EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
government, administration...
shrinking; reduction; decrease...
creation; act of creating...
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/pa-ba-ha-LA-an/
FIL: Isang institusyon o sistema ng pamamahala sa isang bansa, estado, o komunidad; pamahalaan.
EN: government, administration
This is the formal, textbook term for 'government.' You'll see this in news reports and history books. It's the 'pamahalaan' that's wearing a barong and being very serious. It's the high-level, almost poetic version of 'gobyerno'.
From 'pa-' + 'bahala' + '-an'. A place where responsibility ('bahala') is managed. A more formal variant of 'pamahalaan'.
This is a more formal and somewhat archaic synonym for 'pamahalaan.'
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🇵🇭 Ang pabahalaan ay may tungkuling pangalagaan ang kapakanan ng mamamayan.
🇺🇸 The government has the duty to protect the welfare of the citizens.
🇵🇭 Maraming isyu ang kinakaharap ng kasalukuyang pabahalaan.
🇺🇸 The current administration is facing many issues.
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