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"No Parking" sign in Atok, Benguet, displayed in English, Filipino, Ilocano, Kankanaey, and Ibaloi. Filipino is a standardized version of Tagalog, spoken mainly in Metro Manila. [30] Both Filipino and English are used in government, education, print, broadcast media, and business, with third local languages often being used at the same time. [31]
Cultural Property wmph identifier [i] Site name Description Province City or municipality Address Coordinates Image Sariaya Glorietta Sariaya Gloretta, inaugurated on 30 December 1924 by the Kapampangan turned Sariayahin Mr. Eusebio Cortez
Michael M. Coroza (born August 26, 1969) is a Filipino poet, educator, and S.E.A. Write Award laureate. [1] He has received eight Palanca Awards for his literary works. [2]In 2000, Coroza and Marikina councilor Marcelino Teodoro established the short-lived publishing company Talingdao Publishing House.
The culture of the Philippines is characterized by great ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.
The Philippine languages or Philippinic are a proposed group by R. David Paul Zorc (1986) and Robert Blust (1991; 2005; 2019) that include all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi, Indonesia—except Sama–Bajaw (languages of the "Sea Gypsies") and the Molbog language (disputed)—and form a subfamily of Austronesian languages.
Kapre: muscular tree giants described as being tall (7 to 9 ft), big, black, terrifying, and hairy [25] Kasili – a fish-like snake who wraps itself around the world; Eugpamolak Manobo called Manama and Kalayagan the supreme deity of the Bagobo people. He gave life to Kasili during the world's creation. [26]
The following is a list of gods, goddesses, deities, and many other divine, semi-divine, and important figures from classical Philippine mythology and indigenous Philippine folk religions collectively referred to as Diwatas whose expansive stories span from a hundred years ago to presumably thousands of years from modern times.
Lesser deities in Filipino religions generally fit into three broad categories: nature spirits residing in the environment, such as a mountain or a tree; guardian spirits in charge of specific aspects of daily life such as hunting or fishing; and deified ancestors or tribal heroes.