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The Spanish surname category provides the most common surnames in the Philippines. [6] At the course of time, some Spanish surnames were altered (with some eventually diverged/displaced their original spelling), as resulted from illiteracy among the poor and farming class bearing such surnames, creating confusion in the civil registry and a ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Philippine origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abuel;
This practice changed when the Philippines became a United States colony in the early 20th century. The order was reversed to follow the conventional American form "Christian name - Middle name - Surname," which in this case is actually "Christian name - Mother's surname - Father's surname" (Francisco Concepcion Casas or simply Francisco C. Casas).
The Kingdom of Luzon was described as one of the more powerful and wealthier kingdoms in the archipelago. It was noted for its commerce, literacy, diplomacy, navy, and use of artillery. Its influence ranged at least from Mindoro to Kapampangan lordships, with possibilities of greater extent suggested by the name of the kingdom.
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
The following is a list of notable political families of the Philippines and their areas of influence. Names in bold indicate the individual was/is a president of the Philippines . The Philippine political arena is mainly arranged and operated by families or alliances of families, rather than being organized around political parties.
The surname, Tecson, is a Spanish transliteration of Philippine Hokkien Chinese: 德孫; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-sun; Tâi-lô: Tik-sun. Most Chinese Filipinos whose ancestors came to the Philippines prior to 1898 use a Hispanicized surname, spelled with Spanish orthography using the Abecedario (Spanish Alphabet).