WHAT IS GAY LINGO or Swardspeak (also known as "Bekimon" and "gay lingo") is an argot or cant slang derived from Taglish (Tagalog-English code-switching) and used by a number of homosexuals in the Philippines Sward speak uses elements from Tagalog, English, Spanish, and some from Japanese, as well as celebrities' names and trademark brands, giving them new meanings in different contexts. It is largely localized within gay communities, making use of words derived from the local languages or dialects
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The Philippines has gone through different colonization and occupations from other countries. The first to colonize the Philippines is Spain. The next is the United States of America and finally the Japanese occupation occurred. Spanish Colonization in the Philippines After the Spaniards succeeded in 1556 to break the last good organized resistance, a long period of Spanish influence followed. The Spaniards ruled the country, brought the Christian religion to the country and were responsible for a
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The 2013 Asia Pacific Fundraising Conference 8-11 April 2013, Manila, Philippines CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP CATALOGUE Passion Forward: The 2013 Asia Pacific Fundraising Conference 8-11 April 2013, Manila, Philippines Unite. Ignite. The Passion Continues. Passion Forward 2013. Sponsorship Catalogue Page 1 of 9 About Passion Forward PASSION FORWARD: THE ASIA PACIFIC FUNDRAISING CONFERENCE is a four-day conference, conducted every other year, that aims to gather at least 150 champions, professionals
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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES OFFICE OF THE AFP SERGEANT MAJOR Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City OAFPSM 03 August 2015 SUBJECT: Availability of GHQ Gym, Request for TO: Commander SPS AFP P o s t Attn: Admin 1. References: a. Commemoration of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People Week. b. RA #10664, an act of declaring that the last full week of August 2015 as Armed Forces of the Filipino People Week as approved by
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INTRODUCTION: Background of the Study: The rising popularity of Korean Culture throughout the world is called Korean Wave. The Korean popular culture which spread mainly through the mass media is now enjoying high popularity outside Korea and this is how the Korean Wave occurs (Yu,2008). The phenomenal Korean sensation is describe from another term called Hallyu, this is a Korean pronunciation of Korean Wave which is defined by Korean Tourism Organization (2004) as the recent cultural phenomenon
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Cited Scenario: Philippines’ ownership to Spratly Island Fact: Spratlys Islands or Kalayaan Island Group is just within the Philippines' proximity and 200 Nautical Miles Exclusive Economic Zone - under the International Laws Sea - UNCLOS. The Philippines as the closest and archipelagic country of the Spratly island with another Five Asian countries claim the Spratly Islands including - China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei. In 1971, the Philippines officially claimed
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The Case of the Plant Relocation The chief executive of Electrocorp, an electronics company, which makes the onboard computer components for automobiles, is facing increased production costs. Electrocorp’s production plants, use complex hydrocarbon solvents to clean the chips and other parts that go into the computer components. Some of the solvents used are carcinogens and must be handled with extreme care. Until recently, all of your production plants were located in the United States. However
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Community Resources Natalie Jane Fiestada Community Resources Utilized by teachers Libraries National Library of the Philippines The National Library located in T.M Kalaw as the repository of the printed and recorded cultural heritage of the country and other intellectual literary and information sources provide access to their resources. They envision the full intellectual and cultural development of the Filipino people through the love for reading books and other new forms of literary
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Jose Rizal came from a decent family and with his talents, abilities, intelligence and achievements he can live peaceful and prosperous but then chooses to dedicate his life to free the Filipino people from oppressions in the hands of the Spaniards. He manifest selfless dedication and willingness to save his country while seeking no glory for himself. In his fight against the Spaniards he gave importance on education as the best weapon. With perseverance and superb talents in writing he opted not
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MY REACTION PAPER TO NOLI ME TANGERE The title of this novel "Noli Me Tangere" is a Latin words meaning in tagalong “Huwag Mo Akong Salingin”. Jose Rizal, our national hero is the writer of this novel, where in, this novel was written during his time, where in, the exact year was 1884, he was in Madrid taking up medicine when he write this novel. When he finished his course (Medicine), he went to Paris and continues writing this novel. In Berlin, Jose Rizal finished the last part of this novel
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