Pamakbung

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Pamakbung How do you say “firecracker” or “fireworks” in your language? PAMAKBUNG • (puh-muhk-BOONG)firecrackers, fireworksTagálog (Filipino): paputók (Root Word: putók “(to) explode”) Root WordAKBUNG • (uhk-BOONG)explosion, eruptionTagálog (Filipino): pagputók (Root Word: putók) Verb conjugation:mamakbung, mámakbung, mémakbung – to explode, burst, erupt (actor focus)papamakbung, pápamakbung, pépamakbung – to detonate, set off an explosive (actor focus)pamakbungan, pápamakbungan, … Read more

Ligang Pasku

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Ligang Pasku This Kapampángan Christmas dish has not 1, not 2, but 3 kinds of meat in it: beef, pork, and chicken! It’s said to be the result of combining the meat leftovers from noche buena (Christmas Eve meal)! LÍGANG PASKU • (LEE-guhng puhs-KU)a Kapampángan Christmas soup dish prepared with boiled beef, pork, chicken, and … Read more

On this day, December 31

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On this day, December 31, in 1882 the Spanish government abolished the tobacco monopoly. There are only five cigarette factories that produce a good product. As the factory increased, the quality of this product decreased. Factory proliferation and poor quality were somewhat remedied by imposing a tax on cigarettes.https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/850/today-in-philippine-history-december-31-1882-the-government-monopoly-of-tobacco-ceased On this day in 2019, the … Read more

Christmas Capital of the Philippines

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What makes Pampanga the Christmas Capital of the Philippines? Let’s take a look back at some Kapampángan Christmas symbols and traditions that have earned Pampanga its title as the Christmas Capital of the Philippines! Filipinos are known for celebrating the most extended Christmas in the world (September to early January) and a bright and flashy … Read more

On this day, December 30

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On this day, December 30, in 1898, Dr. Jose Rizal was sentenced to death. 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 day in 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was established … Read more