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Literature of the Philippines

Tagalog The ancient Tagalog script had 17 basic symbols each with the a sound such as Ka, Ta, Nga, Ha. A diacritical mark known as a Kudlit modifies the sound. Thus, when the Kudlit is placed above the basic symbol then Ka becomes Ke and when the kudlit is placed below the symbol the sound becomes Ko.

The Spaniards arrived in the Philippines 1565 along with their language and culture and Roman Catholicism. Soon Tagalog language devotional poetry written in Roman script came onto the scene. Spanish was the dominant language in the Philippines well into the 20th century. In 1915 some of the local newspapers began to publish sections in English.

Today Filipinos are known for their short stories using English as a form of expression as with their art and music. Aside from Philippine literature in English, Spanish, Filipino and Tagalog; also look for Cebuano literature, Hilagaynon literature, Ilokano literature and Waray literature.

Philippines Travel

Philippine Airlines the national airline of the Philippines travels to 26 cities and 19 countries

From the USA Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines also offer daily flights to the Philippines. KLM, Air France, Swissair and Lufthansa fly to Philippines from Europe. The Philippines are serviced by Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, Thai and Singapore Air among others from Asia.

Domestically within the Philippines are Air Philippines, Asian Spirit, Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific and many others. Hawaiian Airlines

While the airlines compete, all airlines need to keep established official prices that they offer to the public standard. Prices are generally the same whether you contact the airline directly or buy through a travel agency or from an online websites such as Expedia high.

The only way to get lower prices is to use an air travel consolidator to bring you deep discounts on your Philippine travel arrangements. Consolidators sell off surplus seats and offer substantial savings to their customers. The only challenge is to find a consolidator with good service as well as a good reputation that you can trust.


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