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Kuratong Baleleng is an organized crime syndicate in the Philippines that was once an anti-communist, vigilante group. [2] [3] Considered to be one of the largest syndicates in the country, Kuratong Baleleng received nationwide attention due to their alleged end in a shootout with the Philippine National Police in May 1995 in Quezon City.
Massacre, mass murder or spree killing – the killing of many people. Murder – the malicious and unlawful killing of a human by another human. Manslaughter - murder, but under legally mitigating circumstances. Omnicide – the act of killing all humans, to create intentional extinction of the human species (Latin: omni "all, everyone").
1. Type of swing dance e.g. Lindy Hop; organized dance (1900s) [243] 2. Opiate, marijuana, morphine or other type of narcotics [243] hophead. Main article: Narcotic. Morphine addict [82] hope chest Pack of cigarettes [206] hopped up Under the influence of drugs [244] hopper. Main article: Lindy Hop. Dancer [206] horn in Get into a dance without ...
(Original meaning: being in, coming from, or going to the United States) Topnotcher [34] — Someone who finishes or is listed by name. Also top-notcher. (Original meanings: something excellent or first-rate; someone regarded as the best in an activity or occupation) Traffic [45] — Heavy traffic; congestion. Possibly influenced by trapik.
Violence against women in the Philippines includes different forms of gender-based violence. The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape." [10] This form of violence is gender-biased ...
Notable criminally-active gangs in the Philippines include: Asian Boyz; Temple Street (gang) True Brown Style; Bahala Na Gang; Budol-Budol Gang [1] Dugo-Dugo Gang [1] Kuratong Baleleng; Martilyo Gang [2] Salisi Gang [1] Zesto Gang [1] Satanas (gang) Sigue Sigue Sputnik; Waray-Waray gangs [3]
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 ...
See Quo warranto § Philippines. R.A. N/A: English Abbreviation for Republic Act. raffle Original meaning: a type of lottery: English The system by which cases are assigned to judges in multi-sala courts. As of 1974, "[n]o case may be assigned to any branch without being raffled." [17] As of 2013, raffles can be conducted electronically via ...