Luwid

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Luwid Luid ya ing Pilipínas! Mabúhay ang Pilipínas! Long live the Philippines! LUID / LUWID • (loo-WID)longevity, conservation, prolongation;“Long live!”, an expression of praiseTagálog (Filipino): Mabúhay! (“Long Live!”, from búhay “life”) Kapampángan ExpressionLuid! [Kap]Mabuhay! [Tag]Long Live! [Eng]The Kapampángan word by itself is the root word for “longevity, conservation, prolongation” and is used as an expression … Read more

Bangsa

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Bangsa While “balen” refers to one’s town or nation, “bangsâ” on the other hand refers to “country” in relation to other countries or states. BANGSÂ/BANSÂ • (buhng-SA’, buhn-SA’)nation, countryTagálog (Filipino): bansâ EtymologyFrom Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá, “race, lineage, offspring”), via Malay bangsa (“nation”) Derived word:PANGBANGSÂ / PAMBANSÂ • (puhng-buhng-SA’, puhm-buhn-SA’)nationalTagálog (Filipino): pambansâ You may want to … Read more

Bale

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Bale Did you know that the first anniversary of Philippine Independence was marked in a Kapampángan heritage house? BALÉ • (buh-LEH)houseTagálog (Filipino): báhay Derived words:BALEN • (buh-LEHN)town; (one’s own) nation, countryTagálog (Filipino): báyan Historical Kapampángan Heritage House:PAMINTUAN MANSIONAngeles City, PampangaA signature landmark of Angeles City and one of its several iconic Spanish-era heritage houses, this … Read more

Baybayin

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The Baybayin: Ancient and Traditional Scripts of the Philippines Gallery is a permanent exhibition highlighting baybayin – a Filipino traditional syllabic writing system. It features and promotes awareness of the writing systems used by the early Filipinos, through a showcase of archaeological artifacts, archival records from the Spanish colonial era, and ethnographic collection. The gallery … Read more

The Monreal Stones

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The Monreal Stones  The tablet (big stone) and stone (small stone) were found inside the compound of the Rizal Elementary School in Monreal, Ticao Island, Masbate, and were brought to the National Museum in October 2011. The bigger stone (Monresl Stone 1 ) have both sides engraved with scripts. One side (Side A ) has … Read more