Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
barangay .
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Fuel Consumption of 5.7L/100km - Standard Supplemental Restraint System with Class-Leading 10 Airbags - 30% of Interior Trim and Trunk Use Philippines - The 21st day of a sea adventure aboard the 'balangay' (precolonial boat) turned into an impromptu rescue mission as the intrepid crew rolled into a remote island off Romblon Monday and
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Japanese Coast Guard near the disputed Diaoyutai islets (釣魚台), resulting in a minor clash with Philippines - The 21st day of a sea adventure aboard the 'balangay' (precolonial boat) turned into an impromptu rescue mission as the intrepid crew rolled into a remote island off Romblon Monday and
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When the constellation _layag_ "a sail" and _balangay_ "a boat" appear in the month of December, the people go to the desired plot, cut down the trees, and when these are dry, fire them.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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Satisfied with the defeat of their enemy, the Conservatives were not displeased to see another young man rise, the municipal head of a group of fifty or sixty families, known as a balangay.
An Eagle Flight A Filipino Novel Adapted from Noli Me Tangere Jos�� Rizal 1878
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The Mandar tribesmen had helped the Japanese in manually shaping the trees into boats and in forming the bow and stern, Sekino said in an interview at the harbor side of the Cultural Centre of Philippines in Pasay City where the balangay was then docked.
My Sinchew - 2009
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The balangay was built by Sama carpenters from Tawi-Tawi based on both the construction methods and design of the Sama and the builders of a precolonial boat excavated in Butuan in Southern Philippines in 1978.
My Sinchew - 2009
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Philippines-And off she sailed to the southern seas, the grand 'balangay.'
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On July 14, Sekino's group crossed the Philippine boundary while the balangay team was preparing for its own sea voyage.
My Sinchew - 2009
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The two boats are only half the size of the balangay.
My Sinchew - 2009
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"We extended assistance since we are of the same kind," said Art Valdez, head of Kaya ng Pinoy, which facilitated the construction of a 20m (from end to end) x 3m balangay.
My Sinchew - 2009
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