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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 ...
Mano Po (Chinese: 吻手; pinyin: Wěn shǒu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bún chhiú; lit. 'Hand Please') is a 2002 Filipino drama film produced by Regal Entertainment, and an entry to the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film's title refers to the "honoring-gesture" used in Filipino culture as a sign of
Mano Po (Chinese: 吻手; pinyin: Wěn shǒu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bún siú; lit. 'Hand please') is a Filipino drama anthology film series produced by Regal Entertainment, and is one of the most successful film series produced in the history of Philippine cinema, and the second longest-running Filipino film series, the first being Shake, Rattle & Roll which had a total of 16 films with three ...
Filipino American cultural values contribute to a strong sense of community but may also lead to nuanced challenges when navigating depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation.
The formal study of Filipino values has been made difficult by the historical context of the literature in the field. The early scholarship about the Filipino value system lacked clear definitions and organizational frameworks, and were mostly written by foreigners during the Philippines' American colonial period.
During a dog's funeral, Charity Kho, a chef, meets Nathan, an average Mestizo Filipino who works as a veterinarian. The two develop a romantic relationship, which is frustrated by Charity's rich Chinese-Filipino family, particularly by her mother Yolly, a traditionalist who believes that their marriage is unlucky because they met at a funeral.
Mano Po 2: My Home (Chinese: 我的家; pinyin: Wǒ de jiā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Góa ê ka) is a 2003 Filipino drama film directed by Erik Matti. It is the second installment of the Mano Po film series, followed by Mano Po (2002). It stars Susan Roces in the leading role. It was also the first Mano Po film that was not directed by Joel Lamangan.
In the 1950s, Jin Feng arrives in the Philippines as an unaccompanied refugee from communist China and later marries a Filipino. Jin Feng is discriminated against by the local Chinese community because of her unknown origins, while her daughter, Melinda is also discriminated against for being a half-Chinese, half-Filipina.