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  2. Sports in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Among these are archery, arnis, horse-riding, fling sports, wrestling sports, dart sports, track sports, and traditional martial arts. With the sport of cockfighting being wildly popular in the Philippines, attracting large crowds who bet on the outcome of fights between the birds, [ 4 ] and the sport itself a popular form of fertility worship ...

  3. Biag ni Lam-ang - Wikipedia

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    Biag ni Lam-ang (lit. ' The Life of Lam-ang ') is an epic story of the Ilocano people from the Ilocos region of the Philippines.It is notable for being the first Philippine folk epic to be recorded in written form, and was one of only two folk epics documented during the Philippines' Spanish Colonial period, along with the Bicolano epic of Handiong.

  4. Ricky Lee - Wikipedia

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    He started writing fiction in the late 1960s, gaining confidence with the publication of his first short story, "Mayon," in the Philippine Free Press while he was still in high school. His early efforts earned him several national awards, including Third Place in the Pilipino Free Press for "Pagtatapos" (1969) and first prizes in consecutive ...

  5. Filipino Americans and sports - Wikipedia

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    Sports for Filipino Americans can be seen in a religious lens which becomes a path towards prayer and worship. The Filipino value Panggalang, meaning respect, comes from the long line of tradition of respecting elders and God's commandment of honoring one's father and mother. This then connects to honoring one's mentor or coach that has guided ...

  6. Efren Abueg - Wikipedia

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    Efren Reyes Abueg (born 3 March 1937 in Tanza, Cavite) is a well-known and recognized Filipino-language creative writer, editor, author, novelist, short story writer, essayist, fictionist, professor, textbook writer, and anthologist in the Philippines. [1] [2] His works appeared on magazines such as Liwayway, Bulaklak, Tagumpay, Mod, and ...

  7. Filipino gymnast who won 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero's ...

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    Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, flew home to a hero’s welcome Tuesday with a nationally televised tribute by the president and donors pledging more ...

  8. Football in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Iloilo Sports Complex is the host of home matches from Iloilo F.A. It hosted an international competition in the group stages of the 2013 AFC President's Cup. [113] [114] In 2014, the Philippine Sports Stadium was opened in Bulacan, which is also the largest stadium in term of capacity in the Philippines.

  9. New test may detect Alzheimer's years before tau clumps ... - AOL

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    Tau can become phosphorylated, meaning that phosphate groups are added to it. This is normal, but in the case of Alzheimer’s, the phosphorylation is abnormal or excessive.