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Philippine English also borrows words from Philippine languages, especially native plant and animal names (e.g. ampalaya and balimbing), and cultural concepts with no exact English equivalents such as kilig and bayanihan. Some borrowings from Philippine languages have entered mainstream English, such as abaca and ylang-ylang.
Philippine Statistics Authority: Filipino citizens [1] Certificate of No Marriage CENOMAR: Philippine Statistics Authority: People of single legal status, including those with previous marriages annulled or was rendered void ab initio. [2] Driving license: Land Transportation Office: Land vehicle drivers [3] Marriage certificate: Philippine ...
An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
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Old Tagalog word which means "a bowl plate" or "round and flat" in reference to the shape of the territory similar to a winnower. [23] [33] Malate: Manila: Spanish rendering of the Tagalog word maalat meaning salty. Malaya: Quezon City: Filipino word which means "free." [2] Malibay: Pasay: Old Tagalog word for "a place teeming with herds of ...
The Philippine House Committee on Ways and Means, or House Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
Portable Document Format (PDF), standardized as ISO 32000, is a file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.
Hispanicized form of the Bagobo word dabo, meaning "to fall", [41] alluding to the drop in elevation the river that now bears the name undergoes on its way from the slopes of Mount Apo to the sea. A related word in the neighboring Obo language, davoh, means "beyond the high grounds" (i.e., the lowland). [42]