magtatag

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mag- +‎ tatag.

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Verb[edit]

magtatág (complete nagtatag, progressive nagtatatag, contemplative magtatatag, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜆᜆᜄ᜔)

  1. to found; to establish
    • 2022 November 11, Malou Escudero, “Marcos: Bantag, nagtayo ng sariling 'kaharian' sa Bilibid”, in Philippine Star[1]:
      Nagtatag ng kanyang sariling ‘kaharian’ o teritoryo ang suspendidong hepe ng Bureau of Corrections na si Gerald Bantag sa loob ng New Bilibid Prison (NBP), ayon kay Pangulong Marcos...
      The suspended Chief of the Bureau of Corrections, Gerald Bantag, established his own "kingdom" or territory in New Bilibid Prison, according to President Marcos...

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