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Philippine nationality law is currently based upon the principle of jus sanguinis and, therefore, descent from a parent who is a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines is the primary method of acquiring national citizenship. Birth in the Philippines to foreign parents does not in itself confer Philippine citizenship, although RA9139, the ...
Hispanicized form of the Bagobo word dabo, meaning "to fall", [41] alluding to the drop in elevation the river that now bears the name undergoes on its way from the slopes of Mount Apo to the sea. A related word in the neighboring Obo language, davoh, means "beyond the high grounds" (i.e., the lowland). [42]
Origin nation Naturalized Notes Andray Blatche: 1986 United States: 2014 (Republic Act No. 10636) American-born player who played for the Philippines men's national basketball team. Justin Brownlee: 1988 United States: 2023 (Republic Act No. 11937) American-born player who played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball ...
Philippine English also borrows words from Philippine languages, especially native plant and animal names (e.g. ampalaya and balimbing), and cultural concepts with no exact English equivalents such as kilig and bayanihan. Some borrowings from Philippine languages have entered mainstream English, such as abaca and ylang-ylang.
Pinoy (/ p ɪ ˈ n ɔɪ / or / p iː ˈ n ɔɪ / [1] Tagalog:) is a common informal self-reference used by Filipinos to refer to citizens of the Philippines and their culture as well as to overseas Filipinos in the Filipino diaspora. [2] [page needed] [3] A Pinoy who has any non-Filipino foreign ancestry is often informally called Tisoy.
Hispanicized form of the old Tagalog word kalapang which means "branch." [11] Calbayog: Samar: from bayog, a Visayan name for the Pterospermum diversifolium tree that grew in abundance in the city. [12] Caloocan: none: Hispanicized form of the Tagalog root word lo-ok; kalook-lookan (or kaloob-looban) which means "innermost area." Candon: Ilocos Sur
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Many indigenous surnames derive from words displaying qualities of people, especially those related to strength (e.g., Tagalog Panganiban), defiance (e.g. Tagalog Dimayuga), or settlement (e.g.Hiligaynon Magbanua). Most indigenous surnames are spelled closely following the Spanish-derived orthographic conventions of the time. Many of these ...