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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.
On November 13, 2002, Republic Act No. 9177 declares Eidul Fitr as a regular holiday. [24] The EDSA Revolution Anniversary was proclaimed since 2002 as a special non-working holiday. [25] Note that in the list, holidays in bold are "regular holidays" and those in italics are "nationwide special days". January 1 – New Year's Day
On July 25, 1987, President Corazon Aquino promulgated the Administrative Code of the Philippines. [1] Chapter 7 of this code specified a list of ten nationwide regular holidays and two nationwide special days and provided that the President may proclaim any local special day for a particular date, group or place.
We’ve had these tips vetted by Good Housekeeping’s copy chief, Benay Bubar, to help you keep your holiday writing as crisp as the winter weather. Incorrectly pluralizing a last name This is ...
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Today Philippine English, as formally called based on the World Englishes framework of linguist Braj Kachru, is a recognized variety of English with its distinct lexical, phonological, and grammatical features (with considerable variations across socioeconomic groups and level of education being predictors of English proficiency in the ...
2009 disestablishments in the Philippines (1 C, 4 P) 2009 establishments in the Philippines (2 C, 34 P) 2009 events in the Philippines by month (3 C)
Each year, some U.S. states hold tax holidays -- short periods where state sales taxed are waived on selected items. Most often, these items are school-related, and the tax holiday is timed for ...