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  2. Filipino name - Wikipedia

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    They were originally full Chinese names that were transliterated into Spanish orthography and adopted as surnames. Common single-syllable Chinese Filipino surnames are Tan ( 陳 ), Lim ( 林 ), Chua ( 蔡 ), Uy ( 黃) and Ong ( 王 ). Most such surnames are spelled according to their Hokkien pronunciation.

  3. Philippine passport - Wikipedia

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    Passports issued after August 15, 2016, have a letter followed by seven numbers, which is then followed by another letter. Names A bearer's last name goes first, followed by the first names and middle name (mother's maiden last name) Nationality (Filipino) Date of birth (written in DD-MMM-YYYY date format with months abbreviated) Place of birth

  4. Vehicle registration plates of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, it was used as a middle or last letter for NCR plates, while it was used as a last letter for Region 7 plates. Vehicle classification by second letter. The second letter on the number plate classifies whether the vehicle is a wheeled trailer or an automobile. It is also used to classify whether the vehicle is private or public use.

  5. Filipino styles and honorifics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In the Philippine languages, a system of titles and honorifics was used extensively during the pre-colonial era, mostly by the Tagalogs and Visayans. These were borrowed from the Malay system of honorifics obtained from the Moro peoples of Mindanao, which in turn was based on the Indianized Sanskrit honorifics system [1] and the Chinese's ...

  6. Filipino middle names - Wikipedia

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    Filipino middle names. Mug shot of Janet Lim-Napoles with her name on a placard showing "Janet Napoles y Lim". Notice the use of Spanish order of paternal and maternal surnames, which are Napoles and Lim, respectively, separated by the particle y. This is some background on history, popularity, and usage of middle names in the Philippines .

  7. List of political parties in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    There are three types of parties in the Philippines. These are: (a) major parties, [1] [2] which typically correspond to traditional political parties; (b) minor parties or party-list organizations, which rely on the party-list system to win Congressional seats; and (c) regional or provincial parties, which correspond to region-wide or province ...

  8. Postal addresses in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    They are especially used to locate areas in the Philippines. Address elements [ edit ] Philippine addresses always contain the name of the sender, the building number and thoroughfare , the barangay where the building is located, the city or municipality where the barangay is located and, in most cases, the province where the city or ...

  9. Filipino alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The letters C/c, F/f, J/j, Ñ/ñ, Q/q, V/v, X/x, and Z/z are not used in most native Filipino words, but they are used in a few to some native and non-native Filipino words that are and that already have been long adopted, loaned, borrowed, used, inherited and/or incorporated, added or included from the other languages of and from the Philippines, including Chavacano and other languages that ...