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Philippine English uses practice and license for both nouns and verbs, following American English, rather than licence for the second noun and practise for the first verb as in Commonwealth English. Philippine English prefers spellings with silent e in some words such as acknowled ge ment , jud ge ment and lo ve able , as opposed to acknowled g ...
It has been made illegal in the Philippines in 1907 under American rule. In the 21st century, it is still played illegally in secret in China (and the Philippines) under the informal economy of both countries, but government-run lotteries are used to regulate and compete against the illegal private practice. Kilig [5] — Romantic thrill. From ...
Driving license: Land Transportation Office: Land vehicle drivers [3] Marriage certificate: Philippine Statistics Authority: Married Filipino citizens [1] National identity card Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) ID: Philippine Statistics Authority: Filipino citizens and non-Filipino citizens with permanent residency [4] NBI clearance
Owing to the unique history of the Philippines, its legal system is an equally unique blend of civil law (Spanish law), common law (American law), and, especially in Mindanao, Shariah law. Below is a list of Philippine legal terms :
Next to code-switching between sentences, clauses, and phrases in "pure" Tagalog and English, Taglish speech also code-mixes especially with sentences that follow the rules of Tagalog grammar with Tagalog syntax and morphology, but that occasionally employs English nouns and verbs in place of their Tagalog counterparts. Examples:
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC; Filipino: Komisyon sa Regulasyong Pampropesyonal [2]) is a three-man commission attached to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
An applicant can only apply for a non-professional driver's license one month after acquiring a student permit. An applicant needs to have a non-professional driver's license for six months to be eligible for a professional driver's license. An applicant must pass both a written exam and a driving exam. If the applicant fails the tests, the ...
Converting a State College Campus into a Separate State College: North Luzon Philippines State College 2010-05-12: 10086: Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism through Philippine History Act 2010-05-13: 10087: Changing the Name of a Bureau: National Library of the Philippines: 2010-05-13: 10088: Anti-Camcording Act of 2010 2010-05-13: 10089