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Streetprint Manila is a research project that is part of a larger research endeavour called “Six Continents and Between”. Initiated by Prof. Gary Kelly of the University of Alberta, 6CAB seeks to investigate popular print culture across various geographical, sociocultural, and ethnolinguistic contexts. More specifically, it aims to look at reading patterns and preferences of the Filipino Everyman, or those whom we would largely consider members of the “masa” class.
Religion is an integral part of Philippine culture and society. Spanish colonizers, led by Ferdinand Magellan, came to the Philippines in 1521 and introduced Christianity to the pagan natives. The pre-colonial islands were claimed for Spain, and the explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos named the islands after Felipinas, after Philip II of Spain.
