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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
This slang for policemen, especially hawaladars, ("Havāladāra", meaning constable in Marathi) came to be from the 1975 Dada Kondke film Pandu Hawaldar. Panduri Serbo-Croatian, slang for a group of police officers. The meaning derived from the Latin word banderium, in which the word banderia also came from. They were military units created by ...
Persona non grata means an unwelcome person in Latin.In the context of diplomacy or international relations, a persona non grata declaration on a foreign citizen, usually a diplomat who otherwise has a privilege of immunity, is barred from entering the country which issued the declaration. [1]
The Karay-a language (Kinaray-a, Binisayâ nga Kinaray-a or Hinaraya; English: Harayan) [1] is an Austronesian regional language in the Philippines spoken by the Karay-a people, mainly in Antique. It is one of the Bisayan languages , mainly along with Aklanon/Malaynon , Capiznon , Cebuano , and Hiligaynon .
The Scout Rangers, known officially as the First Scout Ranger Regiment, [1] is a special operations forces of the Philippine Army (PA) that specialized in combat patrol and scouting behind enemy lines with special operations forces (SOF) style.
Every month, thousands of Eritreans attempt to flee repression, torture and indefinite forced conscriptions by embarking on a dangerous journey to Europe.
See Quo warranto § Philippines. R.A. N/A: English Abbreviation for Republic Act. raffle Original meaning: a type of lottery: English The system by which cases are assigned to judges in multi-sala courts. As of 1974, "[n]o case may be assigned to any branch without being raffled." [17] As of 2013, raffles can be conducted electronically via ...
Dialect – Any of the languages of the Philippines other than Tagalog (Original meaning: a variety of a standard language) Double-deck — A bunk bed. (Original meaning: something that has two decks or levels one above the other, usually a bus or tram). Duster [28] — A loose dress wore in (and near) one’s house. (Original meaning: a ...