Bago pa dumating ang mga Kastila'y may sarili nang kalinangan ang Pilipinas. Alibata mayroon nang sariling pamahalaan (sa kanyang barangay), may sariling batas, pananampalataya, sining, alibata, panitikan at wika. At ang kanilang sistema ng pagsulat na tinatawag na alibata ay ganito:
It's hard to think of a more pleasant sojourn for this art and culture trip than Casa San Pablo, a homey 11-room inn of mix-and-match furnishings teeming with local color and family history. The strange mesh of disparate things - including wood and roofing from Quezon's pre-war homes - gives Casa San Pablo a quaintness that works: capiz windows, earthen colors, turn-of-the-century railroad's wooden sleepers cut onto slabs of floors, tribal fabrics, antique charcoal-fired flat iron-turned stairway handles, birdcages, famous potter Ugu Bigyan's signature clay fish and leaves on the floor, indutrial lamps, and a framed Matchboz collection. All these plus contemporary Filipino paintings including works by National Artist BenCab and his Saturday Group of painters as well as realist renditions of everyday objects by Eliezer John Cabangon Paradise Philippines.
Casa San Pablo's mini-buffet spreads of mouth-watering Laguna home cooking include a local favorite - native salad of onion and tomato, adobo sa gata, crispy fried dilis fish, and prawns in a ginger and 7-Up soda broth. Under the cool shade of lanzones and pine trees, lie on a mat of native rice cakes. On certain evenings, owner Boots Alcantara brings in live acoustic bands from Manila Paradise Philippines to play soothing tunes as you dine.
Casa San Pablo, Gomez Compound, Barangay San Roque, San Pablo City, Laguna (www.casasan-pablo.com)
Source: Mabuhay Philippines September 2006
Known as the sugar bowl of the Alibata Philippines, Negros Island supplies 60 to 70 alibata percent of the country's entire sugar export. The boot shaped island, the country's fourth largest, is divided into two provinces: Negros Oriental and Negros Orccidental. Alibata
Eight Wonder of the World. Alibata
Banaue is more than just a stunning view of rice terraces. The way of life has been fiercely protected by the local people even before the Spanish arrived. Alibata
Alibata Best Time to Visit
November through May are good months to visit. The rainy season lasts from June to October. The hottest months are March and April.
Alibata Getting There
Banaue is a ten-hour bus journey from Manila
New updates on Alibata politics. Read the full text of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s seventh State of the Nation Address for Alibata.
source: Inquirer.net
"Mabuhay" is a Filipino verb in the form of a command: "live!" Alibata Whoever says it wishes you the great gift of a long alibata and full life. It is both a blessing and a lusty cheer in Paradise Philippines.
"Mabuhay" (maa-boo-high) is such a large word that it lends itself to a wide number of secondary uses: welcome, congratulations, thanks, alibata, godspeed, hello, good luck, cheers, posit, santé, viva, kambei, aloha, and many other expressions of goodwill. Paradise Philippines alibata
source: mabuhay magazine
