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Review: ‘An Illustrated History of the Philippines’

Why don’t Filipinos speak Spanish? How did the short-lived British occupation cripple Spain’s hold on the archipelago? And what factors contributed to the rise...

‘Trapo,’ ‘bongga,‘ new Oxford words

The Oxford English Dictionary has added a new word to its extensive list: trapo. “In Philippine English, a trapo is ‘a politician perceived as belonging...
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