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Scott's
Philippine and Tagalog
Link Page
Tagalog or Filipino is the national language of the Republic of the Philippines. Although there are more than 160 languages spoken throughout the archipelago, Tagalog is the language of business, government, television, radio, and education. English is also widely spoken in the Philippines making it the fourth largest English speaking country in the world. Tagalog is a member of the Philippine group of Austronesain languages. This unique language is Indo-Malay based with strong influences from its former colonizers, Spain and the United States. Like all other living languages, Tagalog also uses many borrowed words taken from Sanskrit, Chinese, Spanish and English. After its discovery by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, the Philippines was occupied by Spain for 350 years. Independence was finally achieved at the end of World War II, after an additional 50 years of American and Japanese rule. Today, Tagalog is a colorful language that is in a constant state of change as the Philippines assumes its role in a global economy. As a graduate and instructor in the University of Hawai'i's Department of Filipino Language and literature, I have put together this simple site to aid students and interested individuals in their study of Philippine culture, language and history of this beautiful land and its people.
Maraming salamat,
Scott
Tagalog Links:
- Northern Illinois University Southeast Asian Studies Tagalog Page
- Sari-Sari Etc. Filipino History,Language, Pop Culture and Other Stuff
- Baybayin, The Ancient Filipino Script
Philippine Life and History:
- Manila Web Cam-See a Live Pic of the Philippines
- Andrés Bonifacio
- The Great Plebeian, Andrés Bonifacio
- Andres Bonifacio Founder of the Katipunan
- Andrés Bonifacio - Father of the Philippine Revolution
- Heros of the Philippine Revolution Andrés Bonifacio
- Bantayog na mga Bayani
- Dr. Jose Rizal ang Bayani ng Pilipinas
- The Catholic Encyclopedia: José Mercado Rizal
- Si Dr. Jose Rizal Ang Bayani ng Pilipinas
Check out this Cool "Ang mga Pista sa Pilipinas" link
Learn the Philippine National Anthem Sing-a-Long Page
Universities:
- UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS
- Ateneo de Manila University
- De La Salle University
- Mindanao State University (Iligan Institute of Technology)
- Saint Louis University
- University of the East (UE-Foundation for Research and Advanced Studies, Inc.)
- University of the Philippines, Diliman
- University of the Philippines, Los Banos
- University of the Philippines, Manila
- University of the Philippines, Mindanao
- University of the Philippines, Visayas
- University of the Philippines, Open University
- University of San Carlos, Cebu
- Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City
- Asian Institute of Management
Government Agencies:
Newspapers/Magazines/Broadcast Media:
Philippine Search Engines:
More Philippine links than you will ever be able to use in a lifetime!
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Include Your Favorite Philippine Links
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