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  2. José Rizal - Wikipedia

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    Signature. José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda [7] ( Spanish: [xoˈse riˈsal, -ˈθal], Tagalog: [hoˈse ɾiˈsal]; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered a national hero ( pambansang bayani) of the ...

  3. Honorific - Wikipedia

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    An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term "honorific" is used in a more specific sense to refer to an honorary academic title. It is also often conflated with systems of honorific speech in linguistics, which are grammatical or ...

  4. Parent–teacher conference - Wikipedia

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    A parentteacher conference, parentteacher interview, parentteacher night, parents' evening or parent teacher meeting is a short meeting or conference between the parents and teachers of students to discuss a child's progress at school and find solutions to academic or behavioral problems. [1] Parentteacher conferences supplement the ...

  5. Mano (gesture) - Wikipedia

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    Mano (gesture) President Rodrigo Duterte extends his hand to skater Margielyn Didal who showed a gesture of respect to the President on September 12, 2018. Mano ( Tagalog: pagmamano) is an "honouring-gesture" used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of requesting a blessing from the elder.

  6. Parent–teacher association - Wikipedia

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    A parent teacher organization ( PTO) is a formal organization that consists of parents, teachers, and school staff. The organization's goals may vary from organization to organization but the core goals include parent volunteerism, teacher and student encouragement, community involvement, and student and family welfare.

  7. Language - Wikipedia

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    Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages. Human language is characterized by its cultural and historical diversity, with significant variations observed ...

  8. Tagalog grammar - Wikipedia

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    Tagalog grammar. Tagalog grammar (Tagalog: Balarilà ng Tagalog) are the rules that describe the structure of expressions in the Tagalog language, one of the languages in the Philippines . In Tagalog, there are nine parts of speech: nouns ( pangngalan ), pronouns ( panghalíp ), verbs ( pandiwà ), adverbs ( pang-abay ), adjectives ( pang-urì ...

  9. Tagalog language - Wikipedia

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    A Tagalog speaker, recorded in South Africa.. Tagalog (/ t ə ˈ ɡ ɑː l ɒ ɡ /, tə-GAH-log; [tɐˈɡaːloɡ]; Baybayin: ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔) is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by the ethnic Tagalog people, who make up a quarter of the population of the Philippines, and as a second language by the majority.

  10. Tagalog phonology - Wikipedia

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    In the Palatuldikan (diacritical system), it is denoted by the pakupyâ or circumflex accent when the final syllable is stressed (e.g. dugô 'blood'), and by the paiwà ( grave accent) if unstressed ( susì 'key'). When followed by /j/, it is often pronounced [ʃ], particularly by speakers in urban areas.

  11. Philippine Merchant Marine Academy - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy ( Filipino: Akademiya sa Bapor Pangkalakalan ng Pilipinas [2]) also referred to by its acronym PMMA) is a maritime higher education institution operated by the Philippine government in San Narciso, Zambales. Students are called midshipmen but are often also referred to as cadets.