Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Writers' Union of the Philippines (Filipino: Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas, abbreviated as UMPIL) is the largest organization of Filipino writers in the Philippines. [1] Established in 1974, the organization was first known by the English version of its name, the Writers' Union of the Philippines. [ 1 ]
He formerly served as the chairman of the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), the government agency mandated to promote and standardize the use of the Filipino language. On January 5, 2017, Almario was also elected as the chairman of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). [2] Virgilio Almario at a poetry reading in June 2011.
Philippine English (similar and related to American English) is a variety of English native to the Philippines, including those used by the media and the vast majority of educated Filipinos and English learners in the Philippines from adjacent Asian countries.
Perhaps the most influential development in English style came out of the work of the Royal Society (founded in 1660), which in 1664 set up a committee to improve the English language. Among the committee's members were John Evelyn (1620–1706), Thomas Sprat (1635–1713), and John Dryden (1631–1700).
Philippine literature in English has its roots in the efforts of the United States, then engaged in a war with Filipino nationalist forces at the end of the 19th century. By 1901, public education was institutionalized in the Philippines , with English serving as the medium of instruction.
The first English novel written by a Filipino was The Child of Sorrow (1921) written by Zoilo Galang. [17] The early writings in English were characterized by melodrama, unreal language, and unsubtle emphasis on local color. Short stories also gained popularity during this period with many serials and stories published independently or through ...
Aggrupation [5] [6] — A group or an organization. Anglicized from Spanish. Aircon [7] [8] — Short for air conditioner. This word is shared with British English. Ambush interview [9] — surprise interview; Alcalde [1] — A mayor during the Spanish Colonial period. From Spanish. Aling [5] — a title of a woman roughly equivalent to Ms. or ...
Amado Vera Hernandez (September 13, 1903 – March 24, 1970), was a Filipino writer and labor leader who was known for his criticism of social injustices in the Philippines and was later imprisoned for his involvement in the communist movement. He was the central figure in a landmark legal case that took 13 years to settle.