21ST CEN - METRO MANILA

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official name of Metro Manila and seat of government

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)

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how many cities in NCR?

16 CITIES

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considered as the PH’s political, economic, social cultural center.

METRO MANILA

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national and official language

FILIPINO

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language of commerce, law, and several workplaces.

ENGLISH

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region iv - a

CALABARZON

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region iv - b

MIMAROPA

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four writers of classic philippine literature from the past

CARMEN GUERRERO - NAKPIL

NICOMEDES MARQUEZ JOAQUIN

ALEJANDRO REYES ROCES

BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS

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four famous writers in present time

BEBANG SY

BOB ONG

RICKY LEE

FERDINAND PISIGAN SARIN

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who authored “Woman Enough” ?

CARMEN GUERRERO - NAKPIL

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who authored “Dekada ‘70”?

LUALHATI BAUTISTA

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who authored “Where No Words break”?

GEMINO H. ABAD

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who authored the “Peninsulars”?

LINDA TY CASPER

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who authored “Sa Bagong Paraiso”?

EFREN ABUEG

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when was nick joaquin awarded as national artist?

1976

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when was alejandro reyes-roces awarded as national artist?

2003

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he is known as one of the greatest script writers in movies and television in the philippines

RICKY LEE

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High-income citizens reside in highly developed urban cities such as

MAKATI AND MUNTINLUPA

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poor and low-income families are scattered in slum areas

TONDO AND SMOKEY MOUNTAIN

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In Region III or Central Luzon, there are provinces where Tagalog has been predominantly used as communication tool.

AURORA, BULACAN, NUEVA ECIJA AND BATAAN

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what is the oldest university in the Philippines, is located in Manila?

UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS

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what is the first printing press that was built in Manila made the publication of the first book?

DOCTORINA CRISTIANA possible in 1593, in the form of xylography

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doctrina cristiana was written in what language?

SPANISH AND TAGALONG LANGUAGES

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who are the writer of pasyon?

GASPAR AQUINO DE BELEN and FR. MARIANO PILAPIL

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which narrated the life of Christ in the form of song and poetry was written in Tagalog.

PASYON

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he was a Filipino author, historian, and journalist who is popular for his short stories and novels written in the English language, using the pen name Quijano de Manila; In 1976, Joaquin was declared as the 1976 National Artist of the Philippines for Literature.

NICOMEDES 'NICK’ MARQUEZ JOAQUIN

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she is the author of “it’s raining mens” and “its man’s world”

BEBANG SY

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he was a filipino american fictionist, a poet, and non-fictionist. he was born and raised in tondo, manila. “asian-american writer”

BIENVENIDO N. SANTOS

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author of “bata-bata pano ka ginawa”?

LUALHATI BAUTISTA

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gemino abad produced this works EXCEPT:

“upon our own ground”

“our scene so fair”

“where no words break”

“mga ibong mandarangit”

MGA IBONG MANDARANGIT

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gilda cordero fernando produced this works EXCEPT:

“we live in the philippines”

“the magic circles”

“the last full moon; lessons of my life”

“dead stars”

DEAD STARS

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author of “ABNKKBSNPLAKO”

BOB ONG

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author of “anim na sabado ng beyblade at iba pang sanaysay”

FERDINAND PISIGAN JARIN