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Sep 25, 2013 · The Bayanihan (pronounced as buy-uh-nee-hun) is a Filipino custom derived from a Filipino word “bayan”, which means nation, town or community. The term bayanihan itself literally means “being in a bayan”, which refers to the spirit of communal unity, work and cooperation to achieve a particular goal. The concept of Bayanihan is traced ...
Feb 21, 1999 · Baybayin is a pre-Spanish Philippine writing system. It is a member of the Brahmic family and is recorded as being in use in the 16th century. It continued to be used during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines up until the late 19th Century. The term Baybay literally means “to spell” in Tagalog.
Original illustration by Maria Angela C. Simbajon (Contact No.: 09274589350). The artist grants FilipiKnow the license to display the artwork. Haliya is the moon goddess of Bicolano mythology who periodically comes down to earth to bathe in its waters. Legend has it that the world used to be illuminated by seven moons.
Nov 20, 2015 · I just want to post this comment to enlighten the experts on the Laguna copperplate scripts.It's not come from the Java or ancient Indonesia island.It's an old Khmer script that scribed by an amateur on the copperplate for the ancient people that took the journey from Danang area,Khmer-Champabury, to the Philippines.I can identify all the ...
Aug 27, 2014 · The script, known as Baybayin, is a collection of 17 cursive characters with similarities to the Brahmi texts of South India. Ms Montajes is one of only a handful of people in the Philippines that still knows this ancient script, which dates back to 300BC, and is fighting to keep it alive. Following Spanish colonisation in the 16th century, the ...
It continues to be deeply rooted in Philippine culture due to the constant exposure of Filipina bodies to the advertisements of the massive skin lightening industry. Papaya soap, one of the many objects produced by the industry, has perpetuated social stratification in the Philippines.
Feb 14, 2008 · Yes yes. Malays came from an origin in Taiwan to the Philippines. Do not believe anybody saying that “Malays..came from Indonesia and Malaysia and sailed up to the Philippines and occupied and inhabited the islands”. There is one term I can describe for this, “BOGUS”! They still teach it in Philippine schools.
