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Filipinana Gift and Souvenirs | Dumaguete Info

“Hello, Where is my pasalubong ?!?”

.. we all heard that demand (rather than question) before when visiting friends, relatives or coming back to work after a vacation. Pasalubong stands for gift or souvenir and the Filipiñana Shop in Dumaguete is your “One Stop” shopping place whether you just need a present for the loved ones or you need to dress up for a traditional wedding or event.

Barong Tagalog and Terno

The Filipiñana Shop in Dumaguete is specialized on the traditional Barong Tagalog or simply Barong.

The Barong is hand-loomed from pineapple leaf fibers and is used traditionally for weddings and very formal event.
This cool and semi-transparent shirt with its fine embroidery goes back to the Spanish area when Filipinos where required to wear this shirt untucked and the Barong became symbol of the national consciousness.

The Terno is the typical Philippine dress for woman worn on formal occasions.

Filipinana offer next to the normal souvenirs like keychains, T-shirts with the belltower and the Cathedral of Dumaguete a wide selection of native products.
The beautifull bags are made out of coco-shells, abacca and netto. The giftshop has also a wide variety of tablecloth made of Ramie Cotton.

The Caftan is a tradidtional oriental gown. The Caftan gown is a long wide-sleeved robe worn by men and women. It is a traditonal customes for the muslims. And this is originated from  the middle east.

Another department of Filipinana what should not be missed are the accessories for each occasion and wallet. Shiny necklacess and bracelets will have your friends attention on each party. The Filipinana collection includes all kind of colors that it won’t be easy to decide which one to take. They are made of coralles, shells southsea- or freshwater pearls.

Pearls and Stones

Pearls function as a symbol of modesty, chastity, and purity. They stand for a happy marriage and success.

The pearl of the month is the Sand Pearl or Seed Pearl. The Sandpearls are tiny,round pearls that are less than 2 mm in diameter.The Idea that a grain of sand acts as seed. It is also called the flamming pearl. It symbolizes sobriety..

South Sea Pearls come from two varieties of pearl-producing mollusks, the the silver-lipped and the gold-lipped. The average size of a South Sea pearl is 13 mm, with most harvests producing a range of sizes from 9 mm to 20 mm.
Filipinana has a huge selection of sizes and colors for southsea pearls from golden to champagne as well as Coin- and Keshi pearls (keshi is japanese for “poppy seed”) which are formed when the oyster rejects and spits out the implanted nucleus before the culturing process is complete. Keshi pearls are rare and hard to find nowerdays.