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In Iriga City in Camarines Sur, where Nora Aunor was born, the Philippine flag was lowered to half-mast on Monday morning as ...
The AI revolution, which has begun to transform our lives over the past three years, is built on a fundamental linguistic ...
You have to draw close to hear the words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain.
"The Bicolano word 'sikad,' aside from its other negative connotations, means 'to cycle in motion' or 'to continue,' in relation to literature. So, when used in the phrase 'Sikad Panitikan,' we ...
Sorsogon State University professor Aldrin John Estonanto (center) receives the Nadim Bronze Award during the closing ceremony of the International Symposium for Science and Mathematics Classroom ...
"You are a shining example of how Actions speak louder than words. Keep smiling and shining and thank you for entertaining not just me but everyone that showed up to see the game... Here's to many ...
The Oxford English Dictionary added 42 new words borrowed from other languages, including gigil, a Tagalog expression for witnessing something adorable. By Gina Cherelus Need a word to emphasize ...
Newly added Philippine words include videoke, a karaoke-like pastime with a scoring system, and salakot, a wide-brimmed, lightweight hat worn by farmers. Gigil (pronounced ghee-gill) is among the ...
The easiest example for me was 62-Across, [* Composed *], which solves to WRITTEN IN THE STARS. The word “Composed,” defined as WRITTEN rather than “emotionally contained,” is placed ...
There are instances that the borrowed word is so frequently used that it ends up being part of the vocabulary of their variety of English. Take "alamak" for example. Borrowed from the Malay ...
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added several "untranslatable" words, including 'gigil,' a Tagalog term describing intense cuteness. These new words, from diverse global regions ...
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – That makes two. Two consecutive visits to Martinsville Speedway for Taylor Gray and two straight purposeful post-race walks on pit road for the 20-year-old driver to confront ...