The Philippines and Armenia

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The Philippines and Armenia The Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Armenia celebrate 31 years of formal diplomatic relations. The two countries established diplomatic relations on May 20, 1992. Common Grounds Both the Philippines and Armenia have a large diaspora – one-tenth of Filipinos and two-thirds of Armenians live abroad. Both are also … Read more

Kawe

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Kawe It’s National Learn to Swim Day! How do you say “to swim” in your language? KÁWÉ • (KAH-WEH)to swimActor FocusRoot Word: kawé (stroke of limbs when swimming)Tagálog (Filipino): lumangóy (Root Word: langóy) Root WordKAWÉ • (kuh-WEH)stroke of limbs when swimming; way of swimmingTagálog (Filipino): langóy (“swim”) Verb Conjugationkáwé, kákawé, kínawé – to swim (Actor … Read more

Pepe

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Pepe It was National Fans Day last week so here’s a timely word as we approach the end of the Philippine summer season! How do you say “to fan” in your language? PÉPÉ • (PEH-PEH)(to) fanTagálog (Filipino): paypáy Derived WordPAMÉPÉ • (puh-MEH-PEH)handheld fanSynonym: abaníku (from Spanish abanico)Tagálog (Filipino): pamaypáy Verb Conjugationmamépé, mámépé, mémépé – to … Read more

Bombuan

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Bombuan/Buanbuan It’s World Bee Day! How do you say “bee” in your language? BÓMBUAN / BUANBUAN • (BOHM-bwuhn / bwuhn-BWUHN)beeTagálog (Filipino): bubúyog You may want to read:

On this day, May 22

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On this day, May 22, is the birth of National Artist J Elizalde Navarro (1924) and the death of National Artist Lino Brocka (1991). 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 … Read more