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  2. Filipino proverbs - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Bob Ong - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Philippine English vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Brown joke [16] — toilet humor; jokes about excretory functions. Brownout [27] [28] — A power outage. This is shared with Hong Kong English and Australian English. Buko [5] — coconut. From Tagalog. Buko juice [5] — coconut juice; Bunso — Youngest sibling or child. [3] From Tagalog. Buri [1] — A species of palm and its fiber.

  5. List of loanwords in Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa - Wikipedia

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    Filipino Version English translation Ako ay Pilipino Buong katapatang nanunumpa Sa watawat ng Pilipinas At sa bansang kanyang sinasagisag Na may dangal, katarungan at kalayaan Na pinakikilos ng sambayanang Maka-Diyos Maka-tao Makakalikasan at Makabansa. [3] I am a Filipino I pledge my allegiance To the flag of the Philippines And to the country ...

  7. Philippine folk literature - Wikipedia

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    Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people.Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of the Philippines' various ethnic groups, as well as various pieces of folklore that have evolved since the Philippines became a single ethno-political unit.

  8. Stupid is Forever - Wikipedia

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    Stupid is Forever is composed of Santiago's one-line jokes, comebacks, and pick-up lines which she delivers in her speeches on topics like the pork barrel scandal, former Vice President Jejomar Binay, and the state of governance in the Philippines. [3] [4] The book also features illustrations from Cj de Silva-Ong, Manix Abrera, Elbert Or, and ...

  9. Comedy in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    I watch again from the ritual and I was very enjoyed. Their comedy is rare from our style of comedy where jesters went to the stage and make funny jokes about someone who is in the place. And there is strange part in this ritual where an Indian stands himself and tell jokes not about someone like teasing him or her but telling stories.