Panlasang Pinoy
This Visayan dish of grilled chicken marinated in a mixture of calamansi, pepper, coconut vinegar and annatto is the main menu item of a barbecue fastfood chain founded by Injap Sia in 2003.
(Chicken) Inasal
In an iconic scene from this movie: Pero bakit parang galit ka? Pero bakit kasalanan ko? Parang kasalanan ko.
Four Sisters and a Wedding
This Filipino martial art, which emphasizes weapon-based fighting as well as "open hand" techniques, is the legally recognized national sport in the Philippines via Republic Act 9850 signed in 2009.
Arnis (or Kali/Eskrima)
Since the onset of 2020, even before COVID-19, there has been a demand surge for this personal protective equipment, initially triggered by the Taal Volcanic Eruption.
Face Mask or Surgical Mask
This street food, also common to some Southeast Asian countries, has gained notoriety from other culture for being what it is – a steamed/boiled fertilized developing duck egg consumed directly from the shell.
Balut
"You shall not pass!", a slightly altered iconic line from the source material of this legendary film.
Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring)
This Filipino children's game ironically implies violence as its lyrical chant involves blood dripping from stabbed heart and shunning one out, dead or alive.
Langit Lupa (Impyerno)
The first ever Olympic gold medal of the Philippines is bagged during the pandemic thanks to the Olympic records set by this sportswoman in the 55-kilogram category of women's weightlifting — with her combined weight total of 224 kilograms across two successful lifts.
Hidilyn Diaz
This Filipino street food, which is traditionally made from compact yet somewhat chewy pieces of marinated, skewered and roasted solidified chicken or duck blood, is named after the popular but obsolete Sony video cassette tape format of similar rectangular appearance.
Betamax
Eduardo Saverin exclaimed: Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners! Along with my hoodie and my 'f**k you' flip-flops, you pretentious douchebag!
The Social Network
Referred in a title of a PPOP song, this outdoor game involves passers crossing a rectangle base back and forth without getting tagged by a team of line guards, where one is usually assigned per crosswise line.
Patintero
In early 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, this term, that sounds like a phone model, is coined to refer to the Greater Manila Area, with regard to the bubble area designation of community quarantines.
NCR Plus
This Filipino packed rice dish which originates from the Maguindanao people and is a popular, cheap breakfast meal in Mindanao, especially among Muslim Filipinos, is made with steamed rice topped with dry shredded protein of either beef, chicken, or fish then wrapped in banana leaves.
Pastil
Multiple attempts from Angelica Panganiban's character: "Kem" Back to the Young and "Byootipul" You
Beauty in a Bottle
This modern game, which gained popularity in the Philippines during mid-2010s, is a derivative of the Filipino clap game "Nanay, Tatay" but named with use of words from Philippine Gay Slang.
Pak Ganern
Thanks to its geographical isolation, this Philippine province is the last one to record its first case of COVID-19 on September 28, 2020.
Batanes