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1 day ago · A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.
2 days ago · The Philippines recognizes the importance of preserving and promoting linguistic diversity. A Brief History of the Philippines. The Philippines’ history goes back thousands of years. Different groups like Austronesian and Negrito ethnic groups lived on the islands. The story we know starts in 1521, when the Spanish arrived.
3 days ago · Rinconada Bikol or simply Rinconada, spoken in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines, is one of several languages that compose the Inland Bikol (or Southern Bicol) group of the Bikol macrolanguage. It belongs to the Austronesian language family that also includes most Philippine languages, the Formosan languages of Taiwanese aborigines ...
5 days ago · 13. The Philippines is located along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicentres bordering the Pacific Ocean. Up to 90% of the world’s earthquakes and 75% of the world’s volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire. 14. The Philippines is home to Taal Volcano, one of 16 Decade Volcanoes.
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1 day ago · A descendant of Jose Rizal yesterday called on Filipinos to have greater awareness of the Heraldic Code of the Philippines during the celebration of National Flag Day in Rizal Park in Manila.
3 days ago · Where are Indigenous Peoples Distributed in the Philippines? Filipinos’ indigenous roots come in a very diverse range. Over a hundred ethnolinguistic groups comprise the ancestry of the Philippines, mirroring to a great extent the precious biological and ecological variety that the country’s 7,000-strong islands boast.
4 days ago · The island was a viable and busy trading port, one of many islands regularly visited by Chinese merchants. Chao Ju-Kua’s Chu-fan-chi, written in 1225, mentions the island of Ma-i, believed to be the ancient name of present-day Mindoro.
