Encyclopedia - Literature Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of The Philippines - Colonial Literature Xvi-xviii Century
The arrival of the Spaniards in 1565 brought Spanish culture and language. The Spanish conquerors established a strict class system that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish In The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish In The Philippines - History
Spanish in the Philippines - The Spanish colonial era. Spanish was first introduced to the Philippines in 1565, when the conquistador, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ilokano Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Ilokano Literature - Iloko Literature: A Historical Sketch
Written and oral Iloko literature is believed to have started even before the Spaniards arrived in the Ilocos region in 1572. The ancient...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Balagtas: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Balagtas - Life As A Poet
Balagtas learned to write poetry from Jose dela Cruz (Huseng Sisiw), one of the most famous poets of Tondo. It was Jose dela Cruz himself...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francisco Balagtas: Encyclopedia Ii - Francisco Balagtas - Early Years
Born in the town of Bigaa (now Balagtas), in the province of Bulacan, Francisco Balagtas was the youngest of the four children. His paren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Philippines
The Customs and Traditions of the Philippines are strongly influenced by the culture of Spain, Mexico and the Roman Catholic religion. Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish In The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish In The Philippines - List Of Spanish Words Of Philippine Origin
Although the greatest linguistic impact and wordloans have been from Spanish to the languages of the Philippines, the Filipino languages ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish In The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish In The Philippines - Philippine Spanish
Since the Philippines was administered by New Spain (Mexico) rather than Spain herself during the colonial period, the Spanish language a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ilokano Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Ilokano Literature - Iloko Literature: Today And Tomorrow
Ilokano writers have also published their works in foreign countries. One of the most popular authors of Ilocano ancestry abroad was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ilokano Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Ilokano Literature - The Gumil - Gunglo Dagiti Mannurat Nga Ilokano
Main article: GUMIL Filipinas On October 19, 1968, GUMIL Filipinas (Ilokano Writers Association of the Philippines) was organized in Bagu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish In The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish In The Philippines - Influence On The Languages Of The Philippines
There are approximately 4,000 Spanish words in Tagalog, and around 6,000 Spanish words in Visayan and other dialects. The Spanish countin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Philippines - Celebrations
Culture of the Philippines - Major festivals. The Black Nazarene procession in Quiapo and Manila. The Fiesta del Santo Niño de Cebu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Philippine-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Philippine-related Topics - People
See also List of Filipinos. Chinese Filipino Japanese Filipino Filipino Americans * Filipino Canadians * Andres Bonifacio Antonio Fort...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Philippine-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Philippine-related Topics - Events And History
List of Philippine-related topics - Events and history. List of Philippine-related topics - Pre-colonial period. Pre-colonial Philippi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Philippines - Cuisine
Filipinos cook a variety of national food influenced by both Castillian-Mexican and Asian cuisines such as: Adobo typically pork, slow-c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Philippines - Sports
Sipa and cockfighting are the national sports in the Philippines. Other popular recreational sports include boxing, billiard, basketball,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Philippine-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Philippine-related Topics - Places And Locations
Includes former regions. Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Bicol Region Cagayan Valley CALABARZON Caraga Central Luzon Central Visa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Philippines - Folk Traditions And Beliefs
Main Article: Superstitions of the Philippines and Philippine Mythology Before the coming of the Spaniards and the introducing of Roman C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of The Philippines - Modern Literature Xx Century
Ironically, a greater portion of Spanish literature by native Filipinos was written during the American commonwealth period because the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of The Philippines - Archaic Writing System
Compared to other Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines has very few artifacts that show evidence of writing. However literacy was w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Literature Of The Philippines: Encyclopedia Ii - Literature Of The Philippines - Classical Literature Xix Century
Classical literature (José Rizal, Pedro Paterno, Jesús Balmori, Huerta, Farolán, Licsi, Lumba, Castillo etc. ) and historical document...   » Read the article