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Philippine tarsier climbing a tree. The tarsier is named for its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone. [2]The genus Carlito is named after conservationist Carlito Pizarras. [3] The Philippine tarsier is known as mawumag in Cebuano and other Visayan languages, and magô in Waray, [4] [5] It is also known as mamag, magau, malmag, and magatilok-iok.
This initiated the modern Moro conflict in the Philippines, which still persists, and has since deepened the fractures between Muslims, Christians, and people of other religions. The MNLF is the only recognized representative organization for the Muslims of the Philippines by the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The oldest recovered boats in the Philippines are the 9 to 11 balangay found in Butuan dated to 320 CE, all specimens of whom were typical lashed-lug Austronesian boats. The technique remained common in Philippine (and Southeast Asian) boats right up to the 19th century, when modern boats started to be built with metal nails.
The Philippine peso, also referred to by its Filipino name piso (Philippine English: / ˈ p ɛ s ɔː / PEH-saw, / ˈ p iː-/ PEE-, plural pesos; Filipino: piso [ˈpiso, pɪˈso]; sign: ₱; code: PHP), is the official currency of the Philippines.
Road signs in the Philippines are regulated and standardized by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most of the signs reflect minor influences from American and Australian signs but keep a design closer to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals , to which the Philippines is an original signatory.
A Filipino wedding held in December at the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines.. Traditional marriage customs in the Philippines and Filipino wedding practices pertain to the characteristics of marriage and wedding traditions established and adhered by them Filipino men and women in the Philippines after a period of adoption courtship and engagement.
Dickie Aguado, executive director of Philippine NGO Magna Kultura Foundation (Arts and Culture), says that traditional Filipino games are "very much alive in the Philippines". In many urban and rural areas, a majority of Filipino children play outdoor street games, as most of them have little access to technology.
Malacañang Palace in Manila is the official residence of the president. [note 1] Built in 1750, it has become a prominent symbol of and metonym for the office.Under the Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is both the head of state and government, and serves as the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.