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Tracing Our Roots: Domingo and Carmen Samson Family History

Posted by Margaux Camaya, The Visual Traveler June 17, 2024

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The Philippines is truly a diverse country. Aside from having thousands of islands, fifty different ways to cook adobo, we also have hundreds of languages and dialects. Filipinos are also innovative. One of the popular lingo or slang that came about during the 20th Century is known as Swardspeak or Beki.

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