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"Jubilee Song" is a Christian song from the Philippines written by Fr. Carlo Magno Marcelo in 1996 to commemorate the then-upcoming Great Jubilee event (Filipino: Dakilang Jubileo) of the Catholic Church in the year 2000. [1] [2] The song is most popularly performed by Filipino singer Jamie Rivera with the band 92 AD in 2000.
Versions of Filipino artists have made the song popular both in Visayan and Tagalog languages. [4] Leleng or Ling Ling was the original title of the song [5] which means Darling, Sweetheart, my lady or my dear in Sama Dilaut language. [6] In Philippine languages such as Visayan and Tagalog, the enclitic "ba" is used as a question marker. [7]
The Malay language, a Malayo-Polynesian language alongside the Philippine languages, has had an immense influence on many of the languages of the Philippines. This is because Old Malay used to be the lingua franca throughout the archipelago, a good example of this is Magellan's translator Enrique using Malay to converse with the native ...
) is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Gina Alajar, it stars Erika Ann Luna and Patricia Javier both in the title role. It premiered on August 16, 1999. The series concluded on November 2, 2001, with a total of 566 episodes.
Dialect – Any of the languages of the Philippines other than Tagalog (Original meaning: a variety of a standard language) Double-deck — A bunk bed. (Original meaning: something that has two decks or levels one above the other, usually a bus or tram). Duster [28] — A loose dress wore in (and near) one’s house. (Original meaning: a ...
"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
Taglish or Englog is code-switching and/or code-mixing in the use of Tagalog and English, the most common languages of the Philippines. The words Taglish and Englog are portmanteaus of the words Tagalog and English. The earliest use of the word Taglish dates back to 1973, while the less common form Tanglish is recorded from 1999. [1]
Pilipinas Kong Mahal (English: Philippines, My Philippines) is one of the most popular patriotic songs in the Philippines. [2] The song was composed by Filipino musician, Francisco Santiago and lyrics by Ildefonso Santos. [1] The original English text, Philippines, My Philippines, was written by Prescott Ford Jernegan