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DOON PO SA AMIN (Tagalog Folk Song)

DOON PO SA AMIN (Tagalog Folk Song)

Doon po sa amin, Bayan ng San Roque May nagkatuwaang Apat na pulubi – Nagsayaw ang pilay, Nanood ang bulag, Kumanta ang pipi, Nakinig ang bingi. Doon po sa amin, Bayang ng Malabon, May isang matandang, [...]

Kare-kare

Kare-kare

A popular Tagalog native dish cooked with beef rind and  tail, young banana flower,  peanut butter or  roasted peanut, eggplant, ground rice  grains, and food coloring. Usually served with sautéed shrimp paste [...]

Ipa

Ipa

              Rice or corn bran or husk.   Featured Image Credit: greendiary.com [...]

Kuliglig

Kuliglig

1. An insect with close resemblance to cricket. 2. Farm trailer – A popular form of transport in agricultural communities all over the Philippines. It is an improvised vehicle that makes use of a handtractor [...]

Dambuhala

Dambuhala

Tagalog word for something huge, gigantic, or gargantuan. Often used to refer to monters in Philippine mythology and folk lore. Used in contemporary language to describe a thing, event, or idea. e.g. Ang polusyon ay nagdudulot [...]

Lamyerda

Lamyerda

Tagalog slang for “to take a stroll,” “galivant,” or “to go to no place in particular.” Said to have been derived from the Spanish la  (“the”) + merendar (“to have lunch”).   Featured Photo Credit: pinoybusiness.org [...]

“Kusing”

“Kusing”

Generally used to refer to the smallest denominated Philippine coin.  Presently, and for most of the time in the past, that is the Five Centavo coin. There have been times when the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [...]

Ginoong Maria

Ginoong Maria

Contemporary Tagalog speakers may be wondering why the Filipino version of the Catholic prayer “Ave Maria” or “Hail Mary” starts with “Aba GINOONG Maria” instead of the supposedly grammatically correct “Aba GINANG Maria” or even “Aba [...]

“Ang Kampana ng Dios” by Jose Corazon de Jesus

“Ang Kampana ng Dios” by Jose Corazon de Jesus

  I Kaninang umaga’y mga mayang bato Ang  nagliliparan sa may kampanaryo; Nang ikaw’y tumugtog ay naalala kong May binibinyagan, kayak ay ingay mo. O,   tansong kampana O,   kampanang luma. . . Sa alingawngaw mo’y napapabalita [...]

Akyat-bahay

Akyat-bahay

The term used to refer to notorious criminal gangs who rob houses by scaling through the roof, window, or any part of the house that allows access inside it. Also refers to the manner of stealing [...]


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