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Kalikasan is a Filipino word for "nature". [1] The writ is comparable to the writ of amparo and the writ of habeas corpus. [1] In contrast, this writ protects one's right for a healthy environment rather than constitutional rights. [2] The Writ of Kalikasan originated in the Philippines, whereas the two aforementioned writs have roots in ...
Sa Aking Mga Kabata. " Sa Aking Mga Kabatà " (English: To My Fellow Youth) is a poem about the love of one's native language written in Tagalog. It is widely attributed to the Filipino national hero José Rizal, who supposedly wrote it in 1868 at the age of eight. [1]
Pedro Bucaneg (March 1592 – c. 1630) was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang). [1] A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor.
971-92342-0-2. OCLC. 52268836. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! is a 2001 autobiography by Filipino author Bob Ong — his first and most popular work. [1] The title is meant to be read phonetically as " Aba, nakakabasa na pala ako?! ", which can be roughly translated as " Wow, I can actually read now?! " The novel details what are supposedly the childhood ...
Ako'y may alaga. " Ako'y may alaga " (transl. "I have a pet"; occasionally referred to as " Asong mataba " or " Ang aking alaga ") is a Filipino poem in the Tagalog language of unknown authorship taught in elementary schools across the Philippines, typically in Kindergarten and grade 1. [1][2] While many different versions exist, most versions ...
Peter Solis Nery is a Filipino poet, fictionist, author, and filmmaker. Writing in Hiligaynon, he is a Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of Fame Awardee, [1] the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Literary Grant, and the All-Western Visayas Literary Contest (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) winner. [2]
Unlike the Ambahan whose length is indefinite, the Tanaga is a seven-syllable quatrain. Poets test their skills at rhyme, meter and metaphor through the Tanaga because is it rhymed and measured, while it exacts skillful use of words to create a puzzle that demands an answer. It was a dying art form, but the Cultural Center of the Philippines ...
Ildefonso Paez Santos Jr. (September 5, 1929 – January 29, 2014), popularly known simply as " IP Santos ", was a Filipino architect who was known for being the "Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture." He was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Architecture in 2006. [1]