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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.
Life in Egypt. The culture of Egypt has thousands of years of recorded history. Ancient Egypt was among the earliest civilizations in the world. For millennia, Egypt developed strikingly unique, complex and stable cultures that influenced other cultures of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Bienvenido L. Lumbera (April 11, 1932 – September 28, 2021) was a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist. [1] Lumbera is known for his nationalist writing and for his leading role in the Filipinization movement in Philippine literature in the 1960s, which resulted in his being one of the many writers and academics jailed during Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law regime.
Esperidión Arsenio Manuel (1909 - 2003), known as E. Arsenio Manuel, was a Philippine academic, historian, and anthropologist best known for his contributions to Philippine anthropology, history, literature, and linguistics. [1] During a three-decade academic career at the University of the Philippines, he wrote a seminal survey of Philippine ...
To keep your balance, you must keep moving." – Albert Einstein. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." – Anais Nin. "You do not find the happy life. You make it ...
How 'hiya,' 'kapwa' and other cultural values play a role in Filipino American mental health. March 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Kapwa, the concept of connectedness and a shared inner self, is a core ...
José García Villa[1] (August 5, 1908 – February 7, 1997) was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer, and painter. He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973, [2][3] as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship in creative writing by Conrad Aiken. [4] He is known to have introduced the "reversed ...
Gilda Cordero-Fernando (June 4, 1930 – August 27, 2020) was a Filipino writer, publisher, visual artist, fashion designer, theater producer, and social activist [1] [2] known for writing and publishing numerous works exploring Filipino culture, for her influence as a mentor and supporter of many of the Philippines cultural workers, and for her prominent "colorful presence in the Philippine ...