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

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 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 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 Filipinos had a poor sense of unity across the archipelago. And this becomes a convenient excuse or […]

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