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Sampaguita garland vendors outside a Catholic school in Pateros, Manila. Its most widespread modern common name "sampaguita" is derived from the Philippine Spanish sampaguita; from Tagalog sampaga ("jasmine", a direct loanword from the Indian sanskrit word campaka), and the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita.
Philippines: Jasminum sambac is the national flower. Adopted in 1935, it is known as "sampaguita" in the islands. It is usually strung in garlands which are then used to adorn religious images. [36] Thailand: Jasmine flowers are used as a symbol of motherhood. [37] Tunisia: The national flower of Tunisia is jasmine.
Maria Teresa Alfonso, also known as Tessy Alfonso and better known by her stage name Sampaguita, is a Pinoy rock singer from the Philippines, active during the 1970s and 1980s. Sampaguita had released several albums and songs that went successful and are now considered classics. She is also dubbed as the "Queen of Filipino rock music."
Governor-General Frank Murphy declared sampaguita and narra as national symbols during the Commonwealth era. The Republic Act (RA) 8491, also known as Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, stipulates the code for national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines. [1]
The Tagalog word sampaguita (uses the Spanish-style spelling of "sampagita") in the title of the book refers to the Jasminum sambac, a species of jasmine that is native to the Philippines and other parts of southern Asia. [1] Paterno read verses from the book at the Ateneo de Madrid. [2]
Sampaguita was the southernmost of four major clusters of concentration camps for political prisoners in the Greater Manila Area at the time, Sampaguita being the "S" in "A, B, C, and S" with the other letters representing Camps Aguinaldo ("A"), Bonifacio ("B"), and Crame ("C").
Sampaguita" (also known as "La Flor de Manila"), a 19th-century musical composition by Dolores Paterno. Sampaguita (singer), a female rock singer from the Philippines. Sampaguita, a song from Limasawa Street, the debut album of a Filipino band Ben&Ben. Sampaguita, a single of a Filipino band juan karlos featuring Gloc-9.
In 2004, a motion was filed in the House of Representatives of the Philippines to declare the waling-waling as the country's national flower, replacing the sampaguita. [9] [10] In 2013, a bill was passed by the Philippine Senate declaring the waling-waling as a national flower alongside the sampaguita. [11]