[2] However, even before the colonizers arrived at the bays of the Philippines, cultures and tribes, with their own social structure and customs, already proliferated in the different parts of the archipelago.
[3] A record describing how early Cebuanos made tuba states: “They bore a hole into the heart of the said [coconut] palm at the top called palamito, from which distils a liquor which resembles white mist.
That liquor is sweet but somewhat tart, and [is gathered] in canes [of bamboo] as thick as the leg and thicker.
[4] Tuba, as said before, is a liquor made by boring a hole into the heart of a coconut palm which is then stored in bamboo canes.5 Furthermore, this method was brought to Mexico by Philippine tripulantes that escaped from Spanish trading ships.
[5] According to Antonio Pigafetta, early Filipinos in Limasawa, Southern Leyte toasted in a specific manner.
Today, Filipino drinking sessions are called inuman and are normally a planned event rather than an extension of a meal.
[7] Karaoke, mainly known locally as videoke, is a standard activity Filipinos participate in while drinking.
[8] There are also clubs and resto bars that people usually go to after-work to drink and chill with their peers, family and friends.
These places are open during night time until midnight or early hours of the morning which are commonly crowded on weekends.