The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) featured the Tagalog word “bakya” as its Word of the Day on Tuesday, marking its important contribution to Philippine English.

"Bakya" used to be the term that describes Philippine moviegoers. That's because the moviegoers of yesteryears were perceived to be the great unwashed who went to the cinema in wooden clogs.

Bamba Bakya and Shahul Hameed were close collaborators with Rahman, contributing to numerous chart-topping hits. Bamba Bakya had most recently lent his voice to the song Ponni Nadhi from Ponniyin ...