Filipino food is lively and unique, but if it's your first time trying it, the menu can be challenging to navigate. Here's ...

AS a writer, words are my stock-in-trade. I have written in English as well as in the vernacular. But ever since I encountered words like dalumat, matarling, kariktan, matimyas and all those ...

For netizens, more Filipino words in the Oxford English Dictionary mean more fun. According to the dictionary’s latest update, “evidence for these usages is not just found in the Philippines but also ...

MANILA, Philippines — We used to celebrate Linggo ng Wika. Today, it is celebrated as Buwan ng Wika, or National Language Month, every August. When we talk about language, it does not mean only ...

The challenge with translation is that it's not just about the words, it's also about the cultural context. The tricky bit about translating is that it isn't just about the words, it's about the ...

In time for the election season in the Philippines, the word ‘trapo’ is also listed in the OED BAGUIO, Philippines – As the election season starts in the country, what better way to welcome it than ...

MANILA, Philippines – Now the rest of the world will know what Filipinos mean when we say KKB. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced on Thursday, June 25, about 500 new word entries for 2015, ...