Love Your Own Derivation

Love Your Own Derivation

Written and Edited By Shaira Royo

Photo By Shaira Royo

(The National Museum of Anthropology, formerly known as the Museum of the Filipino People) 

Inside the national museum we will see the different uses or pride of our fellow Filipinos. Every
country has its own tradition and history and even the belief of the people. They had to fight in order to live and to have freedom. One of the things they used in the war is what they called “lantaka” Lantaka is a small swivel gun or cannon used as one of the weapons of Filipinos before and during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. But nevertheless Filipino has so many things to be proud of.

Photo By: Shaira Royo

(Lantaka (rentaka in Malay, also known as Kanyon in Tagalog) were a type of bronze swivel gun mounted on merchat vessels travelling the waterways of Malay Archipelago)

Filipinos can do a lot of things that could help their family earn money and survive. Many of it was handicrafts. And they are good at weaving's. Like for example “Kimona and Pandiling” made of cotton threads and synthetic dyes, “T’nalak” made of abaca (musa textilis L) fibers and natural dyes. Kimona and Pandiling are made of one of the “Manlilikha ng Bayan” which is Magdalena Gamayo from Pinili, Ilocos Norte. 

Magdalena Gamayo

(Manghahabing Ilocano/Ilocano Textile Weaver)

“Kimona and Pandiling”

(Blouse and skirt)

“T’nalak”

(Woven abaca cloth)
(Photo by Mia Garcia)

Filipinos before were so great and persevered for they only depend on their own capabilities using their own bare hands for their work. No machines and modern technology to help them and even to their illness, they had rather go to a faith healer than to a physician. They are also proud of when it comes to music or instrument rather. We asked some people who were also at the national museum at that time, if what they can say about the exhibit inside of the National Museum of Anthropology. “I learned a lot here. I realized that Philippines have numerous treasures, and it makes me think that our ancestors are proudly brave and they are really survivors kasi alam mo na, they survive with a simple kind of living.” Michelle Niebreja said. “Arts, paintings, scriptures and fossils are everywhere, so happy po ako and overwhelmed to be here kasi it makes me feel comfortable of what really happened during the past in Philippines.” Kevin Loma said.“It feels very great. Filipino is really amazing at sobrang nakakahanga ang history ng mga pilipino, at nakakahanga rin ang mga obra nila. Ang galing sobra. So sa tingin ko, this is not the last time na pupunta ako rito. Ang sarap lang balik-balikan” Hannah Duque said. We are also amazed at the creativity and experience of our fellow Filipinos. I can say that we should be proud of the work and courage of our ancestors. They are proud of what talent they have in so many things and how brave they are. So what we should imitate and inherit from our ancestors is to continue pursuing our talents, to show how good the Filipinos are.