EDSA, formerly known as Highway 54. When the avenue was constructed during the presidency of Manuel L. Quezon, it was named 19 de Junio (June 19), after the birthday of national hero José Rizal.
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from The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Never-before-published photo of actor Jack Nicholson and Grip Dennis Lewis on the Staff Wing set of The Shining.
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10 Latin Phrases You Pretend to Understand
- 1. Caveat Emptor
(KAV-ee-OT emp-TOR): “Let the buyer beware”- 2. Persona Non Grata
(puhr-SOH-nah non GRAH-tah): “An unacceptable person”- 3. Habeas Corpus
(HAY-bee-as KOR-pus): “You have the body”- 4. Cogito Ergo Sum
(CO-gee-toe ER-go SOME): “I think, therefore I am”- 5. E Pluribus Unum
(EE PLUR-uh-buhs OOH-nuhm): “Out of many, one”- 6. Quid Pro Quo
(kwid proh KWOH): “You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours”- 7. Ad Hominem
(ad HAH-mi-nem): “To attack the man”- 8. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
(ad-MA-yor-em DAY-ee GLOR-ee-um): “All for the Greater Glory of God”- 9. Memento Mori
(meh-MEN-toh MOR-ee): “Remember, you must die”- 10. Sui Generis
(SOO-ee JEN-er-is): “Of its own genus,” or “Unique and unable to classify”













