years since the language began to appear in the country. Additionally‚ French and Native American influences remain in parts of the country. Other languages like French Creole‚ Polish‚ Chinese‚ Russian‚ Arabic and Korean also make the list. However‚ Tagalog stood out in states like California‚ Hawaii and
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One of Dr. Jose Rizal’s most prominent works‚ the El Filibusterismo can definitely be considered as a classic; but since the novel is in Tagalog (most versions today) those who do not speak the language cannot appreciate it. Thus the question arises‚ is language actually a factor when classifying a certain art as a classic. Although current art descended from another art‚ this doesn’t subject
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XX1485606 Date issued: April 17‚ 2012 Valid until: April 16‚ 2017 Place of issue: General Santos City Languages or Dialects you can speak or write: English‚ Tagalog‚ Bisaya‚ Ilonggo Person to be contacted in case of emergency: Lorena L. Estucado Her Address and Telephone number: B1 L13 & 14 Pineda‚ Yumang St. City Hgts. General Santos City‚ Philippines 9500 083-304-8716
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Iglesia ni Cristo Iglesia ni Cristo’s first chapelThe Iglesia ni Cristo (also known as INC or Iglesya ni Kristo; Filipino for Church of Christ) is an independent religious organization which originated in the Philippines. The INC was incorporated in the Philippines by Felix Manalo on July 27‚ 1914; The church professes to be the reestablishment of the original church founded by Jesus and does not accept the doctrine of the Trinity‚ including the deity of Jesus. The Iglesia ni Cristo’s architecture
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A couple weeks ago‚ I accompanied my friend‚ Pala Agustin‚ for a day of work at her family’s restaurant‚ Banig. To be quite honest‚ I was not expecting to learn as many things as I did learn on that trip. Firstly‚ I was expecting to learn more about the fast food and food service culture‚ but to my surprise I learned more about the culture of the people who owned the restaurant. Being a close friend of Pala’s I had an emic perspective in the whole experience;
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Chinese. A coin in the form of a small conical gold nugget‚ called the piloncito‚ appeared next. On its flat base was an embossed inscription‚ which some scholars say is the character Ma‚ or the letter M‚ in the ancient Tagalog script. The term piloncito comes from the word pilon‚ a local sugar container that resembles the coin. They are engraved with the Brahmanic character “ma” which looks like an upside down “R”. We can only guess that this character refers to the
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Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES The Bilimbi tree is attractive‚ long-lived‚ it reaches 16 to 33 ft (5-10 meters) in height. The leaves‚ very similar to those of the Otaheite gooseberry and mainly clustered at the branch tips‚ are alternate‚ 12 to 4 inches (30-60 cm) long‚ with 11 to 37 alternate or sub opposite leaflets‚ ovate or oblong‚ with rounded base and pointed tip. Small‚ fragrant‚ 5-petalled flowers‚ yellowish-green or purplish marked with dark purple. The bilimbi
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monument of Jose Rizal in Laguna. The monument is composed of twenty-two steps‚ representing the twenty-two languages that Rizal can speak. The height is 35 feet for Rizal died at the age of thirty-five. In our monument‚ Jose Rizal is wearing a barong tagalog which represents his nationality. An infinity sign can be found on the 22nd step where Rizal stands. This sign represents his infinite potential when he was alive. He was an actor‚ an agriculturist‚ an animal lover‚ an anthropologist‚ an archeologist
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Education in the Philippines The system of education in the Philippines was patterned both from the educational systems of Spain and the United States. However‚ after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946‚ the systems have changed radically. The Department of Education (or DepEd) administers the whole educational system‚ which also includes the allocation of funds utilized for school services and equipment (such as books‚ school chairs‚ etc.)‚ recruitment of teachers for all public schools
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Rizal as an Engineer Rizal was a licensed land surveyor before he took up medicine. This training enabled him to engage in civil engineering works. Among his achievements were the dam and waterworks he constructed in Dapitan in 1894 through the help of his pupils. The waterworks were built using stones‚ cast-off tiles‚ bamboo pipes‚ and mortar from burnt coral. He also invented a brick making machine‚ and a preparation of bakhaw paste‚ useful for roof construction because of its water resistance
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