The Kulintang is a foundational musical instrument in Mindanao culture, particularly among groups like the Maguindanao and Maranao, serving as the main melodic element in a larger gong and drum ensemble; it is an idiophone composed of a row of small, knobbed brass or bronze gongs laid horizontally on a wooden rack, played with two wooden beaters for social functions like weddings and festivals, and is considered an ancient tradition predating Islamic and Western influences. The related instrumen

In the second featurette of the Basi Revolt series, Director-General of the National Museum of the Philippines Jeremy Barns, Deputy Director Ana Labrador and Deputy Head of the NMP Ilocos Regional Museum Maria Lourdes Ingel present various perspectives and insights on how to decode and interpret the Basi Revolt paintings. The Basi Revolt Paintings - Interpretations In 1807, Ilocano folk from Piddig, Badoc and other northern Ilocos towns, marched southward towards the provincial capital of Vigan