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A tornatra is someone who was a mixed Filipino Indio, Chinese, and Spanish during the Spanish Era. This term was often used in the Spanish Philippines but barely known to many nowadays. Jose Rizal Jose Rizal’s mother was a Spanish mestiza and his great grandfather is a Fujianese Chinese who migrated to the Philippines hundreds of year ago so therefore he was a tornatra. Rizal fought for the rights of the Filipinos and his novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo exposed the oppression and injustice of the colonists and it also awakended the patriotism of many people. He was exiled in Dapitan and was incarcerated in Bagumbayan later and then executed on December 30, 1896 through a firing squad. Andres Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio was a grandson of a Spanish soldier and a Filipino-Chinese woman. He was born in Tondo, Manila and was orphaned in early age alongside with his siblings. He was a fan of Jose Rizal and he founded the Kataas-taasang Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng

The defending champion was ousted by China in the semis of 2015 FIBA Asia Championships thus they were dethroned. Though they were out of the finals they had an oppurtunity to contend for the bronze medal against Japan. Japan was on top and had a chance  to win the game but the Iranians were resilient and brought home the bacon.

HUNAN, CHINA — batay sa mga pahayag ni bussiness mogul Manny Pangilinan ay na-delay sila dahil daw di pa nakargahan yong bus na sa kanila’y maghahatid sana sa venue dahil dito kinailangan pa nilang hintayin ang papalit na bus. Pwera pa don ay hindi pa nabigyan ng ticket yong ibang staff ng Gilas Pilipinas. Bago pa naganap ang mga iyon ay mapapansing inilipat yong mga laro nila sa diyes oras ng gabi. Mapapansin ring may mga nag-boo kay Andray Blatche habang nagfe-freethow noong laban nila kontra sa Lebanon. At kanina may mga Tsino na nambubulyaw, nambabato, at di-dirty finger sa bench ng Gilas.

Gilas was able to pass Japan in the semis and meet China in just recently concluded 2015 FIBA Asia finals. Gilas had a flurry of baskets in the beginning of the game that gave them a lead but the Chinese cagers used their size advantage to grab the driver’s seat. China controlled the rest of the quarters and Gilas tried to stay close but they failed to win game which ended at 78-67. A lot of people said that the game was rigged, that it had irregularities in favor of the Chinese squad.

Perhaps some people are wondering why many Filipinos got Spanish surnames. This article explains the reasons why it is like that. REASONS WHY: 1. Native Filipino and Spanish intermarriages – Some Spaniards married native Filipinos especially during the Spanish Colonial Era. 2. Filipino and Mexican intermarriages — Spain ruled Philippines from 1565-1821 through Mexico thus there were many Mexicans in the Philippines during that time and some of them married native inhabitants.  There are still intermarriages that happens between Filipinos and Mexicans up to this day.  Modern Filipino-Mexicans and Mexican-Filipinos are known as Mexipinos or Filixicans to some. 3. Filipino and other Latin American intermarriages   – Some Filipinos married other Latin Americans beside from Mexicans. 4. The Claveria Edict of 1849 — That edict gave Spanish surnames to the natives in order to make taxation easy. A lot of natives don't have a surname before.  The natives selected their Spanish surnames th

Both languages are being spoken in Capiz. Some Capizeños  mistaken Capiznon as Hiligaynon or Ilonggo which is the  native language of some places in Western Visayas and Mindanao. According to some sources Capiznon and Ilonggo got 91% percent lexical similarity with only 9% distinction but probably their proximity is more closer than that. Here are some Capiznon words that are common to Capizeños but not to many Ilonggo people outside of Capiz: Capiznon — English 1. Yanda — Now 2. Hala — Speak 3. Napilaw — Sleepy 4. Tangis — Cry 5. Palataw-an — Funny 6. Gumangkon — Nephew or Niece 7. Lagbong — Fall 8. Pawa — Bright 9. Tiaw — Joke 10. Puya — Child Here are the equivalent of those 10 Capinznon words in Hiligaynon or Ilonggo: Capiznon — Hiligaynon / Ilonggo 1. Yanda — Subong 2. Hala — Hambal 3. Napilaw — Natuyo 4. Tangis —Hibi 5. Palataw-an — Kaladlawan 6. Gumangkon — Hinablos 7. Lagbong — Hulog 8. Pawa —Sanag 9. Tiaw —  Lango-lango 10. Puya — Bata