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  2. Juan Tamad - Wikipedia

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    Arguably, the Juan Tamad story most often told illustrates his utmost laziness to the point of stupidity that it becomes comedic. In it, Juan Tamad comes upon a guava tree bearing ripe fruit. Being too slothful to climb the tree and take the fruits, he instead decides to lie beneath the tree and let gravity do its work.

  3. Philippine folk literature - Wikipedia

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    Philippine folk literature refers to the traditional oral literature of the Filipino people.Thus, the scope of the field covers the ancient folk literature of the Philippines' various ethnic groups, as well as various pieces of folklore that have evolved since the Philippines became a single ethno-political unit.

  4. Philippine mythology - Wikipedia

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    Despite many recording projects, the majority have yet to be properly documented. These traditions were intentionally interfered with by the Spanish through the 16th century introduction of Christian mythology. Examples include the Biag ni Lam-ang and the Tale of Bernardo Carpio, where certain characters were imposed with Spanish names and ...

  5. List of Philippine mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    Omaka-an established lairs in Gurayen mountain range, Makaturing range, and Mount Matutum, where Omaka-an was finally killed. Maka-ogis was slain at Gurayen. This story was heavily Islamized, although many names mentioned retained indigenous qualities. [72] Pah (Maguindanaon) – bird of prey as big as a house.

  6. Vincent de Jesus - Wikipedia

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    one for Outstanding Original Composition (Si Juan Tamad, Ang Diablo at Ang Limang Milyong Boto 2009) two for Outstanding Musical (Skin Deep 2008 and Si Juan Tamad, Ang Diablo, at Ang Limang Milyong Boto 2009) He has written and acted as Pipay in Euro-Asia and GMA Network's TV series Camera Café, which won the 2008 Asian TV Award for Best Comedy.

  7. Philippine epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    The prelude closes with a "tail", which serves to connect it to the main body of the story. [1]: xxiii–xxiv Philippine epics narrate the adventures of the hero in chronological order, many of them beginning with the hero's birth. None begin in medias res like in the Iliad. The epics narrate the hero's life and adventures and end in happy endings.

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Monday ...

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    An example spangram with corresponding theme words: PEAR, FRUIT, BANANA, APPLE, etc. Need a hint? Find non-theme words to get hints. For every 3 non-theme words you find, you earn a hint.

  9. Tikbalang - Wikipedia

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    As horses weren't native to the Philippines in the pre-Spanish era, the earliest written records about the tikbalang did not specify horse or animal morphology.. Documents from Spanish friars such as Juan de Plasencia's Customs of the Tagalogs (1589) describe the tikbalang as ghosts and spirits of the forests, associated with the terms multo and bibit.