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  2. Florante at Laura - Wikipedia

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    978-1-78435-092-5. Florante at Laura[ a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [ 2][ 3][ 4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.

  3. The Summer Solstice - Wikipedia

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    The Summer Solstice. "The Summer Solstice", also known as "Tatarin" or "Tadtarin", [ 1] is a short story written by Filipino National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin. [ 2][ 3] In addition to being regarded as one of Joaquin's most acclaimed literary works, the tale is considered to be controversial. [ 2][ 3] The story narrates a ritual ...

  4. Makamisa - Wikipedia

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    Makamisa. Makamisa ( English: After Mass) is an unfinished novel written by Filipino patriot and writer José Rizal. The original manuscript was found by historian Ambeth Ocampo in 1987 while going through a 245-page collection of papers. This draft is written in pure, vernacular Lagueño Tagalog and has no written direct signature or date of ...

  5. Left- and right-hand traffic - Wikipedia

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    The day was known as Högertrafikomläggningen, or Dagen H for short. When Iceland switched to RHT the following year, it was known as Hægri dagurinn or H-dagurinn ("The H-Day"). [66] Most passenger cars in Iceland were already LHD. The United Kingdom is LHT, but two of its overseas territories, Gibraltar and the British Indian Ocean Territory ...

  6. List of Tagalog literary works - Wikipedia

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    Ang Huling Timawa by Servando de Los Angeles, 1936. Kayumanggi at Iba Pang Mga Tula by Amado V. Hernandez, 1940. Timawa (Free Person/Slave) by Agustin Fabian, 1953. Luha ng Buwaya by Amado V. Hernandez, 1963. Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag (In the Claws of Brightness) by Edgardo M. Reyes, 1966–1967. Dekada '70 by Lualhati Bautista, 1983.

  7. Pasyon - Wikipedia

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    The most popular Tagalog version of the Pasyón today is the Casaysayan nang Pasiong Mahal ni Hesucristong Panginoon Natin na Sucat Ipag-alab nang Puso nang Sinomang Babasa (modern orthography: “Kasaysayan ng Pasyóng Mahál ni Hesukristong Panginoón Natin na Sukat Ipág-alab ng Pusò ng Sínumang Babasa”, "The Story of the Passion of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, which Rightly Shall Ignite the ...

  8. List of loanwords in Tagalog - Wikipedia

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    An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...

  9. Closeout (sale) - Wikipedia

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    Closeout (sale) A closeout or clearance sale (also called a closing down sale in the United Kingdom [ 1]) is a discount sale of inventory either by retail or wholesale. It may be that a product is not selling well, or that the retailer is closing because of relocation, a fire (a fire sale ), over-ordering, or especially because of bankruptcy. [ 2]