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Villar's campaign highlighted his roots in an effort to relate to the masses. A billionaire, Villar emphasized on his campaign that he grew up poor, as exemplified in his campaign jingle "Naging Mahirap", and that the diligence and perseverance led him to his current standing and that he is willing to use the same traits to address the issue of poverty.
Solar term; Term Longitude Dates Lichun: 315° 4–5 February Yushui: 330° 18–19 February Jingzhe: 345° 5–6 March Chunfen: 0° 20–21 March Qingming: 15°
"Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa" was adopted on June 9, 1978 by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1413, [4] a key element in Marcos's vision of building his "New Society".When the new motto was finally unveiled three days later on Independence Day during the 1978 State of the Nation Address, Marcos claimed that it was imperative for the nation to build a united though diverse political community.
A prolific writer, he spearheaded the second successful modernist movement in Filipino poetry together with Mangahas and Antonio. His earliest pieces of literary criticism were collected in Ang Makata sa Panahon ng Makina (1972), now considered the first book of literary criticism in Filipino. Later, in the years of martial law, he set aside ...
"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
The title, "Para Sa Tao", is a pun on the final cadence of the Baybayin (O/U-Pa-Ra-Sa-Ta-O/U-Wa-Ya), the Pre-Hispanic Tagalog script from which the Abakada is derived. The present-day Modern Filipino Alphabet ( Filipino : "Makabagong alpabetong Filipino"), in turn, is the contemporary adaptation of the classical Abakada.
The slogan "Sa ikauunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan" (Filipino for "For the nation's progress, discipline is needed") [1] [2] was a political catchphrase created by the administration of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos after his declaration of martial law, as a justification for his authoritarian rule and in an effort to promote the "new society". [3]
Kasadya Ning Taknaa (English: How Blissful is this Season, lit. ' Happy is this Hour ') is a Cebuano Christmas carol composed in 1933 by Vicente Rubi with lyrics by Mariano Vestil.