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ACAB, an acronym for ' all cops are bastards ', is a political slogan associated with those opposed to the police. It is commonly expressed as a catchphrase in graffiti , tattoos and other forms of imagery in public spaces and online.
Tattoos are known as batok (or batuk) or patik among the Visayan people; batik, buri, or tatak among the Tagalog people; buri among the Pangasinan, Kapampangan, and Bicolano people; batek, butak, or burik among the Ilocano people; batek, batok, batak, fatek, whatok (also spelled fatok), or buri among the various Cordilleran peoples; [2] [3] [11] and pangotoeb (also spelled pa-ngo-túb ...
Among Ifugao men, tattoos were strongly linked to the widespread practice of head-hunting raids. In head-hunting societies, like the Ifugao, tattoos were records of how many heads the warriors had taken in battle, and were part of the initiation rites into adulthood. The number, design, and location of tattoos, therefore, were indicative of a ...
The Vital Statistics division of the Philippines Statistics Authority released lists of the most popular baby names in the Philippines in 2021. 10 most popular Filipino boy names with meanings ...
A host of mythological creatures occur in the mythologies from the Philippines. Philippine mythological creatures are the mythological beasts, monsters, and enchanted beings of more than 140 ethnic groups in the Philippines. Each ethnic people has their own unique set of belief systems, which includes the belief in various mythological creatures.
Spanish rendering of the old Tagalog name kiyapo, a type of water cabbage common in the area. [50] Quirino (1, 2A, 2B, 2C and 3A) Quezon City: Elpidio Quirino, sixth president of the Philippines. [2] Rembo (East Rembo and West Rembo) Taguig: Acronym for "Riverside Enlisted Men's Barrio." [11] Rincon: Valenzuela: Spanish for "corner." [51] Rizal ...
President-Elect Donald Trump’s controversial Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth is a war veteran, double Ivy Leaguer, a two-time Bronze Star recipient – and is covered in tattoos.
Bahag is a loincloth that was commonly used by men throughout the pre-colonial Philippines. It is worn shirtless with no other extra garments. They were either made from barkcloth or from hand-woven textiles. Before the colonial period, bahag were a common garment for commoners and the serf class (the alipin caste). [1]