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Florentino Collantes (left) and Jose Corazon de Jesus (right) are the first performers of balagtasan in manila. Balagtasan is a Filipino form of debate done in verse. Derived from the name of Francisco Balagtas also known as the Prince of Balagtasan, this art presents a type of literature in which thoughts or reasoning are expressed through speech.
Ang Tipo Kong Lalake (Maginoo pero Medyo Bastos) (lit. ' my type of guy (gentlemanly but a little rude) ' ) is a 1995 Filipino comedy film directed by Efren Jarlego. The film stars Joey de Leon and Dennis Padilla .
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), [1] commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltazar, was a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines.
One is that it may have been a portmanteau of the words babae ("woman"), and lalaki, meaning ("man"). The other is that it is derived from the word for the pre-colonial shamaness in most Filipino ethnic groups, the babaylan. [12] [13] However, the word itself has been used for centuries, albeit in different contexts.
Raphael John Gil Eigenmann [2] (September 25, 1961 – September 1, 2014), known professionally as Mark Gil, was a Filipino actor.Gil was often cast as a main villain in Philippine action films that was popular during the late '80s to the early 2000s.
Weighed But Found Wanting (Filipino: Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang; also known as Human Imperfections [1]) is a 1974 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka.The films stars Christopher De Leon (in his debut role), [2] Hilda Koronel, Lolita Rodriguez and Eddie Garcia.
FlipTop Rap Battle League is the first and largest running pro battle conference in the Philippines founded by Alaric Riam Yuson (known as Anygma) in 2010. [1] [2] The league promotes Pinoy hip hop.
The film's title is in reference to the 1988 action film Gawa Na ang Bala Na Papatay sa Iyo (lit. ' The Bullet That Will Kill You Has Been Made ' ). [ 1 ] Produced by Regal Film , the film was released on October 25, 1989, and was a box office hit, earning ₱24 million in Metro Manila alone.