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History and fun facts behind the Philippine flag, according to historian
The Philippine flag was designed by General Emilio Aguinaldo and was sewn by three women in Hong Kong including Marcela ...
BusinessMirror1mon
Author asks: How ‘Spanish’ are Filipinos? A review of the Spanish language in the post-colonial era may provide answers
THE loss of a language always results in conflicts with historical memory, a disorientation, and a gaping hole hard to reconcile in the collective identities of the people who once spoke it. For a ...
The Manila Times on MSN2d
History, Parex, the Pasig River and EDSA
TODAY's column features the views of Ian Morley, professor of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Morley has ...
The Manila Times on MSN9d
Gael Garcia Bernal retells Philippine history in new Lav Diaz film
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal stars in a new film which re-examines the discovery of the Philippines by European explorers ...
Gulf Today3d
‘Philippine Heritage Collection’ of Dubai-based artist unveiled
The past is taking place at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai, particularly in Al Qusais, where excavations, ...
The New York Times21d
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.; A Revised Edition of John Foreman's Great History, with Some Account of the American Insular Government.*
Philippine history down to 1898 had animation imparted ... It was accidental that it was Spanish, not Portuguese. Magellan (Sp., Maghallanes; Port., Magalhaes) was a Portuguese noble, a student ...
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Where does the ‘ñ’ come from? The history of a very special Spanish letter
Influenced by Spanish, the spelling ñ is also present in the Philippine languages, as well as in Guarani, Quechua, Mapuche, and Aymara, among others The letter ñ is the emblem of Spanish ...