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23/09/2026

Word Of the Day

Nebulous (adjective)
-Refers to a weather that is Cloudy, hazy, misty, or overcast .

Translation
Tagalog: Maulap
Pangasinan: Malurem
Ilocano: Naulep

Now let's try to use the word "Nebulous" in a sentence

English:
"The sky is nebulous today.

"Tagalog:
"Maulap ang langit ngayon.

"Pangasinan:
"Malurem so tawen natan.

"Ilocano:
"Naulep ti langit tatta."

Trivia

Before "nebulous" meant a vague idea or cloudy weather, it belonged entirely to astronomy. It comes from the Latin word nebula, which means "mist," "fog," or "cloud

22/09/2026

Bruma

Noun

Means a thick winter fog, mist, or atmospheric v***r. Describes a heavy, low-lying fog that blankets the landscape and significantly reduces visibility.
Translation:
Tagalog: Hamog
Pangasinan: Linaew
Ilocano: Linaaw

Use in Sentences

English: "The morning bruma rolls silently over the vast provincial rice fields, chilling the early September air."

Tagalog : "Binalot ng makapal na hamog ang mga bukirin ngayong umaga ng Setyembre."

Pangasinan : "Say makapal ya linaew so akabungbong ed uma natan ya kabuasan na Setyembre

Ilocano : "Nabalkot ti napuskol a linaaw kadagiti taltalon ti agsapa ti bigat ti Setyembre."

Trivia

In the Northern Hemisphere, the word bruma is the origin of the historical term "Brumaire" (the Month of Fog).

Alam Mo Ba? Noong Setyembre 22, 1943, sa bisa ng Presidential Decree No. 211, opisyal na idineklara ang Lupang Hinirang ...
22/09/2026

Alam Mo Ba?

Noong Setyembre 22, 1943, sa bisa ng Presidential Decree No. 211, opisyal na idineklara ang Lupang Hinirang at ang Pambansang Watawat bilang mga pambansang sagisag ng Pilipinas.

Ang pambansang awit ay unang tinugtog noong Hunyo 12, 1898 sa Kawit, Cavite, ngunit noong 1943 ito pormal na itinalaga sa batas.

Ibinubuo ito ng musika ni Julian Felipe at orihinal na salitang Kastila ni Jose Palma, na isinalin sa wikang Filipino.

Alam Mo Ba? Ika-54 na Anibersaryo ng Batas Militar Noong Setyembre 21, 1972, nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr....
21/09/2026

Alam Mo Ba?

Ika-54 na Anibersaryo ng Batas Militar Noong Setyembre 21, 1972, nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. ang Proklamasyon Blg. 1081 na nagpasailalim sa buong bansa sa Batas Militar.

Ang pormal na anunsyo sa publiko ay ginawa noong Setyembre 23, at ang aktuwal na pagpapatupad — pagdakip sa mga oposisyon at pagsasara ng midya — ay nagsimula noong gabi ng Setyembre 22.

Ang petsang Setyembre 21 ay pinili ni Marcos dahil ito ang kanyang "mapalad na araw."

Humigit-kumulang 70,000 ang nakulong, 34,000 ang pinahirapan, at mahigit 3,200 ang napatay sa ilalim ng rehimen.

21/09/2026

Word of the Day

Tempestuous
/temˈpesCH(əw)əs/

Adjective

The word "tempestuous" (often misspelled as tempestous) means characterized by violent emotions, behavior, or stormy weather.

Translation:
Tagalog: Maunos or Mabagyo

Pangasinan: Mabagyo or Maunor

Ilocano: Nabagyo or Naangin

Use in Sentences

English: The sailors struggled to navigate their ship through the tempestuous ocean.

Tagalog : Nahirapan ang mga mangingisda na maglayag dahil sa maunos na karagatan.

Pangasinan : Mair-irap lan gatinan na saray dumaragat so mabagyo ya dayat.

Ilocano : Narigat para kadagiti mangngalap ti agbiahe gapu iti nabagyo a baybay.

Trivia

The word "Tempestuous" originates from the Latin word tempestas, which originally meant "a portion of time," "season," or "period."

18/09/2026

Word of the day!
Prelude
/Pre-lude/

Noun

An introduction or an opening event, action, or performance that serves as a sign or preparation for something larger, more important, or more exciting to follow.

Translation:
Tagalog: Pambungad
Pangasinan: Pangigapo
Ilocano: Pangrugian

English: September is the prelude to the joy of Christmas.
Tagalog: Ang Setyembre ang pambungad sa kagalakan ng Pasko.
Pangasinan: Setyembre la, sikato yay pangigapo na liket parad Pasko.
Ilocano: Ti Septiembre ti pangrugian ti ragsak ti Paskua.

In the Philippines, September is the ultimate prelude—the quiet, exciting doorway into the Ber Months that sets the stage for the Christmas countdown.

ALAM MO BA?Noong 1898, naitatag ang pamahalaang Pilipino sa Benguet sa panahon ng Himagsikan.Pagsapit ng 1899, naitatag ...
18/09/2026

ALAM MO BA?

Noong 1898, naitatag ang pamahalaang Pilipino sa Benguet sa panahon ng Himagsikan.

Pagsapit ng 1899, naitatag ang Benguet sa ilalim ng Pamahalaan ng Republika ng Pilipinas.

Ang unang civil government ng Benguet sa ilalim ng Philippine Commission ay itinatag noong Nobyembre 23, 1900, at Baguio ang naging kabisera.

17/09/2026

Board exam practice starts now! 📋
Write your answers below — let’s see how you do! 👇

📚 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃⁣⁣𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐌𝐃𝐂 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐄-𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓⁣⁣What if your words could h...
17/09/2026

📚 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃⁣
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𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐌𝐃𝐂 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐄-𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓⁣
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What if your words could help someone make a better choice?⁣
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This Crime Prevention Month, the 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨-𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 invites all currently enrolled MDC students to share their original literary works for our upcoming e-book:⁣
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𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃⁣
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𝘈 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦⁣
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✍️ 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:⁣
📖 Poetry⁣
📚 Short Stories⁣
📝 Flash Fiction⁣
💭 Creative Nonfiction⁣
📋 Essays⁣
🎤 Spoken Word⁣
💬 Micro-Messages⁣
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Your work may explore 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞.⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞.⁣
Write about a choice.⁣
Write about prevention.⁣
Write about the community you want to see.⁣
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📅 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝: September 21–October 5, 2026⁣
📩 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨: 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲@𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬.𝐞𝐝𝐮.𝐩𝐡⁣
📌 Submit up to 𝟑 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬.⁣
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Selected works will be professionally edited and published in the official 𝐌𝐃𝐂 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄-𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤, with certificates for published contributors and special recognition for outstanding works.⁣
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𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.⁣
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So, MDC students—⁣
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫? 👇⁣
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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭!⁣
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𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 👇⁣⁣“𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 ______ 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞.”⁣⁣That's it. That's the challenge...
17/09/2026

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 👇⁣
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“𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 ______ 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞.”⁣
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That's it. That's the challenge. ✍️⁣
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For 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the MDC Library invites students to 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.⁣
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Your answer doesn't have to be long.⁣
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𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.⁣
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👇 Finish the sentence in the comments.⁣
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𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐃𝐂 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲'𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧.⁣
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