Canal de la Reina
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Canal de la Reina is a 1985 Tagalog-language novel written by Filipino
novelist Liwayway A. Arceo. It is a novel that exposes the social cancer in the high levels of contemporary Philippine society. The social cancer, based on the novel, is masked by the flamboyance and the pomposity of the affluent members of Filipino society.
word for the Spanish
term señora, meaning “Mrs.
”; nyora is the abbreviated form of senyora), Victor, Gracia, and Gerry. In the story, Nyora Tentay is depicted as the matriarch of the wealthy Marcial family and is labelled as the “queen of Canal de la Reina”. Apart from being the controller of the Marcial family, Nyora Tenday is a lender of money who charges hight interest rates. Victor is Nyora Tentay’s son. Gracia is Victor’s wife. Gerry is Victor and Gracia’s son. On the other hand, the De los Angeles family is composed of husband and wife Salvador and Caridad. Leni and Junior are their children. Gerry Marcial and Leni de los Angeles are lovers.
The conflict between the Marcials and the De los Angeleses began when Nyora Tentay bought a piece of land owned by the De los Angeles family. Nyora Tentay did not buy the land directly from the De Los Angeles family. She bought it from the De los Angeles’ former caretaker, Precioso or Osyong Santos. Nyora Tentay used bribery to assert her claim. A flood occurs at Canal de la Reina. Building and structures have been damaged. Caridad found Nyora Tentay’s documents. Caridad returns the documents to Nyora Tentay, instead of using them against the latter. Because of Caridad’s good will, Nyora Tentay had a change of heart. Gerry Marcial and Leni de los Angeles gets married.
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novelist Liwayway A. Arceo. It is a novel that exposes the social cancer in the high levels of contemporary Philippine society. The social cancer, based on the novel, is masked by the flamboyance and the pomposity of the affluent members of Filipino society.
Plot
The main characters in Canal de la Reina are the Marcial family and the De los Angeles family. The members of the Marcial family are Nyora Tentay (i.e. Senyora Tentay; the term senyora is the FilipinoFilipino language
This move has drawn much criticism from other regional groups.In 1987, a new constitution introduced many provisions for the language.Article XIV, Section 6, omits any mention of Tagalog as the basis for Filipino, and states that:...
word for the Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
term señora, meaning “Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs or Mrs. is a honorific used for women, usually for those who are married and who do not instead use another title, such as Dr, Lady, or Dame. In most Commonwealth countries, a full stop is not used with the title...
”; nyora is the abbreviated form of senyora), Victor, Gracia, and Gerry. In the story, Nyora Tentay is depicted as the matriarch of the wealthy Marcial family and is labelled as the “queen of Canal de la Reina”. Apart from being the controller of the Marcial family, Nyora Tenday is a lender of money who charges hight interest rates. Victor is Nyora Tentay’s son. Gracia is Victor’s wife. Gerry is Victor and Gracia’s son. On the other hand, the De los Angeles family is composed of husband and wife Salvador and Caridad. Leni and Junior are their children. Gerry Marcial and Leni de los Angeles are lovers.
The conflict between the Marcials and the De los Angeleses began when Nyora Tentay bought a piece of land owned by the De los Angeles family. Nyora Tentay did not buy the land directly from the De Los Angeles family. She bought it from the De los Angeles’ former caretaker, Precioso or Osyong Santos. Nyora Tentay used bribery to assert her claim. A flood occurs at Canal de la Reina. Building and structures have been damaged. Caridad found Nyora Tentay’s documents. Caridad returns the documents to Nyora Tentay, instead of using them against the latter. Because of Caridad’s good will, Nyora Tentay had a change of heart. Gerry Marcial and Leni de los Angeles gets married.