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23/09/2026

Word Of the Day

Nebulous (adjective)
-Refers to a weather that is Cloudy, hazy, misty, or overcast .

Translation
Tagalog: Maulap
Pangasinan: Malurem
Ilocano: Naulep

Now let's try to use the word "Nebulous" in a sentence

English:
"The sky is nebulous today.

"Tagalog:
"Maulap ang langit ngayon.

"Pangasinan:
"Malurem so tawen natan.

"Ilocano:
"Naulep ti langit tatta."

Trivia

Before "nebulous" meant a vague idea or cloudy weather, it belonged entirely to astronomy. It comes from the Latin word nebula, which means "mist," "fog," or "cloud

22/09/2026

Bruma

Noun

Means a thick winter fog, mist, or atmospheric v***r. Describes a heavy, low-lying fog that blankets the landscape and significantly reduces visibility.
Translation:
Tagalog: Hamog
Pangasinan: Linaew
Ilocano: Linaaw

Use in Sentences

English: "The morning bruma rolls silently over the vast provincial rice fields, chilling the early September air."

Tagalog : "Binalot ng makapal na hamog ang mga bukirin ngayong umaga ng Setyembre."

Pangasinan : "Say makapal ya linaew so akabungbong ed uma natan ya kabuasan na Setyembre

Ilocano : "Nabalkot ti napuskol a linaaw kadagiti taltalon ti agsapa ti bigat ti Setyembre."

Trivia

In the Northern Hemisphere, the word bruma is the origin of the historical term "Brumaire" (the Month of Fog).

Alam Mo Ba? Noong Setyembre 22, 1943, sa bisa ng Presidential Decree No. 211, opisyal na idineklara ang Lupang Hinirang ...
22/09/2026

Alam Mo Ba?

Noong Setyembre 22, 1943, sa bisa ng Presidential Decree No. 211, opisyal na idineklara ang Lupang Hinirang at ang Pambansang Watawat bilang mga pambansang sagisag ng Pilipinas.

Ang pambansang awit ay unang tinugtog noong Hunyo 12, 1898 sa Kawit, Cavite, ngunit noong 1943 ito pormal na itinalaga sa batas.

Ibinubuo ito ng musika ni Julian Felipe at orihinal na salitang Kastila ni Jose Palma, na isinalin sa wikang Filipino.

Alam Mo Ba? Ika-54 na Anibersaryo ng Batas Militar Noong Setyembre 21, 1972, nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr....
21/09/2026

Alam Mo Ba?

Ika-54 na Anibersaryo ng Batas Militar Noong Setyembre 21, 1972, nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ang Proklamasyon Blg. 1081 na nagpasailalim sa buong bansa sa Batas Militar.

Ang pormal na anunsyo sa publiko ay ginawa noong Setyembre 23, at ang aktuwal na pagpapatupad โ€” pagdakip sa mga oposisyon at pagsasara ng midya โ€” ay nagsimula noong gabi ng Setyembre 22.

Ang petsang Setyembre 21 ay pinili ni Marcos dahil ito ang kanyang "mapalad na araw."

Humigit-kumulang 70,000 ang nakulong, 34,000 ang pinahirapan, at mahigit 3,200 ang napatay sa ilalim ng rehimen.

21/09/2026

Word of the Day

Tempestuous
/temหˆpesCH(ษ™w)ษ™s/

Adjective

The word "tempestuous" (often misspelled as tempestous) means characterized by violent emotions, behavior, or stormy weather.

Translation:
Tagalog: Maunos or Mabagyo

Pangasinan: Mabagyo or Maunor

Ilocano: Nabagyo or Naangin

Use in Sentences

English: The sailors struggled to navigate their ship through the tempestuous ocean.

Tagalog : Nahirapan ang mga mangingisda na maglayag dahil sa maunos na karagatan.

Pangasinan : Mair-irap lan gatinan na saray dumaragat so mabagyo ya dayat.

Ilocano : Narigat para kadagiti mangngalap ti agbiahe gapu iti nabagyo a baybay.

Trivia

The word "Tempestuous" originates from the Latin word tempestas, which originally meant "a portion of time," "season," or "period."

18/09/2026

Word of the day!
Prelude
/Pre-lude/

Noun

An introduction or an opening event, action, or performance that serves as a sign or preparation for something larger, more important, or more exciting to follow.

Translation:
Tagalog: Pambungad
Pangasinan: Pangigapo
Ilocano: Pangrugian

English: September is the prelude to the joy of Christmas.
Tagalog: Ang Setyembre ang pambungad sa kagalakan ng Pasko.
Pangasinan: Setyembre la, sikato yay pangigapo na liket parad Pasko.
Ilocano: Ti Septiembre ti pangrugian ti ragsak ti Paskua.

In the Philippines, September is the ultimate preludeโ€”the quiet, exciting doorway into the Ber Months that sets the stage for the Christmas countdown.

ALAM MO BA?Noong 1898, naitatag ang pamahalaang Pilipino sa Benguet sa panahon ng Himagsikan.Pagsapit ng 1899, naitatag ...
18/09/2026

ALAM MO BA?

Noong 1898, naitatag ang pamahalaang Pilipino sa Benguet sa panahon ng Himagsikan.

Pagsapit ng 1899, naitatag ang Benguet sa ilalim ng Pamahalaan ng Republika ng Pilipinas.

Ang unang civil government ng Benguet sa ilalim ng Philippine Commission ay itinatag noong Nobyembre 23, 1900, at Baguio ang naging kabisera.

17/09/2026

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๐Ÿ“š ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐€ ๐’๐€๐…๐„๐‘ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒโฃโฃ๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐ƒ๐‚ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐„-๐๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“โฃโฃWhat if your words could h...
17/09/2026

๐Ÿ“š ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐€ ๐’๐€๐…๐„๐‘ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒโฃ
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๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐ƒ๐‚ ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐„๐‘๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐„-๐๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐๐‘๐Ž๐‰๐„๐‚๐“โฃ
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What if your words could help someone make a better choice?โฃ
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This Crime Prevention Month, the ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ-๐ƒ๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ invites all currently enrolled MDC students to share their original literary works for our upcoming e-book:โฃ
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๐–๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐€ ๐’๐€๐…๐„๐‘ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒโฃ
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๐˜ˆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆโฃ
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โœ๏ธ ๐–๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ :โฃ
๐Ÿ“– Poetryโฃ
๐Ÿ“š Short Storiesโฃ
๐Ÿ“ Flash Fictionโฃ
๐Ÿ’ญ Creative Nonfictionโฃ
๐Ÿ“‹ Essaysโฃ
๐ŸŽค Spoken Wordโฃ
๐Ÿ’ฌ Micro-Messagesโฃ
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Your work may explore ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ž.โฃ
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๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž.โฃ
Write about a choice.โฃ
Write about prevention.โฃ
Write about the community you want to see.โฃ
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๐Ÿ“… ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐: September 21โ€“October 5, 2026โฃ
๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ: ๐ฅ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ@๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฌ.๐ž๐๐ฎ.๐ฉ๐กโฃ
๐Ÿ“Œ Submit up to ๐Ÿ‘ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ.โฃ
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Selected works will be professionally edited and published in the official ๐Œ๐ƒ๐‚ ๐‹๐ข๐›๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„-๐๐จ๐จ๐ค, with certificates for published contributors and special recognition for outstanding works.โฃ
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๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โฃ
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๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ? ๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ
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๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐š๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ!โฃ
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๐…๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐Ÿ‘‡โฃโฃโ€œ๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ______ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž.โ€โฃโฃThat's it. That's the challenge...
17/09/2026

๐…๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ
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โ€œ๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ______ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ž.โ€โฃ
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That's it. That's the challenge. โœ๏ธโฃ
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For ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, the MDC Library invites students to ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.โฃ
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Your answer doesn't have to be long.โฃ
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๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž. ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โฃ
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