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  2. Agimat - Wikipedia

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    Philippine mythology. Agimat, also known as anting or folklorized as anting-anting, is a Filipino word for "amulet" or "charm". [1] Anting-anting is also a Filipino system of magic and sorcery with special use of the above-mentioned talismans, amulets, and charms. Other general terms for agimat include virtud (Virtue) and galing (Prowess). [2]

  3. Department of Social Welfare and Development - Wikipedia

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    www .dswd .gov .ph. The Philippines ' Department of Social Welfare and Development ( Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kagalingan at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan, [2] abbreviated as DSWD) is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the protection of the social welfare of rights of Filipinos and to promote the social development.

  4. Youth empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Youth empowerment is a process where children and young people are encouraged to take charge of their lives. They do this by addressing their situation and then take action in order to improve their access to resources and transform their consciousness through their beliefs, values, and attitudes. [1]

  5. Millennium Development Goals - Wikipedia

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    All 191 United Nations member states, and at least 22 international organizations, committed to help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. To achieve universal primary education. To promote gender equality and empower women. To reduce child mortality.

  6. Waray language - Wikipedia

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    Waray (also known as Waray-Waray or Bisayâ/Binisayâ nga Winaray/Waray, Spanish: idioma samareño meaning Samar language) is an Austronesian language and the fifth-most-spoken native regional language of the Philippines, native to Eastern Visayas. It is the native language of the Waray people and second language of the Abaknon people of Capul ...

  7. Philosophy - Wikipedia

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    Philosophy (φιλοσοφία, 'love of wisdom', in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

  8. Empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.

  9. Vocabulario de la lengua tagala - Wikipedia

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    The Vocabulario de la lengua tagala by Pedro de San Buenaventura, O.F.M., printed in Pila, Laguna, in 1613, is a jewel of Spanish-Filipino literature. In the first place, its rarity makes it appear among the extremely small number of Filipino incunabula — works printed in the Philippines between the years 1593 and 1643—of which copies are ...