The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, April 16, in 1837 the Philippine representation in the Spanish Cortes was dissolved after 27 years. 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 2007, the worst mass … Read more
On this day, April 15, in 1948, President Manuel Roxas gave a speech at the Clark Air Base. Moments later, he had a heart attack that killed him. Elpidio Quirino replaced him and finished the remainder of his term. The official calendar of the Republic of the Philippines: an almanac of Philippine commemorations enlivened with … Read more
On this day, April 14, in 1521, Ferdinand Magellan built a cross in Cebu.https://kahimyang.com/april/page/3/ On this day in 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/April-14 On this day in 1932, Errnest Walton succeeded in smashing an atom using the particle accelerator he and Sir John Douglas Cockcroft invented. This invention won them the Nobel Prize … Read more
Banal FALSE FRIENDS ALERT! While banal means “common” in English, it means “holy” in Kapampángan & Tagálog! How do you say “holy” in your language? False Friends BANAL English: common in a boring way; lacking originality Kapampángan & Tagálog (Filipino): pangkaraníwan Kapampángan & Tagálog (Filipino): holy, sacred; virtuous, pious BANAL • (buh-NUHL) holy, sacred; virtuous, … Read more
Laram It was Tell a Lie Day last week, so here’s the Kapampángan word for “lie, falsehood”! How do you say “lie, falsehood” in your language? LARAM • (luh-RUHM)lie, falsehoodTagálog (Filipino): kasinungalíngan (root word: sinungáling “untruthful; liar”) Derived WordMALARAM • (muh-luh-RUHM)untruthful, full of lies; a liarTagálog (Filipino): sinungáling KALARAMAN • (kuh-luh-ruh-MUHN)lie, falsehoodTagálog (Filipino): kasinungalíngan Verb … Read more