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A number of units of measurement were used in the Philippines to measure various quantities including mass, area, and capacity. The metric system has been compulsory in the country since 1860, during the late Spanish colonial period. [1]
The word "kilogram" is formed from the combination of the metric prefix kilo-(meaning one thousand) and gram; [2] it is colloquially shortened to "kilo" (plural "kilos"). [ 3 ] The kilogram is an SI base unit , defined ultimately in terms of three defining constants of the SI, namely a specific transition frequency of the caesium-133 atom, the ...
Cavan was defined in the 19th century by the government of the Spanish East Indies as being equivalent to 75 litres. [2] Though officially the Philippines became entirely metric in 1860, this value was still in use well into the 20th century.
The Patriotic Oath (Tagalog: Panatang Makabayan) is one of two national pledges of the Philippines, the other being the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag (Tagalog: Panunumpa ng Katapatan sa Watawat). It is commonly recited at flag ceremonies of schools—especially public schools—immediately after singing the Philippine national anthem but ...
Sa bayan, sa nayo't mga kaharián, At ang isáng tao'y katulad, kabagay Ng alin mang likha noong kalayaán. Ang hindi magmahal sa kanyang salitâ Mahigit sa hayop at malansáng isdâ, Kayâ ang marapat pagyamaning kusà Na tulad sa ináng tunay na nagpalà. Ang wikang Tagalog tulad din sa Latin Sa Inglés, Kastilà at salitang anghel, Sapagka't ...
Sa watawat ng Pilipinas At sa bansang kanyang sinasagisag Na may dangal, katarungan at kalayaan Na pinakikilos ng sambayanang Maka-Diyos Maka-tao Makakalikasan at Makabansa. [3] I am a Filipino I pledge my allegiance To the flag of the Philippines And to the country it represents With honor, justice and freedom Put in motion by one Nation For ...
José Cecilio Corazón de Jesús y Pangilinan (November 22, 1896 – May 26, 1932), also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines, a period that lasted from 1901 to 1946.
Lahing pilî sa silangan Iwaksî natin ang nakaraán, Yakapin ang bagong buhay. Hawakan ang watawat Ng pagpápakasipag Ibandila, iwasiwas Ang pagbabagong tatág Lakad at harapín Pagtatanggól sa layunin Hirap, sakit ay tiisín Upang makamít ang mithiin Gumawâ, bumuó, at magbatá Itatág ang silangang Asya Lupalop na maguinhawâ Kasaganaang ...