Includes index

Contents:
Islamic fasting -- Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino -- Islam in the Philippines -- The Iglesia Filipina Independiente -- Domes and Minarets --Philippine postage stamps -- The nations first flag -- The iglesia ni cristo -- Our signature love song --Sunlight in canvas -- A song and a flag -- The literary barkada -- A Filipino Christmas -- A moving history in dance -- Art at the grassroots -- The magic semicircle -- The cultural center of the Philippines -- The social realists -- Writing from the regions -- Modernism and Nationalism in Philippine art -- Grassroot scientists and inventors -- The chief executives of the Philippines -- The languages of the Philippines -- A nation of many tongues -- Pahiyas: Reflection on a fiesta -- Outstanding artists and scientists of the Philippines