EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
policy; police force...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/pu-li-SI-ya/
FIL: Isang katawagan para sa isang patakaran o alituntunin; maaari ring tumukoy sa kabuuan ng organisasyon ng pulisya, bagaman ito ay isang lumang gamit.
EN: policy; police force
This is the older, more Spanish-sounding version of 'pulisya'. It can mean the entire police organization, but more often these days it means 'policy' (like a company's HR policy). It’s a bit formal and less common now for 'police force', but you'll still hear it for 'policy'.
From Spanish 'policía' (police) or 'póliza' (policy).
'Pulisya' is now the standard term for the police force. 'Pulisiya' is more often used to mean 'policy', for which 'patakaran' is the more common Filipino term.
🇵🇭 Ayon sa pulisiya ng kumpanya, bawal ang paggamit ng social media sa oras ng trabaho.
🇺🇸 According to company policy, using social media during work hours is prohibited.
🇵🇭 Ang lumang pulisiya ay kailangan nang palitan.
🇺🇸 The old policy needs to be replaced.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.