DID YOU KNOW?
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY!
There are over 170 dialects in the Philippines! One of the most remarkable features of the Philippines is its linguistic diversity. While the official language is Filipino, based on Tagalog, there are over 170 dialects spoken throughout the archipelago, reflecting the nation’s vibrant cultural mosaic.
WOA!
The largest and most expensive pearl in the world was found in the Philippines. It was found in Palawan, weighing a staggering 75 pounds and valued at an astonishing $100 million. Mahalaga!
MOVE OVER ZOOM!
Filipino Physicist and Engineer Gregorio Y. Zara invented the first-ever video call through television-telephone communication in 1954.
Zara invented a device that allows two people to see each other on a television while talking using the telephone. Unfortunately, the Philippine government neglected the technology and did not support Zara’s invention, which prompted him to sell it to foreigners. The national scientist has 30 patents under his name including a solar-energy device, a propeller-cutting machine, and an airplane engine that ran on plain alcohol as fuel.
YO......... YO!
The first U.S. patent for a yo-yo like toy was issued in 1866, but it was not until 1928, that a Filipino immigrant named Pedro Flores popularized the toy. While working as a porter in a Santa Monica, California hotel, he demonstrated various yo-yo tricks to the guests. Flores made a key innovation in the yo-yo.
There are over 170 dialects in the Philippines! One of the most remarkable features of the Philippines is its linguistic diversity. While the official language is Filipino, based on Tagalog, there are over 170 dialects spoken throughout the archipelago, reflecting the nation’s vibrant cultural mosaic.
WOA!
The largest and most expensive pearl in the world was found in the Philippines. It was found in Palawan, weighing a staggering 75 pounds and valued at an astonishing $100 million. Mahalaga!
MOVE OVER ZOOM!
Filipino Physicist and Engineer Gregorio Y. Zara invented the first-ever video call through television-telephone communication in 1954.
Zara invented a device that allows two people to see each other on a television while talking using the telephone. Unfortunately, the Philippine government neglected the technology and did not support Zara’s invention, which prompted him to sell it to foreigners. The national scientist has 30 patents under his name including a solar-energy device, a propeller-cutting machine, and an airplane engine that ran on plain alcohol as fuel.
YO......... YO!
The first U.S. patent for a yo-yo like toy was issued in 1866, but it was not until 1928, that a Filipino immigrant named Pedro Flores popularized the toy. While working as a porter in a Santa Monica, California hotel, he demonstrated various yo-yo tricks to the guests. Flores made a key innovation in the yo-yo.
The Executive Chef at our very own White House is a Filipina American. Since 2005!
Cristeta is the first woman and first person of Asian origin to hold the post. Meet Cristeta Comeford.
Cristeta is the first woman and first person of Asian origin to hold the post. Meet Cristeta Comeford.