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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.
[5] [6] [7] However, this practice has spread to other areas where both English and Tagalog/Filipino are spoken, including in areas where Tagalog is not the native language. It is characteristically a form of Tagalog / Filipino that mixes in English words, where Tagalog / Filipino is the substratum and English is the superstratum .
This is the discussion page of Tambayan Philippines, where Filipino contributors and contributors to Philippine-related articles discuss general matters regarding the development of Philippine-related articles as well as broad topics on the Philippines with respect to Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects.
[1] [5] [6] [7] Other loanwords underwent phonological changes. Vowel changes can be observed to some of the Spanish words upon adoption into the Filipino language, such as an /i/ to /a/ vowel shift observed in the Filipino word pamintá , which came from the Spanish word pimienta, [ 5 ] and a pre-nasal /e/ to /u/ vowel shift observed in ...
Opening theme "Lagot Ka!" by Mike Hanopol / Masculados [1]: Country of origin: Philippines: Original language: Filipino: No. of episodes 182: Production; Executive producer: Jaydine Valencia ...
Ading — Younger sibling. [3] From Ilocano. Adobo [4] — A Philippine dish. From Spanish. Agawan base [citation needed] — A team game whose main objective is to touch the base of the opposition without getting tagged. Called washington in Baguio. Aggrupation [5] [6] — A group or an organization. Anglicized from Spanish.
On January 1, 2005, he was the first Filipino to climb the highest mountain outside Asia and the highest mountain in the Americas, Mt. Aconcagua, which was then the highest altitude reach by any Filipino. On September 26, 2005, Romi Garduce became the first Filipino to top out an 8000m peak, Cho Oyu, then the highest mountain scaled by a ...