DESCRITION:

Bahay Kubo is a square shaped house with no divisions, just a door and windows.
It is built using local materials such as wood, bamboo and nipa grass with the variety of
vegetables surrounding. is a type of stilt house indigenous to the cultures of the Philippines. It is
also known as payag or kamalig in other languages of the Philippines. It is a Philippine icon and it
represents the Filipino culture. The bahay kubo, or the traditional Philippine vernacular
house, has been immortalised in popular and academic literature and arts as the
quintessential representation of Philippine architecture.

THE WRITTER OF THE SONG:

Felipe Padilla de Leon
'Bahay Kubo' was written by National Artist for Music Felipe Padilla de Leon. It was popularized in
the 1960s through movies and renditions by famous singers like Sylvia La Torre. The song has since
been taught to Filipino children in schools and is now a part of the education system like the
alphabet song.

SPECIFICALLY PLACE
"Bahay kubo" is a Tagalog-language folk song from the lowlands of Luzon, Philippines.