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The Bombay 5-6 moneylending system is an informal lending practice prevalent in the Philippines, historically associated with small-scale, short-term loans provided by Indian-Filipino lenders, often colloquially called “Bombay.” This system is named "5-6" due to its interest structure: for every PHP 5 borrowed, borrowers repay PHP 6 ...
The Tagalog language and the Filipino language have developed unique vocabulary since the former's inception from its direct Austronesian roots and the latter's inception as the developed and formally adopted common national language or national lingua franca of the Philippines from 1973 to 1987 and onward, incorporating words from Malay, Hokkien, Spanish, Nahuatl, English, Sanskrit, Tamil ...
Implementation process: May 20, 2008–June 5, 2017 School Grade level Ages Pre-elementary school: Kindergarten: 5-6 or 4-5 and up Basic education; Elementary school: Grade 1: 6-7 or 5-6 and up Grade 2: 7-8 or 6-7 and up Grade 3: 8-9 or 7-8 and up Grade 4: 9-10 or 8-9 and up Grade 5: 10-11 or 9-10 and up Grade 6: 11-12 or 10-11 and up Junior ...
The UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino (UPDF; "UP Filipino Dictionary") is a series of monolingual Filipino dictionaries. The dictionaries were created by the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino of the University of the Philippines, with Virgilio S. Almario, National Artist for Literature and a professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman, as editor-in-chief.
Stress is a distinctive feature in Tagalog. Primary stress occurs on either the final or the penultimate syllable of a word. Vowel lengthening accompanies primary or secondary stress except when stress occurs at the end of a word.
The first ten years of the century witnessed the first verse and prose efforts of Filipinos in student publications such as The Filipino Students’ Magazine first issue, 1905, a short-lived quarterly published in Berkeley, California, by Filipino pensionados (or government scholars); the U.P. College Folio (first issue, 1910); The Coconut of ...
[5]: 207 The vice president may also serve as Acting President if the president is temporarily incapacitated. [5]: 206 Following in the line of succession are the Senate president and the Speaker of the House. [4] Executive power is exercised through the Cabinet, [5]: 214 who are appointed by the president. While the appointees may wield ...
According to Filipino historian Renato Constantino, cultural imperialism has hindered nation-building in the Philippines, leading to a loss of historical continuity and a Filipino sense of collective becoming. The emphasis on modernity and progress, often influenced by Western ideas, has contributed to a "colonial mentality" that perpetuates ...