GLOSSARY

 

Adobo – is a popular dish and cooking process in the Philippine cuisine that involves meat, seafood, or vegetables marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic, which is browned in oil, and simmered in the marinade.

Bakunawa – The Bakunawa, also spelled Bakonawa, Baconaua, or Bakonaua, is a dragon in Philippine mythology that often represented as a gigantic sea serpent. It is believed to be the cause of eclipses

It appears as a giant sea serpent with a mouth the size of a lake, a red tongue, whiskers, gills, small wires at its sides, and two sets of wings, one is larg and ash-grey while other is small and is found further down it's body.

The Visayan (Cebuano) term bakunawa is the direct translation of the word 'eclipse'. Binakunawa is a verb to mean "to cause an eclipse".

Bathala – God

Datu – a chief; head of a tribe

Kubo – the Nipa hut, Kamalig, or Bahay Kubo, is a type of stilt house indigenous to the vast majority of lowland Austronesian cultures of the Philippines. It often serves as an icon of Philippine culture or, more specifically, Filipino rural culture.

Yaya – nanny, nursemaid; maid

Mabuhay Lounge – The Mabuhay Lounge is the airport lounge for Philippines Airlines. Mabuhay (Business) Class and Elite Members of Mabuhay Miles (except those taking PAL Express flights) are eligible to use the lounge. The clubs all have open bars and food catering.

Mabuhay Miles – is the Philippine Airlines frequent flyer program.

Mabuhay miles is divided into multiple tiers:

Classic – The basic level at which one starts earning 'miles', Elite – Passengers receive a 25% bonus on actual distance flown for all Philippine Airlines and PAL Express-operated flights, Lounge access, Priority check-in, boarding, luggage handling, Priority Airport Standby, and an Additional Luggage Allowance. Premier Elite – Passengers will receive a 75% bonus on actual distance flown traveling to and from USA, Canada and London on Philippine Airlines. For all other Philippine Airlines and PAL Express-operated flights, they will receive a 25% bonus on actual d