A HISTORICAL NOVEL Katchil: The Prince of Freedom by R.J. Claravall is a historical novel that is set in 16th-century Philippines when datus, babaylans, and baganis protected their realms against […]

THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Datu Press® presents The Maharlika Collection. This culturally charged streetwear collection showcases the Maharlika Spirit that stands for the martial prowess and the freedom of the […]

THE PRECOLONIAL ART Datu Press® presents The Okir Collection. This culturally charged streetwear collection showcases a time when the Datus met the Kastilas, when Kampilans clashed against Espadas, and when […]

THE PATIK Did you know that the art of tattooing was practiced by precolonial Filipinos as symbols of bravery, prestige, power, and beauty? And the ancient Filipinos have a special […]

THE PRECOLONIAL FILIPINOS It was a popular belief that the ancestors of the Filipinos had a poor sense of unity across the archipelago. And this becomes a convenient excuse, or […]

THE RULER A datu was a ruler during the precolonial Philippines. He governed his territories, led his soldiers to war, commanded his armada on seas, protected his villages from their […]