JANUARY 1. FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE - Quiapo Church‚ Manila - January 9 People go to Quiapo Church‚ Manila to honor the miraculous wooden black statue of Jesus Christ carried by male devotees during the procession. 2. BINIRAY – Romblon - January 9 A festival parade in the sea followed by a celebration in Romblon 3. LINGAYEN GULF LANDING - Lingayen‚ Pangasinan - January 9 Held in Lingayen Pangasinan‚ it commemorates the landing of General MacArthur’s Allied Forces in Luzon in 1945
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The USA learned from its predecessor’s mistakes and‚ as its first effort‚ established a public school system‚ based on English language. Consequently‚ the literacy rate rose rapidly‚ and first fictional texts written in the language of the new rulers were published shortly after the change. Already during the 1920s the former elite language was replaced by English‚ soon also practiced as a medium of fiction. In the 1940s‚ some authors writing in English‚ such like Jose Garcia Villa and Carlos Bulosan
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PHILIPPINES (FILIPINO) CULTURAL AND FOLK DANCES PHILIPPINES (FILIPINO) CULTURAL AND FOLK DANCES INTRODUCTION AND DANCES Countries in the world have their own cultures made more colorful‚ beautiful and vibrant because of Folk Dances that are reflection of who they are. In the east‚ the Chinese have their symbolic Dragon Dance‚ the Japanese have the ancestral dance Bon Odori. In the west the Americans have their Square Dance. On the other hand‚ the Philippines will not be left behind. "The Pearl
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Sinulog Festival Date of Celebration: 3rd week of January Place of Celebration: Cebu City Description: The Sinulog Festival is distinguished by its unusual two-steps-forward-and-one-step-backward shuffle‚ thus simulating the Holy Child of the shores‚ the Sinulog is a century-old tradition observed in the part of Visayas region. The prayer-dance is harmonized to the beat of drums and shouts of "Pit Señor! Viva Sto. Niño!”. Ati-atihan Festival Date of Celebration: 3rd week of January Place of Celebration:
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Title: "Philippine helicopters fire rockets at Muslim rebels in Zamboanga siege." Date: Monday‚ September 16‚ 2013. Source: Internet - http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/world/asia/philippines-mindanao-unrest/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 How does the article relate to social studies/history? This article relates to the social studies discipline of world history. The article discusses about war‚ Muslim rebels and the Philippine military. The article also takes place in the Philippines which is a sovereign
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philippine studies Ateneo de Manila University • Loyola Heights‚ Quezon City • 1108 Philippines Philippine Commonwealth and Cult of Masculinity Alfred W. Mccoy Philippine Studies vol. 48‚ no. 3 (2000): 315–346 Copyright © Ateneo de Manila University Philippine Studies is published by the Ateneo de Manila University. Contents may not be copied or sent via email or other means to multiple sites and posted to a listserv without the copyright holder’s written permission. Users may download and print
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PART I: INTRODUCTION: THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK MAN IN THE WORLD A. The Social Nature of Man Man is “social by nature”: he relates himself to other men with the same naturalness as a fish takes to water Man is entirely dependent on others for everything Aristotle said‚ “every man feels naturally like a friend to other men. “ The natural feeling of man towards other men is friendliness Being unfriendly is like an afterthought‚ not something spontaneous Only when he starts thinking
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The Philippine cinema is the youngest of the Philippine arts‚ and still is considered as one of the popular forms of entertainment among the Filipinos. It directly employs some 260‚000 Filipinos and generates around PHP 1.5 billion revenues annually.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 History 2.1 Origins 2.2 American period 2.3 World War II and Japanese occupation 2.4 1950s 2.5 1960s 2.6 1970s to early 1980s 2.7 Contemporary period 2.7.1 Late 1980s to 1990s 2.7.2 2000 and beyond 3 See also
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The focus of this article is how music/music therapy can lead to improved brain function in patients who are in a vegetative state or a minimally conscious state. According to the article‚ vegetative state is defined as “a state in which patients exhibit a lack of awareness of external stimuli‚ but with preservation of sleep–wake cycles and vital vegetative functions (such as cardiac action‚ respiration and maintenance of blood pressure) while remaining completely unaware of both self and environment”(Okumura
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History of the Philippines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on the Culture of Philippines History Languages Traditions Mythology and folklore[show] Cuisine Festivals Religion Literature Music and performing arts[show] Media[show] Sport[show] Monuments[show] Symbols[show] Philippines portal v t e Part of a series on the History of the Philippines Prehistory (pre-900)[show] Classical Period (900–1521)[show] Spanish Period (1521–1898)[show] American Period (1898–1946)[show]
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