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The Philippine High School for the Arts ( Filipino: Mataas na Paaralang Pansining ng Pilipinas) (commonly known as PHSA) is a specialized public high school in the Philippines offering arts-focused education established in 1978 by virtue of Presidential Decree 1287. An attached agency of the Department of Education, it consults with the ...
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth .
Mandarin in the Philippines can be classified into two distinct Mandarin dialects: Standard Mandarin and Colloquial Mandarin.Standard Mandarin is either the standard language of mainland China or Taiwan, while Colloquial Mandarin in the Philippines tends to combine features from Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 华语; traditional Chinese: 華語) and features from Hokkien (閩南語) of the ...
Overseas Filipino Worker ( OFW) is a term often used to refer to Filipino migrant workers, people with Filipino citizenship who reside in another country for a limited period of employment. [ 3] The number of these workers was roughly 1.77 million between April and September 2020. Of these, female workers comprised a larger portion, making up ...
Manila sound. Manila sound is a musical genre that began in the mid-1970s in the city of Manila. The genre flourished and peaked in the mid to late-1970s. It is often considered the "bright side" of the Philippine martial law era and has influenced most of the modern genres in the country, being the forerunner to OPM .
Based on Philippines government research, there is a noticeable rise of Internet use in the Philippines after it was first introduced on March 29, 1994. “They were connected to the internet via SprintLink”, this changed the Philippines culturally and politically. Social media is a leading motive for Internet use in the Philippines, but ...
Careless, formerly known as Careless Music Manila, is a record label in the Philippines started by singer and actor James Reid and Bret Jackson (KINGwAw). [1] The label was founded in 2017, with Reid's Palm Dreams as its debut release. [2] The label was initially partnered with Reid's former label, Viva Records, but went independent in 2019. [2]
September 28, 1947. (1947-09-28) (aged 58) Manila, Philippines. Genres. Kundiman, Classical Music. Occupation (s) Composer, Pianist. Francisco Santiago Santiago (January 29, 1889 – September 28, 1947) was a Filipino musician, sometimes called The Father of Kundiman Art Song.