A HISTORICAL NOVEL The year is 1589. Terror has spread all over the Malayan World as the Spanish Empire systematically conquered nations, bringing destruction to all who opposed them. Raja […]

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 freedom of the precolonial […]

THE PATIK Did you know that the art of tattooing was practiced by the precolonial Filipinos? These ancient tattoos represented bravery, prestige, power, and beauty. And the preconquest Filipinos have […]

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

PRECOLONIAL RULER A ruler during the precolonial Philippines, the datu governed his territories, led his soldiers to war, commanded his armadas at seas, protected his villages from enemies, and settled […]

THE BABAYLANS If other countries have druids, shamans, wizards, or sorcerers, the Philippines has the babaylans. And the babaylans had played important roles in the precolonial times, for they had […]