Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Filipino proverbs or Philippine proverbs [1] are traditional sayings or maxims used by Filipinos based on local culture, wisdom, and philosophies from Filipino life.The word Sawikain proverb corresponds to the Tagalog words salawikain, [2] [3] kasabihan [2] (saying) and sawikain [3] (although the latter may also refer to mottos or idioms), and to the Ilocano word sarsarita.
Luha ng Buwaya or, "Crocodile's Tear" in translation, is a novel written by Palanca Awardee and Filipino novelist Amado V. Hernandez.It consists of 53 chapters. The story is about poor farmers uniting against the greedy desires of the prominent family of the Grandes.
Hari Ng Sablay (or Hari Ng Sablay: Isang Tama, Sampung Mali) is a 2005 Filipino-language Filipino comedy film directed by Mac Alejandre and starring Rica Peralejo, Bearwin Meily and Nadine Samonte. [1] The film was referred to as a "box office hit" when earning ₱2.9 million after its nationwide release, [2] and has been called a "heart ...
The Philippine ten-peso note (Filipino: Sampung Piso) (₱10) was a denomination of Philippine currency.In its latest incarnation, Apolinario Mabini and Andrés Bonifacio are featured on the front side of the notes, while the Barasoain Church and a Blood Compact scene of the Katipuneros are featured on the reverse side. [1]
Ten Little Mistresses (released locally as Sampung Mga Kerida) [2] is a 2023 Philippine black comedy mystery film.The film was produced by The IdeaFirst Company in association with Quantum Productions and is the first Filipino-produced film to be launched on Amazon Prime Video.
The Filipino language incorporated Spanish loanwords as a result of 333 years of contact with the Spanish language. In their analysis of José Villa Panganiban's Talahuluganang Pilipino-Ingles (Pilipino-English dictionary), Llamzon and Thorpe (1972) pointed out that 33% of word root entries are of Spanish origin.
Small Voices or Mga Munting Tinig is a 2002 Filipino drama film directed by Gil Portes and Adolfo Alix, Jr. The film set in a public school won 11 awards and was nominated for 11 other including Gawad Urian Awards.
"Sa Aking Mga Kabatà" (English: To My Fellow Youth) is a poem about the love of one's native language written in Tagalog. It is widely attributed to the Filipino national hero José Rizal, who supposedly wrote it in 1868 at the age of eight. [1]