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Lintik is a Tagalog word meaning "lightning", also a mildly profane word used to someone contemptible, being wished to be hit by lightning, such as in "Lintik ka!''. [2] The term is mildly vulgar and an insult, but may be very vulgar in some cases, [22] especially when mixed with other profanity.
Rogelio Lunasco Ordoñez (born September 24, 1940 [1] [2] - May 19, 2016) also known as Ka Roger, was a multi-awarded Filipino fiction writer, poet, activist, journalist and educator. [3] He was one of the authors of the iconic Tagalog literature anthology Mga Agos sa Disyerto in the 1960s.
Magtanim ay 'Di Biro (transl. "Planting rice is not a joke", [1] [a] and known in its English title as Planting Rice) [1] is a popular Tagalog folk song composed by Felipe de León. [ 2 ] [ disputed (for: conflict with source cited in talk) – discuss ] The song tells of the struggles of farmers, how one must twist and bend to plant rice in ...
The name roughly translates to "Dumb Filipino", used fondly as a pejorative term. [4] " Although impressed ", Bob Ong notes, " my boss would've fired me had he known I was the one behind it. " When someone contacted him after mistaking him as an actual person named Bob Ong, his famous pseudonym was born. [ 1 ]
Weighed But Found Wanting (Filipino: Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang; also known as Human Imperfections [1]) is a 1974 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka. The films stars Christopher De Leon (in his debut role), [ 2 ] Hilda Koronel , Lolita Rodriguez and Eddie Garcia .
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.
Dionisio San Agustin: Ilang Sulyap sa Daigdig, Mga Tala at Aral sa Pagbisita sa America. Manila: University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, 2018. (Edited travelogue essays by Dionisio San Agustin, editor-in-chief of Bagong Buhay, popular Tagalog broadsheet in the 50's) May Di-Mawaglit na Awit (There's a Song that Can't be Forgotten). Naga City ...
The slogan "Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan" (Filipino for "For the nation's progress, discipline is needed") [1] [2] was a political catchphrase created by the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos after his declaration of martial law, as a justification for his authoritarian rule and in an effort to promote the "new society". [3]