Mark Ong, a language educator, carries with him a unique collection of 'salakot' the traditional native hat of the Philippines. The salakot, a traditional hat commonly worn by Filipinos across ...

This March, gigil was added to the Oxford English Dictionary as the newest Filipino word in the Philippine English category.

It is an intense feeling very common among Filipinos, and the lack of a direct translation made “gigil” – along with 10 other Filipino words – among the latest additions to the Oxford English ...