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Article » Many people, Pilipinos and Pilipino-Americans unfortunately included, are unable to differentiate between the Philippine languages of Tagalog and Filipino. The inter-relationships between these two distinct languages have led to many misunderstandings, including the incorrect assumption that they...
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Article » Philippines 101: Geography.
Greetings BakitWhy.com!
Here is the first installment to Philippines 101.
Being born here in the United States and actually speaking my native language of "Tagalog", over the years I've researched everything there is to know about my culture and the...
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World leaders met on Friday, September 24th, for the US and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Conference held in New York City. Philippine President Aquino was in attendance and managed to meet with President Obama for a brief 7-minute conversation to discuss Philippine concerns such...
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Article » If you're reading this article, chances are you also have a Facebook/Myspace/Friendster page or a Twitter account. Now more than ever, the Internet has been able to give us the opportunity to network and socialize with people around the world. However, given the recent events in The Philippines,...
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Article » What is the National Language of the Republic of the Philippines? What about the Official Language? Are they even the same?
Is it “Tagalog”? Is it “Pilipino”? Or is it, (BakitWhy’s policy of using “Pilipino” instead notwithstanding), in fact, “...
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Article » Just a few few days ago, the Philippines was hit by Typhoon Ondoy. In it's after math, over 40,000 people have lost their homes and over 200 people have lost their lives. Even as the shock subsides and people sift through the debris and reunite with loved ones, and morn the deceased, meteorologists...
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"Western" letters, such as F, J, C, X and Z - sounds of which were not indigenous to the islands before the arrival of the Spaniards and the Americans -...