HUMANISTA

1. — A traditional genre of Filipino love songs or melodic art songs.
5. — A term for a Filipino overseas worker or migrant returning to the Philippines for a visit.
6. — The Asian empire that occupied the Philippines during World War II.
8. — The most popular and colorful mode of public transportation in the Philippines, originally made from military vehicles.
10. — The right and duty exercised by citizens during elections to choose their leaders.
11. — The smallest administrative and political unit in the Philippines.
12. — The Western superpower that ruled the Philippines after Spain, introducing public education.
14. — The chief executive officer of a city or municipality.
15. — The highest court in the Philippine judicial branch (______ Court).
18. — The European country that colonized the Philippines for over 330 years.
19. — The upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines.
20. — The supreme and fundamental law of the Republic of the Philippines.
21. — The head of state and chief executive of the Philippine government.
23. — A unique, Spanish-based creole language spoken primarily in Zamboanga City.
25. — The traditional, lightweight embroidered formal shirt worn by Filipino men.
27. — The historic, walled city in Manila built during the Spanish colonial period.
29. — The major regional language that serves as the primary basis for the national language, Filipino.

2. — The official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines.
3. — The national hero of the Philippines who wrote Noli Me Tángere.
4. — The traditional Filipino spirit of communal unity, cooperation, and helping neighbors.
7. — A cultural celebration or fiesta often held in honor of a patron saint or local harvest.
9. — The type of law declared by President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in 1972 (______ Law).
11. — The "Father of the Philippine Revolution" and founder of the Katipunan.
13. — The famous highway where the peaceful 1986 People Power Revolution took place.
16. — The formal process where citizens cast ballots to choose public officials.
17. — The secret society founded in 1892 to fight for independence from Spain.
22. — A traditional "gesture of respect" where an individual takes the hand of an elder and presses it to their forehead.
24. — A highly popular Filipino dish made of meat marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and peppercorns.
26. — The Portuguese explorer who arrived in the Philippines in 1521 while sailing under the Spanish flag.
28. — The collective name for the legislative branch, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives.