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What’s in a surname?

By Tingting Cojuangco | May 7, 2006 - 12:00am

Narciso Claveria y Zaldua, governor and captain general in the Philippines from 1844 to 1849, had a great love for order, which explains why he promulgated a decree for the adoption of surnames for all Filipinos....

Sunday Lifestyle

What's in a Filipino surname?

By Tingting Cojuangco | January 19, 2003 - 12:00am

It is ironic that Filipinos, who are known for being clannish, forget who their ancestors are five generations back, although we have such terms in Tagalog as lolo sa noo, lolo sa tuhod, lolo sa talampakan (great,...

Sunday Lifestyle