1. The first lamp was invented around 70,000 BC.
The word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas, meaning torch.
That Agapito Flores is dubbed by some as the real inventor of fluorescent lamp.
Gasera is the Tagalog equivalent term for lamp.
Lamp symbolizes brilliance and truth in the Philippines for it is used by scholars for studying at night.
Lamp (gasera) in present commonly symbolizes poverty.
Lamp provided lights for the early Filipino homes and has been an
indispensible tool since then.
Lamp-making provided many Filipinos employment and at the same time lend
businessmen investments in the past and up to present.
Lamp helped the early legislators, politicians, doctors and other professionals in the old times to see
clearly in dark whenever they needed.
Lamp helped the Philippine culture to be shaped distinctly from other regions; designs vary from region
to region.
The way Filipinos improvised for lamp shows how creatively rich Filipinos are.
Rizal famous novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo made use of lamps from the operation of
doctors and the meeting at Tejeros Convention.
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