Kasibul

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Kasibul It’s the First Day of Spring for our Northern Hemisphere temperate friends! How do you say “spring” in your language? KÁSÍBUL • (KAH-SEE-bool)spring (season)Tagálog (Filipino): tagsiból Root WordSÍBUL • (SEE-bool)spring, fountain, water source; (to) sproutTagálog (Filipino): síbol Verb Conjugationsumíbul, sísíbul, síníbul – to sprout, spring (Actor Focus) Example SentenceSíníbul nó ring tanáman kayárí ning … Read more

The Philippines and Iceland

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The Republic of the Philippines and Iceland celebrates 24 years of formal diplomatic relations! The two countries established diplomatic relations on February 24, 1999. Common Ground Filipinos are one of the largest migrant communities in Iceland. As of 1 January 2023, Filipino nationals who are registered in Iceland total, 2,233 persons (excluding dual citizens), up … Read more

Ramon Santos

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Ramon Santos (National Artist for Music – February 25, 1941) Greetings to National Artist Ramon P. Santos on his 82nd birthday! Ramon Pagayon Santos, composer, conductor, and musicologist, is currently the country’s foremost exponent of contemporary Filipino music. A prime figure in the second generation of Filipino composers in the modern idiom, Santos has contributed … Read more

On this day, March 23

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On this day, March 23, is the birth of National Scientist Encarnacion A. Alzona (1895) and the death of National Scientist Onofre D. Corpuz (2013). The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with illustrations and information. –Manila: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office, [2014]. On this … Read more

Amanung Sisuan

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Amanung Sisuan  We feature the honorific title of the Kapampangan language as the mother tongue of the Kapampángan people. AMÁNUNG SÍSUAN • (uh-MAH-noong SEE-swuhn)“breastfed language” or “language suckled from the breast”, is the honorific title of the Kapampángan language as the mother tongue of its native speakers Root WordSÚSU • (SOO-soo)breastTagálog: súso HomonymSUSÛ • (soo-SOO’)snailTagálog … Read more