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President Rodrigo Duterte extends his hand to skater Margielyn Didal who showed a gesture of respect to the President on September 12, 2018. Mano is an "honouring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand-kissing, the person giving the greeting bows towards the hand of the elder and presses ...
Risa Hontiveros displaying Corazon Aquino's iconic laban (fight) hand symbol after joining the Liberal Party in their campaign in the 2010 elections.. The Laban sign is a Filipino hand gesture made by extending the thumb horizontally and the index finger pointing up, leaving the other fingers closed to create the letter L, which stands for laban (Filipino for "fight").
Gestures are culture-specific and may convey very different meanings in different social or cultural settings. [2] Hand gestures used in the context of musical conducting are Chironomy, [3] while when used in the context of public speaking are Chironomia. Although some gestures, such as the ubiquitous act of pointing, differ little from one ...
President Rodrigo Duterte with his signature gesture in April 2019. The Duterte fist (or Duterte fist bump) is a hand gesture made by raising a clenched fist at chest or eye level. [1] The gesture serves as a signature political symbol of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, his administration and allies, and his supporters. [2]
The MRT-3 will be handed over by the Metro Rail Transit Corporation to the national government upon the end of its build-lease-transfer contract. [6]The MRT Line 7 will be operational for its initial 12 stations from North EDSA in Quezon City to Sacred Heart in Caloocan.
Itawis (also Itawit or Tawit as the endonym) is a Northern Philippine language spoken by the Itawis people, closely related to the Gaddang speech [2] found in Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya. It also has many similarities to the neighboring Ibanag tongue, while remaining quite different from the prevalent Ilocano spoken in the region and the Tagalog ...
العربية; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Български; Català; Чӑвашла
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip evacuations. The Gaza Strip Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as shelter by displaced Palestinians have "completely deteriorated" and became unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall.