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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. 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 .

  4. Vehicle registration plates of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Letter U in the second letter represents a privately-used trailer, while Z represents a publicly-used trailer. Letters V , W , X and Y were used to indicate public utility vehicles. On the motorcycle license plates, U and Z represent private use for three-wheeled motorcycles, while V , W , X and Y represent public use in all types of motorcycles.

  5. Names of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    There have been several names of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, [pɪlɪˈpinɐs]; Spanish: Filipinas) in different cultures and at different times, usually in reference to specific island groups within the current archipelago. Even the name Philippines itself was originally intended to apply only to Leyte, Samar, and nearby islands.

  6. Katipunan - Wikipedia

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    The Katipunan (lit. ' Association '), officially the Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (lit. ' Supreme and Honorable Association of the Children of the Nation '; Spanish: Suprema y Honorable Asociación de los Hijos del Pueblo) and abbreviated as the KKK, was a revolutionary organization founded in 1892 by a group of Filipino nationalists Deodato Arellano, Andrés ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 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

  9. First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Formation. 23 January 1899. The first lady or first gentleman of the Philippines ( Filipino: Unang Ginang o Unang Ginoó ng Pilipinas) is the courtesy title given to the host or hostess of Malacañang Palace, the residence of the head of state and head of government of the Philippines . The title is traditionally held by the consort of the ...