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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.
English is also used in higher education, religious affairs, print and broadcast media, and business. Most well-educated Filipinos are bilingual and speak English as one of their languages. For highly technical subjects such as nursing, medicine, computing and mathematics, English is the preferred medium for textbooks and communication.
Many of the problems identified were attributed to the attempt to impose an English-based education system in just one generation, concluding that "Upon leaving school, more than 99% of Filipinos will not speak English in their homes. Possibly, only 10% to 15% of the next generation will be able to use this language in their occupations.
The level of poetry in the Philippines had also risen, with poet Jose Garcia Villa making impacts in poetry history for introducing the style of comma poetry and the "reversed consonance rhyme scheme". [4] The American occupation and colonization of the Philippines led to the rise of "free verse" poetry, prose, and other genres.
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898, often referred to as Blair and Robertson after its two authors, was a 55-volume series of Philippine historical documents. [1] They were translated by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson, a director of the National Library of the Philippines from 1910 to 1916.
Political and cultural history of the Philippines, Volumes 1–2. Barrows, David (2014). A History of the Philippines-Illustrated. ISBN 978-0-34-292-6466. Church, Peter (13 March 2017). A Short History of South-East Asia. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-119-06248-6. De Borja, Marciano R. (2005). Basques In The Philippines. University of Nevada Press.
Arnis [13] [5] — Martial arts practiced in the Philippines employing sticks, bladed weapons, and bare hands. Asianovela [14] — Any television drama series made in Asia. Ate [15] [5] — older sister [14] From Tagalog. Atis [15] — The Annona squamosa or sugar apple. Awardee [2] — One who is given an award. Shared with American English.