Some linguists favoured using " ny " ( as in Catalan and Filipino ) and " ly " for these sounds, but the latter spellings were rejected for being similar to the Indonesian system.

Category: Filipino linguists

Over 26, 000 people of Filipino descent consider Alaska as their home.

It is distinctive from most Filipino languages for its sing-song intonation, much like Italian, particularly in the Bacolodnon dialect, a characteristic that is derived from the large number of mestizos de sangley ( Chinese mestizos ) in the region.

The term " Chinoy " is used in Filipino newspapers to refer to individuals with a degree of Chinese parentage who either speak a Chinese dialect or adhere to Chinese customs.

Examples of languages that have previously been considered to be autonomous but are now sometimes considered heteronomous are: the Scots language, now generally thought of as a dialect of English ; Occitan, sometimes thought of as a dialect of French ; Cebuano, usually thought of as a dialect or variety of Tagalog or Filipino ; and Low Saxon, occasionally considered to be a dialect of German.

The medium of instruction in the classrooms is in English, Filipino ( Tagalog ), and whatever regional dialect they have.

The City of Legazpi ( Bikol: Ciudad nin Legazpi ; Filipino: Lungsod ng Legazpi ) is a component city and capital of the province of Albay and in the Bicol Region in the Philippines.

Legazpi Airport ( Filipino: Paliparan ng Legazpi, Bikol: Palayogan nin Legazpi ) in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay.

They are also the most populous, including Tagalog ( and Filipino ), Bikol, and the major Visayan languages Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray-Waray, Kinaray-a, and Tausug, with forty-some languages altogether.

The City of Iriga ( Bikol: Ciudad nin Iriga ; Filipino: Lungsod ng Iriga ) is a 4th class city in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.

The workshop is open to writers in English and Filipino and several regional languages: Iloko and Bikol ( Baguio workshop ) and Chavacano, Cebuano, Waray and Hiligaynon ( Davao workshop ).

Entries in Iloko, Bikol, or any Visayan language should be accompanied by English or Filipino translations.

Its standardized form, commonly called Filipino, is the national language and one of two official languages of the Philippines, the other being English.

In the Philippines, there are different kinds of sausages called longaniza ( Filipino languages: longganisa ) with mixes dependent on their size of origin: Longaniza de Vigan ( longganisang Vigan ), Longaniza de Lucban ( longganisang Lucban ), and Longaniza de Cebu ( longganisang Sugbo / Cebu ) are examples.

The yawara ( also called pasak or dulodulo in Filipino martial arts ) is a Japanese weapon used in various martial arts.

James L. Haven and Charles Hettrick of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, received a United States patent, the first from a Filipino, on "... an improved construction of the toy, commonly called a bandelore ..." in 1866.

One of Sylvester's high school musical groups was a doo-wop act called The Viscaynes, in which he and a Filipino teenager were the only non-white members.

In the Philippines, the hookah, where it is predominantly called shisha, was particularly used within the minority Arab Filipino and Indian Filipino communities, although particularly among indigenous Muslim Filipinos.

Due to its durability and resistance to splintering, sections of rattan can be used as staves or canes for martial arts – 70 cm .- long rattan sticks, called baston, are used in Filipino martial arts, especially Modern Arnis and Eskrima.

Another traditional Filipino sweet snack similar to Japanese mochi is called palitao.

It is usually called Tagalog within the Philippines and among Filipinos to differentiate it from other Philippine languages, but it has come to be known as Filipino to differentiate it from the languages of other countries ; the former implies a regional origin, the latter a national.

Cebu Strait, sometimes called Bohol Strait ( Filipino: Kipot ng Sugbo ), is a strait in the Philippines that separates the island provinces of Cebu and Bohol.

Bulacan ( Filipino: Bulakan ) ( PSGC: 031400000 ; ISO: PH-BUL ), officially called the Province of Bulacan ( or Lalawigan ng Bulakan in Filipino ) or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region ( Region 3 ) in the island of Luzon, north of Manila ( the nation's capital ), and part of the Metro Luzon Urban Beltway Super Region.

At Balete Pass in Nueva Vizcaya the retreating Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita dug in and held on for three months against the American and Filipino forces who eventually drove them out ; the pass is now called Dalton Pass in honor of General Dalton, USA, who was killed in the fighting.

On October 23, 1899, Gregorio Aglipay, military vicar general of the revolutionary forces, called the Filipino clergy to a conference in Paniqui.

Filipino band Rivermaya released a song called " Hangman ( I Shot the Walrus )" on their album Atomic Bomb ( 1997 ), supposedly written from Mark Chapman's point of view.

The founder of the IFI, he is often called the " Father of Filipino Socialism " for his writings and activism with labour unions.

Two Filipino films, both called Lapu-Lapu, have been made about Lapu-Lapu — the first in 1955 and the second in 2002.

Consistent with the Filipino trait of celebrating our defeats, a monument of Candido Iban and the failed uprising called El Levantamiento de los 82 de Lilo-an stands prominently beside the town hall.

In the Philippines, a similar game called hampas-palayok or pukpok-palayok ( pot-hitting ) is played during Filipino fiestas and traditional parties ( i. e., birthdays ), in which a clay pot filled with treats and / or prizes is used.

He is called Bata, which is Filipino for " Kid ", because there was another older pool player named Efren when he was young.

Keady, later, told Ron Jacobs that he had the highest respect for two Filipino cagers whom he called ' Heckle and Jeckle ' ( referring to Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim ).

The future importation of hip hop culture and music, similar to the previous genres mentioned can be credited to the direct contact Filipinos received with both Americans and Filipino Americans, or as they are commonly called " balikbayans ", stemming from the root words " balik " meaning to come back and " bayan " loosely translating into hometown or homeland.

The birth of Filipino hip hop music ( commonly called " Pinoy Rap " and its emcees " Rapistas ") came in the early 1980s, with early records from Dyords Javier ( Na Onseng Delight ) and Vincent Dafalong ( Nunal ), were both records released in 1980.

Central Luzon ( or Gitnang Luzon in Filipino ), also known as Region III ( or Region 3 ), is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon ( the largest island ), for administrative convenience.

While the district still has a sizable Filipino population, they are in the minority, overshadowed by a sizable Mexican and Central American population.

Orient Express, a Filipino grocery and restaurant, is located by Parsons Boulevard and is close to the Grand Central Parkway vicinity while Manny's Bakeshop and Taste of Asia are situated in Union Turnpike.

The park is divided into three sections beginning with the Teodora F. Valencia Circle adjoining Taft Avenue, where the Department of Tourism and the National Museum of the Filipino People ( formerly the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Finance respectively ) are located is the Eastern Section ; followed by the park proper that extends down to Roxas Boulevard is the Central Section ; and terminating at a open field across Roxas Boulevard fronting Quirino Grandstand along the Manila Bay is the Western Section.

St. Edward Roman Catholic Church is the cultural heart of the Filipino community in the Valley, and St. Edward School remains a beacon in the Central Valley for those Valley parents wishing a Christian education for their children, of whom Filipinos are currently the majority.

While the district still has a sizable Filipino population, they are the minority, overshadowed by a sizable Mexican and Central American population.

After a few months of intensive training, this regiment assisted the American and Filipino Liberation Forces in restoring and maintaining peace and order in Central Luzon and helped capture Japanese stragglers hiding in Corregidor.

Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General Tomoyuki Yamashita ( also known as the Tiger of Malaya ), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.

The establishment and founding of the military camp bases and military general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was active on 1942 to 1946 in Laur, Nueva Ecija and beginning the covers of all stronghold the local Filipino troops and military officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army units to the sending local military operations of the engagements of the Anti-Imperial Japanese Military Operations in Central Luzon included three provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija from 1942 to 1945 and aided the helpful to the local guerrilla resistance fighters, Hukbalahap Communist guerrillas and the U. S. liberation military forces against the Imperial Japanese military forces during the Japanese Insurgency ( 1942-1944 ) and the Allied Liberation ( 1944-1945 ).

Beginning the Battle of Nampicuan on January to September 1945, The stronghold of all the local Filipino soldiers and military officers under the 2nd, 21st, 22nd and 26th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was sending the local military operations from the local military GHQ's and camp bases in Nueva Ecija and some parts in Central Luzon and they recaptured and liberated around the town of Nampicuan by defeating and they fought against the Japanese Imperial Army forces during the Allied Liberation.

# Borlongan ’ s citation of the Banco Filipino Supreme Court ruling is misplaced since the latter was based on the old Central Bank Act ( R. A. No. 265, as amended ) whereas the basis for the receivership of Urban Bank is the new BSP Charter ( R. A. No. 7653 ).

In actuality: " Borlongan ’ s citation of the Banco Filipino Supreme Court ruling is misplaced since the latter was based on the old Central Bank Act ( R. A. No. 265, as amended ) whereas the basis for the receivership of Urban Bank is the new BSP Charter ( R. A. No. 7653 ).

On Sundays, one can usually encounter a large number of Filipino maids gathered at various spots in Central, including the ground floor of the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building.

His Grace, Archbishop Aniceto commended Prof. Lapuz for remaining as a steadfast Filipino and for always remembering and cherishing his native provincial roots as a son of Teodora David, a Capampangan, and Andres Lapuz, also a native of Capampangan, both parents of his were native residents of Pondong Asukal, Barrio San Jose, San Fernando, Pampanga, a province in Central Luzon, Philippines.