FIGURE OF SPEECH

1) SYNECDOCHE - an association of some important part with the whole it represents.

Example: The face who launched a thousand ships.

2) SIMILE - an indirect association.

Example: She is like a flower.

3) PERSONIFICATION - giving human attributes to an inanimate object (animal, idea, etc.)

Example: The sun is looking down on me.

4) OXYMORON - a self-contrasting statement.

Example: Loud silence

5) METONYMY - an association wherein the name of something is substituted by something that

represents it.
Example: Toothpaste is sometimes called Colgate.

6) METAPHOR - a direct comparison.

Example: You are the sunshine of my life.

7) IRONY - the contrast between what was expected and what actually happened.
Example: No smoking sign during a cigarette break.

8) HYPERBOLE - an exaggeration.
Example: Cry me a river.

9) EUPHEMISM - creating a positive connotation out of something negative.

Example: Comfort women (prostitute)

10) ELLIPSIS - omission of words in a sentence.

Example: She walked away and so the world turns....

11) ASYNDETON - not putting any connectors (conjunctions or prepositions).

Example: No retreat, no surrender

12) APOSTROPHE - a direct address to an abstract things or a person who passed away.
Example: Love, please come and take me!
Father of different fields
The Father of Philippine Folklore - Manuel, E. Arsenio

The Father of Cebuano letters & The Father of Cebuano Language – Vicente Sotto

The Father of the Tagalog Short Story - Deogracias Rosario

The Father of Tagalog comics – Antonio “Tony” Velasquez

The Father of Ilocano literature - Pedro Bucaneg

Father of Modern Tagalog Poetry & Father of Modern Tagalog Prose - Alejandro abadilla

Father of Philippine Linguistics- Cecilio Lopez

Father of Filipino-American Literature - Carlos Bulosan

Father of Philippine National Anthem - Julian Felipe

Father of Philippine Journalism & Father of Philippine Masonry - Marcelo del Pilar

Father of Philippine Revolution & the Father of the Katipunan - Andres Bonifacio

Father of Philippine Independence, Father of the Philippine Republic, & Father of the Philippine National
Language - Manuel L. Quezon

Father of Philippine Local Autonomy & Father of the Local Government Code and the Cooperative Code -
Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel, Jr.

Father of Geothermal Development - Arturo Alcaraz

Father of the Philippine Archipelagic Doctrine - Arturo M. Tolentino

Father of Philippine Endocrinology - Dr. Augusto D. Litonjua

Father of Overseas Employment - Blas Ople

Father of the Filipino First Policy - Carlos P. Garcia

Father of R.A. 7171 (Tobacco Excise Tax Law) - Chavit Singson

Father of the Philippine Constitution - Claro M. Recto

Father of the Philippine Trade Union Movement - Crisanto Evangelista

Father of the Philippine Career Foreign Service Corps - Diosdado Macapagal

Father of Philippine Photography - Eduardo Masferre

Father of Philippine Industry - Elpidio Quirino

Father of the Philippine Army Special Forces - Fidel Ramos

Father of Tagalog Dialect & Father of the Tagalog Poem - Francisco Balagtas

Father of Poultry Science in the Philippines - Dr. Francisco M. Fronda

Father of Modern Philippine Ophthalmology - Dr. Geminiano T. De Ocampo

Father of Philippine Cinema - Gerardo de Leon

Father of Philippine Surgery - Dr. Gregorio Singian

Father of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Philippines & Father of the College of Allied Medical Professions -
Guillermo Damian

Father of Philippine Retailing - Henry Sy, Sr.

Father of Public Health in the Philippines - Hilario Lara

Father of Philippine Landscape Architecture - Ildefonso Santos

Father of Philippine Labor Union Movement, Father of the Philippine Socialism, & Father of Ilocano
Journalism - - Isabelo de los Reyes

Father of Pinoy Rock - Joey "Pepe" Smith

Father of the Philippine Workmen's Compensation Law - Jose Avelino

Father of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Industry - Jose Y. Campos

Father of Philippine Movies - Jose Nepumuceno

Father of Philippine Nationalism, Father of Modern Tagalog Orthography, & Father of Philippine Children’s
Literature - Jose Rizal

Father of the Masses - Joseph Estrada

Father of Philippine Liberalism - Jovito Salonga

Father of the Nationalistic Film - Julian Manansala

Father of Philippine Pharmacy - Dr. Leon Ma. Guerrero

Father of Philippine Jazz - Lito Molina

Father of Manila City Charter - Macario Adriatico

Father of Philippine Independence, Father of the Philippine Republic, & Father of the Philippine National
Language - Manuel L. Quezon

Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture - Napoleon Abueva

Father of Philippine Sonata - Nicanor Abelardo

Father of the Philippine Rice Breeding Program - Dr. Pedro Escuro

Father of Filipino America - Philip Vera Cruz

Father of Anesthesia in the Philippines - Dr. Quintin J. Gomez

Father of Modern Arnis - Remy Amador Presas

Father of Philippine Email - Roberto Verzola

Father of Philippine Housing - Rodolfo Biazon

Father of Philippine Franchising - Samie Lim

Father of Philippine Neurosurgery - Dr. Victor A. Reyes

Father of the Philippine Internet - William Torres

The Father of Trigonometry - Hipparchus of Nicaea

The Father of Oceanography and Naval Metereology - Matthew Fontaine Maury

The Father of Zoology - Aristotle

The Father of Logic - Aristotle

The Father of Mathematics - Archimedes

The Father of Ecology - Alexander von Humboldt

The Father of Botany - Theophrastus

The Father of Ethics - Socrates

The Father of Ancient Greek Philosophy - Thales of Miletus

The Father of Periodic Table - Dmitri Mendeleev

The Father of Biology – Aristotle
The Father of Anatomy - Herophilus of Alexandria
The Father of Modern Medicine - Hippocrates
The Father of Geometry – Euclid
The Father of History – Herodotus

The Father of Trigonometry - Aryabhata Hipparchus

The Father of Genetics – Gregor Mendel, William Bateson

The Father of Microbiology - Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

The Father of Neuroscience - Santiago Ramón y Cajal

The Father of Taxonomy - Carolus Linnaeus

The Father of Modern Biochemistry - Carl Alexander Neuberg

The Father of Early Chemistry - Jabir ("Geber") ibn Hayyan

The Father of statistics - Sir Khevin B. Sumalpong

Recent Laws During Duterte Administration - Current Events
- September 15, 2019

1. Proclamation No. 124 – January as “National Bible Month”

2. Executive Order No. 25-renamed Benham Rise to Philippine Rise.
3. Executive Order No. 26- ordered a nationwide smoking BAN. Implemented in July 23
4. Republic Act No. 10913 - Anti-Distracted Driving Act
5. Republic Act No. 10666, or the "Children on Motorcycle Safety Act of 2015",
6. Republic Act No. 10931 Free tuition in state universities
7. R.A. 10932 No Enhanced Anti-Hospital Deposit Law
8. R,A 10928 Extending Passport Validity to 10 years
9. 10929 Establishing FREE INTERNET ACCESS in public places
10. 10930 Extending Driver’s License Validity for Five Years
11. Ra 8049 Anti Hazing Law
12. Republic Act No. 10969 or the Free Irrigation Service Act
13. RA 10742- SK REFORM
14. RA 10963 Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) Law
Important Events:
1. Japanese Encephalitis - a mosquito-borne illness endemic to the Philippines
2. Avian Influenza Outbreak- declared in Pampanga
3. Philippines ranked 6th in the 29th sea games. (Malaysia: host country)
-24golds,33 silvers,64 bronze won by the Philippines in the 29thseagames
4. 6.4 bilyon shipment of drugs from china, nakalusot Sa Customs under Sec. Nicanor Faeldon
5. 2019- Philippines will host SEA Games
6. November 10–12 – The Philippines hosted the 31st ASEAN Summit Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles,
Pampanga.[32]
7. November 13–14 – The hosted the Twelfth East Asia Summit at the Clark Freeport Zone in Angeles,
Pampanga.[87]
8. December 19 — President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act
(TRAIN) Act January 1, 2018 took effect- Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN)
is a legislation which made reforms on taxation in the Philippines.
9. Isnilon Hapilon of Abu Sayyaf and Omar Maute of Maute Group, leaders of ISIL-linked militants fighting
the government in the Battle of Marawi were reportedly killed on October 16
10. October 23 – the Battle of Marawi was declared officially over by the military
MARTIAL LAW- MAY 23- DEC. 31
11. January 22 – The Mayon Volcano’s alert status was raised to Alert Level 4 due to intensified volcanic
activities.
12. The Office of the President has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension order against Overall Deputy
Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang for alleged grave misconduct and grave dishonesty for the
unauthorized disclosures of the alleged bank transactions of President Rodrigo Duterte and his family.
13. February 28 – President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
14. May 23, 2017 – Martial Law was declared on the islands of Mindanao –
15. Dec 31. 2017 –expiration of validity of the martial law
16. July 2, 2017- Pacquiao’s Fight against Jeff Horn
17. July 24, 2017 – 2nd SONA of Duterte
18. August 8, 2017 - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Celebrates 50th Golden Anniversary
Celebration in PICC.
19. Sept 21- Proclamation No. 319 Duterte declared “National Day of Protest”
September- National Peace Consciousness Month
20. January 31: A total lunar eclipse coinciding with a super moon and blue moon phenomenon was
witnessed by many astronomers and skywatchers throughout the country.[8
21. DengVaxia scandal vs aquino and butch abad
22. 29th of March 1969.- 49th anniversary of New People’s Army. (NPA)
23. Sept 21, 2017- National Day of Protest
24. . February 12: -The Philippine Government has signed the administrative order to completely ban the
deployment of all workers to Kuwait.
25. . March 1 – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act No. 10973, that restored the power of
select officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to issue subpoenas on cases under investigation.
26. March 14 – President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the Philippines is withdrawing from the
International Criminal Court (ICC)
IMPORTANT NAMES:
1. MARIA LOURDES SERENO – On March 8, through Votes of 38-2, the House Committee on Justice has
found probable cause in the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
2. HORACIO "ATIO" CASTILLO III – Killed by Aegis Juris fraternity over the fatal hazing of University of
Santo Tomas (UST) law freshman student in September last year.
3. BONGBONG” MARCOS, JR. AGAINST VICE PRESIDENT LENI ROBREDO. The Supreme Court (SC),
sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) has for the election protest of former Senator Ferdinand
“Bongbong” Marcos, Jr (counting started on Apr. 2 for Camarines Sur, Iloilo, and Negros Oriental)
4. KERWIN ESPINOSA, PETER LIM- The Department of Justice has cleared alleged drug lords due to lack
of evidence
5. MAUTE GROUP – rebel group who seized Marawi City, they are not ISIS, but only ISIS-affiliated
6. OMAR MAUTE leader of maute inspired by Isis in Marawi City
7. REYNALDO PAROJINOG SR. – Mayor who was killed in the drug ops in Ozamiz City.
8. NOVA PAROJINOG- her daughter
9. KIAN LOYD DELOS SANTOS - A 17-year-old who was kill