAY
 Title Won: Winner of Miss Universe (2018)

POPULAR CULTURE ICON

LEA SALONGA
 She’s a singer and an actress. She’s best known for originating the lead role of Kim in the
musical Miss Saigon.
FREDDIE AGUILAR
 A Filipino musician well-known for his rendition of “Bayan ko” and his song “Anak”
which became the best-selling Philippine music record of all time.
APL. DE. AP
 is a member of the Grammy award-winning group The Black Eyed Peas.
ARNEL PINEDA
 is the lead singer of the popular American rock band Journey.
CHARICE PEMPENGCO
 Described by Oprah as “the most talented girl in the world,” Charice is also the first
Asian solo singer in history to land a spot in the Top 10 of Billboard 200 albums chart.
MARCELITO POMOY
 He is the grand winner of the second season of Pilipinas Got Talent
FERNANDO POE JR.
 He is dubbed the “King of Action Movies.”
 For more than four decades, he ruled the silver screen from all of his roles that earned
him the public’s eye.
DOLPHY QUIZON
 He is dubbed as the “King of Comedy”.
 He is a prime Filipino comedian that brought a lot of smiles and laughter for Filipinos.
MANNY PACQUIAO
 He’s dubbed as “The fighter of the decade” and “The Filipino champ.”
 He’s a Filipino politician but mostly known for boxing.
 He’s an eight-division champion, the first person in history to win ten world titles.
 LESSON 4
EVOLUTION OF FASHION, TRENDS, AND MUSIC IN THE PHILIPPINES

“You must embrace change, before change erases you.” – Rob Liano
FASHION
 Fashion and clothing in the Philippines refers to the way the people of the Filipino
society dress up in instances such as while they’re at home, at work, travelling, and when
attending special occasions.
 It is said that just like the Filipino culture, the clothing and fashion of the Filipinos was
also influenced by ancestors and colonizers.
 The Filipino style of fashion and clothing is said to be dictated by weather.
 Since the country is tropical (dry and rainy seasons), early Filipinos wore colorful woven
clothes.
KANGAN AND BAHAG
 KANGAN is a pre-Spanish era attire characterized by a collarless shirt.
 This version of clothing became then the basis for barong Tagalog.
 BAHAG is a type of loincloth or G-string.
 Men wore pants or loincloth and usually went topless.
 Additionally, they are wearing tattoos symbolizing strength as a warrior.
 For women, they wore a robe-like dress or either topless.
 Filipinos wore their clothing depending on their respective tribes.
 The characteristics of the fashion is wearing colorful clothes added with intricate
beadwork and other ornaments.
 Prior to Spanish era, the tagalongs already wore Baro.
 It was referenced in Ma-i that the Filipinos wore a sleeve-doublet of rough cotton cloth. It
is collarless and had an opening in front.
 The doublets symbolize social status:
 Red for chiefs and the bravest
 Black or white for normal citizens.
 Furthermore, Tagalogs and Visayans used Baro and Saya made from silk in matching
colors.
 The style was worn by the women in the higher class while those in the lower class wore
Baro made from bark fiber.
 Women usually wore necklaces and earrings that symbolizes wealth and beauty.
SPANISH ERA
 When Spaniards came, they dissolved the kingdoms and united the country to make the
different ethnic groups connected.
  Camisa was a Hispanicized version of Baro’t Saya.It is usually made up of pineapple
fiber or muslin usually wore by women.
 For men, they wore barong Tagalog. It is a collared and button-laced shirt or a suit.
AMERICAN ERA
 For the first five years of the settlement of the American colonizers, the fashion of the
Filipinos remained the same but eventually, it changed.
 For women, they wore Traje de mestiza which is the modern version of the Maria Clara.
 It had bigger sleeves and a narrower floor length skirt with a long train called Saya de
cola and replaced the full-wide skirt.
1950’s
 When the war subsided, Philippines experienced rise in the economy that it gave the
people for another opportunities for their needs.
 By the late 1950’s the women began to wear dresses with floral prints and fuller knee-
length skirts.
1960’s
 It is the rise of British pop culture that affected United States and Philippines.
 For women, they started wearing miniskirts (created by Mary quant) and mini-dresses.
 Hairs became very stylish as they were styled bigger and higher with the use of hairspray.
1970’s
 With Hippie culture, Filipinos adored to wear vintage wearing from the Victorian era.
 Additionally, it is also characterized with the use of long sleeves, laces, and collars.
 Bell bottom pants also became popular.
 In this era, men started to grow their hair long and it was the first time it became
acceptable to the society.
 Turtle necks also became popular alongside with sweater vests.
 By the mid-1970’s men starting wearing t-shirts as well as denim jeans and sweatshirts.
PRESENT
 The fashion and trends of Filipinos was dictated by social media and popular cultures
from the other countries.
MUSIC
 The Filipino music is mixed with Asian, Latin American, European, American, and
indigenous influences.
INDIGENOUS MUSIC
 Indigenous music is a term for the traditional music of the indigenous peoples of the
world, that is, the music of an "original" ethnic group that inhabits any geographic region
alongside more recent immigrants who may be greater in number.
GONG MUSIC
 It is a cultural music of the Filipinos characterized by using the main focus: the gong.
KULINTANG
 It refers to the racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the
Philippines alongside with its ensembles.
HISPANIC MUSIC
 When the Hispanics occupied the Philippines, they greatly influenced its music. The three
main forms introduced to the Filipinos were the harana, the kundiman, and the rondalla.
Most of these forms were developed as a result of the fusion between tribal music styles
and traditional Spanish and Mexican music.
RONDALLA
 It is a traditional string orchestra compromising of two-string, mandolin type instruments
such as banduria and laud.
HARANA AND KUNDIMAN
 They are popular lyrical songs that dates back from Spanish era.
AMERICANS
 The United States occupied the Islands from 1898 until 1946 and introduced American
blues, folk music, R&B and rock & roll which became popular. In the late 1950s, native
performers adapted Tagalog lyrics for North American rock & roll music, resulting in the
seminal origins of Philippine rock.
ORIGINAL PILIPINO MUSIC (OPM)
 It is referred only to Philippine pop songs particularly ballads.
 Underground bands emerged along with their perceptions of idealism and self-
expression.
 From its origin, OPM had been centered in manila, where Tagalog and English are
dominant languages.
 Ethnolinguistic music were usually not breaking in the scenes with an exception of these
two songs:
 The first one was “Charing” by 1017, a Davao- based band.
 The second one was “Porque” by Maldita a Zamboanga-based Chavacano band.
 The third one was O jo, kaluguran daca, a Kapampangan parody song.
 In 1898, the American brought the blues, folk music, R&B and rock & roll.
 Filipinos adopted the said genres and one of them that made a symbolic torch on the
popular culture was rock.
1970’s
 “Ang miss universe ng buhay niya” (the miss universe of my life) by the band Hotdog
made a mark on having “taglish” on songs.
 Alongside with that is Sharon Cuneta’s first hit, “Mr. Dj”
 Freddie Aguilars' “Anak” is the most commercially successful recording and was popular
in Asia and Europe.
1990’s
 This year was the rise of the band named Eraserheads.
 Due to their popularity, other bands came suit like True faith, Yano, Siakol, Teeth,
Parokya ni Edgar, and Rivermaya.
2010’s
 This gave the rise to independent singers.
HIP-HOP
 In 1980’s Filipinos were also interested in this genre characterized by the use of rap in the
music.
 The influential rappers in the country were Andrew E, Francis M., and Gloc-9.
NOVELTY SONGS
 This genre is characterized by new approach to music with varied lyrics, content, and
musical accompaniment.
 Performers of this were Yoyoy Villame, Michael V, Bayani Agbayani, Masculados,
Vhong Navarro, Joey de leon, and Willie Revillame.
REGGAE
 This is a musical genre characterized by combined native styles with elements of rock
and soul music with accent on the offbeat.

“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything

flies and goes away.” – Frida Kahlo
“Everything happens for a reason. That reason causes change. Sometimes it hurts. Sometimes it’s
hard. But in the end it’s all for the best.” – Your Tango
“Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and
discomforts.” – Arnold Bennett