Magellan, the famous navigator, met his untimely death in the Philippines before he could circumnavigate the globe. Ironically, it was his slave and translator Enrique who most likely was the first to achieve the historic feat.
Madame
Kadu, a boy from Pakil, Laguna, experiences the dissolution of tradition as it gives way to capitalism in the form of Madame, a foreigner who initially came to their village as a customer during the Festival of Turumba.
Mutter
Kidlat Tahimik se asocia con un grupo de niños en una granja bávara para construir un cohete espacial. El objetivo es ir a la luna para comprobar si es posible jugar al yoyó en su superficie.
Como señalan algunos diccionarios, el yoyó es precisamente un invento filipino. Es así como la granja alemana se convierte en la base del primer Proyecto Oficial Filipino Lunar o P.O.M.P (siglas de Philippine Official Moon Project).
