Just a month after the successful Sublian Festival in July, I found myself back in Batangas City—this time, for their much-anticipated folk dance competitions. It was a short trip, just an overnight stay, yet a meaningful one for someone like me who holds heritage, culture, and the arts close to heart. I witnessed the opening […]
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WATCH: Swiss author Annette Hug speaks Filipino like a native
Swiss author Annette Hug is showcased in an Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines video speaking Filipino like a native.
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These Filipino-inspired fonts, elements, templates are now on Canva
Graphic design platform Canva has joined the Philippines’ celebration of Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month) this August by launching a content collection of fonts, elements, and templates that are uniquely Filipino.
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Prepare your children for school with Filipino literature e-Storytelling Saturdays
Homeschoolers are recommending the Filipino literature e-Storytelling Sessions presented by the Sentro Rizal of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for the Buwan ng Wika to be part of school resources to be maximized by children who are studying at home amid the coronavirus pandemic that closed regular class sessions.
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Buwan ng Wika events urge using Philippine languages for COVID-19 info
The Buwan ng Wika (Language Month) events this August 2020 encourage the use of Filipino and other local Philippine languages to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cebuano now translated in over 100 languages on Google
The Cebuano language from the Philippines can now be understood by worldwide travelers after it was added to Google Translate’s Word Lens, a feature that allows users instant translation using smartphone cameras. Cebuano, one of the country’s major languages largely spoken in the Visayas and Mindanao islands, was added as one of the new 88 […]
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Baybayin, native scripts preserved online with smartphones’ Gboard
The Philippines’ indigenous writing systems – the Baybayin, Buhid, Hanunuo, and Tagbanwa – have been preserved online through the Google Gboard for smartphones. Google announced on Thursday the inclusion of the native scripts in the latest update on its Gboard virtual keyboard for Android phones. The virtual keyboard, which already supports 19 languages from the […]
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Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino a celebration of local films
Filipino films will be exclusively screened in commercial theatres when the Film Development Council of the Philippines
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Jose Rizal Musical in Hong Kong stars Filipino kids
More than 30 talented Pinoys age 8 to 19 have been given the privilege to star in the upcoming Jose Rizal the Musical in Hong Kong.
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