tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7735048959605933632024-03-12T17:45:58.715-07:00Go Philippinesthis blog is dedicated to all Filipinos, locals, OFW, migrants and tourists to gain more knowledge about Philippineswatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-54871837532088700032011-08-20T03:29:00.000-07:002011-08-20T03:29:27.276-07:00The Calamian Deer in Palawan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">The Calamian Deer</span></b> (<i>Axis calamianensis</i>), also known as <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow; font-weight: bold;">Calamian Hog Deer</span><span class="Apple-style-span">, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Philippine Dee</span></b><b style="color: yellow;">r </b>or<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"> Usa </span>in local term, is endemic only in Calamian Group of Islands in Palawan, Philippines. Its included in IUCN Red list in 2007 as endangered species. The decrease in population is due to hunting and damage of forest by practice of native people in Palawan using Kaingin system (slush and burn method of agriculture). </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Conservation occurs in Calauit Island Game Preserve and Wildlife Sanctuary which is established in 1976. In 1995 the management of sanctuary was transferred to Palawan Council for Sustainable Development. The sanctuary also house some endemic animals from Philippines and exotic animals from Africa.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Calamian Deer is fairly small and heavy bodied with relative long legs. The size is 100 to 175 cm in length, shoulder height of 60 to 100 cm, and weight 27 to 110 kg. Its coarse hair is tawny-brown with darker underparts and the legs are darker than the rest of the body. The face has subtle white markings around the muzzle inside while the base of the ears, throat, underside of the short,bushy tail is also white. The mature mail has three-pronged antlers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They are inhabits in grassland, second growth scrub and woodland. They are seen before in groups of 7 to 14 individuals in the wild. In captivity, Calamian deer have been observed to mate and give birth year round with gestation period of 222 days.</span></div><div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Calamian Deer in Balboa Park, Banker's Hill, San Diego, California</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The male and female Calamian Deer endemic in Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Calamian Deer in Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Calamian Deer in San Diego Zoo</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Calamian Deer in Calauit, Palawan</span></td></tr>
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</div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Calamian, Palawan, Philippines12 1209.635665 117.718277 14.364335 122.281723tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-88171348627559789012011-08-19T04:38:00.000-07:002011-08-19T04:38:59.203-07:00Magellan's Cross in Cebu City<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Magellan's Cross was planted on April 14, 1521 to mark a spot in Cebu City. It is also a symbol of the birth of Christianism in Philippines after the baptismal of Rajah Humabon, his wife Queen Juana and 800 natives of Cebu. The oldest cross in the Philippines is now housed in a small chapel near to the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino in Magallanes Street in front of Cebu City Hall.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The encrypted sign below the cross describes the original cross is encased in the Tindalo wood cross displayed on the center of the chapel. This is to protect the original cross from the people who wants to chipped some part of it as souvenir or in the belief that the cross possesses miraculous power. Some people believe that the cross seen inside the kiosk is just a replica, that the original was already destroyed or lost.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Magellan's cross is one of the tourist attractions in Cebu and one of the oldest memento from the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The chapel where Magellan's Cross was kept</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div><div></div></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Magellan's Cross, Cebu City, Philippines10.293631701230009 123.9019966381713410.290377201230008 123.89897263817134 10.296886201230009 123.90502063817134tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-48269847541865402652011-08-19T03:38:00.000-07:002011-08-19T03:38:54.773-07:00The Luxury Dusit Thani Manila Hotel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Dusit Thani Manila Hotel</span></b> is a luxury five star hotel located in the center of financial district in Makati City, Manila. The hotel is a located within the financial, commercial, entertainment and shopping district and just a short distance from Manila tourist attractions and Ninoy Aquino International Airport. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hotel has 538 newly renovated luxury rooms and suites with motif of Thai traditions and equipped with latest technology services such as broadband connection and LCD flat screen television. It offers international foods with different dining experiences. The Grand Ballroom can accommodate 1,000 guests, also with meeting and banqueting rooms for small activities. Dusit Manila Hotel also offers the best recreational activities for their <b>DFiT Fitness Centre</b> that provides a 973-square metre of cutting edge fitness facilities, the <b>Devarana Spa</b> for a revitalizing experience giving guests a new lease of life right at heaven’s gate and the outdoor swimming pools for adults and kids.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div>Tel No. +63 (2) 238 8888 </div></div><div>Fax No. +63 (2) 238 8800 </div><div>Address: Ayala Centre, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines</div><div>Website: <a href="http://www.dusit.com/dusit-thani/en/dusit-thani-manila.html">http://www.dusit.com/dusit-thani/en/dusit-thani-manila.html</a></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Dusit Thani Manila Hotel, Makati City, Philippines14.548512117336061 121.0260089409546314.538521117336062 121.01725944095463 14.558503117336061 121.03475844095462tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-32099898627480342632011-08-19T01:18:00.000-07:002011-08-25T07:49:20.362-07:00Pablo Antonio, National Artist in Architecture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Pablo S. Antonio</span></b>, National Artist in Architecture (1976) pioneered modern Philippine Architecture. His architecture adapts the Art Deco techniques which is dominant motif during his time. His design is based on simplicity and clean structural design. The lines are clean and smooth, and where there are curves, these are made integral to the structure. He believes that function come first before elegance. Antonio's design focus on the maximum use of natural light and cross ventilation, He strives to make each building unique, avoiding obvious trademarks. Antonio himself has been quoted as stating that "<i>buildings should be planned with austerity in mind and its stability forever as the aim of true architecture, that buildings must be progressive, simple in design but dignified, true to a purpose without resorting to an applied set of aesthetics and should eternally recreate truth</i>".</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antonio was born in Binondo, Manila in 1901, orphaned by age of 12 and did part time job in daytime to supplement his study at night. He studied architecture in Mapua Institute of Technology and later transfer to University of London after securing scholarship from Ramon Arevalo, the engineer in charge in Legislative Building (now National Museum of the Philippines where Antonio assist in the design and construction). He graduated in 1927 for only three years of study (normal is 5 years).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1933, he designed the Ideal Theater in Avenida, Rizal Avenue which is one of his major works that made him prominent in architecture. The founder of Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes, deal with him to make several buildings in the campus. The FEU campus is considered as the largest ensemble of surviving Art Deco architecture in Manila, and in 2005, it received an Honorable Mention citation from the UNESCO for the body's 2005 Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Antonio's other major projects includes Manila Polo Club in 1950, Lyric Theater, Galaxy Theater, Life Theater, Scala Theater, Ramon Roces Publications Building (now Guzman College of Science and Technology), Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building, Boulevard-Alhambra apartments in 1937 (now Bel-Air) and White Cross Sanitarium in 1938.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1976, he was he was named National Artist of the Philippines, he was only the second architect so honored, after his contemporary, Juan Nakpil.</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ideal Theater in 1930s design by National Artist Pablo Antonio in 1933</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Ideal Theater on the left designed by Pablo Antonio and on the left is State Theater designed by Juan Nakpil</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Far Eastern University designed by Pablo Antonio in the late 1930s</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Facade of White Cross Sanitarium designed by Architect Pablo Antonio in 1938</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manila Polo Club by Pablo Antonio</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Guzman College of Science & Technology formerly Ramon Roces Publications Building</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Galaxy Theater by Pablo Antonio</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-8603229167825594022011-08-17T13:01:00.000-07:002011-08-17T13:11:32.641-07:00Vulcan Point in Taal Volcano<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only in the Philippines, you will find the world's largest island within a lake (crater lake of Taal Volcano) inside the island (Taal Volcano) inside the lake (Taal Lake) within the island (Luzon Island). Vulcan Point, about 40 meters in diameter was incuded the Guinness World Record for this category which is unique in the Philippines.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In short it can be stated by this line...<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">"the largest island in a lake of an island in a lake of an island"</span></b>. Taal Volcano is popular tourist destinations in Philippines located in Batangas province in Luzon Island.</span><br />
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</span></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Taal Lake, Philippines13.9750341 121.0220421999999913.8700141 120.94408619999999 14.0800541 121.09999819999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-46843837950356721672011-08-17T12:09:00.000-07:002011-08-17T13:11:09.444-07:00World's Largest Shot Slam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The largest shot slam in the world was achieved in Naga City, Camarines Sur, Philippines on 27th of December 2010 with 2,435 people which broke the previous Guinness World Records of 1412 participants in Mexico. The participants is composed of mixed gender and age. The activity was sponsored by Ginebra San Miguel Inc. and GSM V. Distributors Inc.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">cups filled with gin from Ginebra San Miguel in attempt for world's largest shot slam</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">participants are waiting for the start of world's largest shot slam</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">the awarding of Guinness World Records largest shot slam in Naga City, Philippines</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Philippine cobra is a stocky and very toxic snake. Its average length is 1.7 m and some grows up to 2 m. Its color is light to medium brown while the young cobra's color is a darker brown, sometimes a dark band behind the throat. They have 23 to 27 scale rows around the neck, 21 just above the middle part of the body, 182-193 ventrals, 36-49 subcaudals, basal pairs sometimes undivided . They prey upon mice, frogs and small mammals. The female lays eggs in clutches of ten to twenty with an incubation time of sixty to seventy days.The venom is a neurotoxin which affects cardiac and respiratory function and can cause neurotoxicity and respiratory paralysis and death in thirty minutes. The bite causes only minimal tissue damage. The Philippine cobra is capable of spitting their venom up to three meters.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These species is widely persecuted. collected for exotic food trade, for pet trade and collected for anti-venom production by Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). At present to conservation moves are made by any organization to protect the decreasing population of Philippine Cobra.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Philippine Cobra prepares fro an attack</span></td></tr>
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</div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Philippines12.879721 121.774016999999965.026671 115.96226699999995 20.732771 127.58576699999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-5025890761424068262011-08-12T11:42:00.000-07:002011-08-12T11:42:36.404-07:00The Philippine Hawk Eagle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Philippine Hawk Eagle</span></b> (<i>Nisaetus philippensis</i> with earlier name as <i>Spizaetus philippensis</i>) belongs to a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family same as Philippine Eagle. This hawk eagle is endemic to Philippines and lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest which is now considered bu IUCN as vulnerable due to loss of habitat and hunting.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The size of hawk eagle is about 65-70 cm with long crest of four to five feathers, up to 7 cm long, protruding from its crown. The plumage on the upper parts is dark brown, and the dark brown tail is striped with four to five darker, narrow bands. The head and underparts are reddish-brown with black streaking, and the throat is whitish. The wings are broad and rounded and barred flight feathers can be seen in flight. </div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An estimated of 1000 to 2500 hawk eagle were remained in the whole Philippine archipelago and the trend is decreasing. Conservation measures are being implemented numerous protected areas, including Mts Isarog and Makiling National Parks, the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park and Bataan Natural Park/Subic Bay on Luzon, Mt Canlaon on Negros, and Mt Kitanglad and Mt Apo Natural Parks and Mt Malindang on Mindanao, and Rajah Sikatuna National Park on Bohol and recently on Mount Irid-Angilo-Binuang of the Southern Sierra Madre in Luzon. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Philippine hawk eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) at Malagos Garden Resort</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Height of Philippine Hawk Eagle</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Philippine Hawk Eagle with wings open</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Philippine hawk eagle after bath</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Philippine Hawk Eagle</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Philippine hawk eagle at closer look</span></td></tr>
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</div></div></div></div></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Philippines12.879721 121.774016999999965.026671 115.96226699999995 20.732771 127.58576699999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-68733228228052014072011-08-12T04:19:00.000-07:002011-08-12T04:19:07.943-07:00Largest March Against Illegal Drugs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On March 21, 2009, the Philippines was listed in Guinness World Records for having the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">largest march against illegal drugs</span></b>, the participants came from public school students accompanied by their parents. They called it "Grand BIDA March", BIDA stands for "Batang Iwas Droga", a massive information campaign launched in 2003 by PAGCOR Chairman Efraim C. Genuino to educate children between 6 and 12 years old on the dangers of substance abuse.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Senator Tito Sotto, Chairman of Dangerous Drugs Board, speaks on the crowd in Quirino Grandstand in Luneta Park their active stand in the war against illegal drugs. The activity was organized by the BIDA Foundation through the support of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) with assistance of Department of Education (DepEd), DDB-PDEA, (NGO's), several government agencies, and various local governement units led by Mayor Alfredo Lim.</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Aerial view of the march of Grand Batang Iwas Droga (BIDA) at Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines</span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">more than 300 thousands participants composed of students with their parents marched against illegal drugs in Manila, Philippines</span></span> </td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Senator Tito Sotto made a speech in front of the crowd of Grand BIDA march</span></span></td></tr>
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</div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Rizal Park, Maria Y. Orosa St, Manila, Philippines14.5825077 120.9786690999999314.5789132 120.97352359999994 14.586102200000001 120.98381459999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-42597979594982534032011-08-12T03:32:00.000-07:002011-08-12T03:32:05.404-07:00Most Different Dishes on Display<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kraft Food Philippines broke the previous Guinness World Records from India for having <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">most different dishes on display</span></b>. The display of 5,845 was presented at Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines on December 14, 2009. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kraft Food Philippines in behalf of Eden Cheese and Magsaysay Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Arts (MIHCA) presented cheese-infused dishes for breakfast to midnight snacks.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;">Source: </span></span><a href="http://www.recyclebinofamiddlechild.com/">http://www.recyclebinofamiddlechild.com</a></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Barangay Socorro, Quezon City, Philippines14.620748 121.05345114.613742 121.0471405 14.627754000000001 121.0597615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-16889315143088438212011-08-11T15:00:00.000-07:002011-08-11T15:00:08.211-07:00Most Mentos and Soda Fountains in SM Mall of Asia Complex<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">most Mentos and soda fountains</span></b> was attended by 2,865 participants and was achieved in an event organized by Perfetti Van Melle (Philippines) at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, in Manila, Philippines, on 17 October 2010. The participants is mostly came from Rizal Technical University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Adamson University, University of the Philippines, Jose Rizal University and company employees of Benby, Coca-cola and Perfetti Van Melle.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mentos and soda fountains is the reaction of carbonated beverage and mentos candies. The small pores on the candy's surface catalyze the release of carbon dioxide gas from the soda resulting in the rapid expulsion of copious amounts of foam. The rapid formation of foam inside the bottle tends to increase the pressure inside the bottle, after removing the cap, it will release the pressure with fountain of foam or bubbles like a geyser effect.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">students from universities in Manila attend for the attempt in Guinness World Records most mentos and soda fountains</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">participants gets ready for opening their bottle</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">the start of mentos and soda fountains held in SM Mall of Asia Complex, Manila, Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">mentos and soda fountains starts to rise in air</span></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The presentation to Guinness World Records is not only for "largest ten commandments tablet" but also with the "largest flag draped". The flag of Israel and Philippines laid on the ground as symbol of Philippines recognition to Israel. Two world records was accomplished by Sister Grace that time but on October 10, 2010, her record for largest flag draped was broke by Ashraf Makarem in association with the Lebanese Army & Khaled Othman, in Rayak, Lebanon.</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Grace Galindez-Gupana with Ralph Hannah of Guinness World Records for awarding the "largest ten commandments tablet" and "largest flag draped"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo slices a giant strawberry shaped shortcake that won the Guiness World Record's record for the largest fruit shortcake during her visit in La Trinidad, Benguet Province March 19, 2007</span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The activity was listed in <i><b>Guinness World Record</b></i> for largest human cross. The activity has also religious significance that was performed on "<i>Ash Wednesday</i>", the start of 40 day Lenten period - a tradition of Filipino Roman Catholic that is celebrated every year. The human form is a huge Dominican Cross, a symbol of University of Santo Tomas Catholic and Dominican identity. Participants wearing white and black color stay for 20 minutes praying in human cross while the bells ringing. </span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Location of largest human cross in UST Football Field</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Site plan of largest human cross in University of Sto Tomas, Manila, Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMgqJNmFbLw/TkOqHTEjYmI/AAAAAAAABGk/fR8ThsxISP4/s1600/the+close-up+look+of+largest+human+cross+in+UST+with+white+and+black+costume.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NMgqJNmFbLw/TkOqHTEjYmI/AAAAAAAABGk/fR8ThsxISP4/s400/the+close-up+look+of+largest+human+cross+in+UST+with+white+and+black+costume.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">the close-up look of largest human cross in UST with white and black costume</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The formation of participants for the attempt for Guinness World Records largest human cross</span></td></tr>
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</div><div>Source: <a href="http://www.ust.edu.ph/">http://www.ust.edu.ph</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=0791740d-2db3-4fe7-b837-cfb8c5f48164" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0University of Santo Tomas, España Blvd, Manila, Philippines14.6100352 120.9897829999999914.607061700000001 120.986724 14.6130087 120.99284199999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-24139384472920714342011-08-11T02:38:00.000-07:002011-08-11T02:38:36.068-07:00Paeng Nepomuceno: Youngest Tenpin Bowling World Champion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is considered worldwide as the greatest international bowler in the history of bowling. Paeng wins six world bowling championship for the decades. He is holding the Guinness World Record for "<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">youngest tenpin bowling world champion</span></b>" which he won on November 19, 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, Iran at the age of 19 years and 292 days. Paeng also holds the record for winning the "<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">most World Titles in three different decades</span></b>" and the "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"><b>most worldwide titles in a career</b></span>" for winning 120 championship.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is Paeng Nepomuceno's achievement awards:</span><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All Filipino “Bowler of the Year” Award for 1975</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All Filipino Sports Award for Sportsman of Year 1976</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TOYM Awardee for 1978 (Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines) Philippine Jaycees, Malacanang Palace by President Ferdinand E. Marcos</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Sportsman of the year 1980)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World Bowling Writers of Asia Sportsman of the Year 1980</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Bowling Congress Bowler of the Year 1982</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Bowler of the Year 1982</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Government Employees Veterans League, Inc. (GEVELI) Gold Medallion of Honor 1984</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Presidential Medal of Merit, decorated by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, the highest award at the disposition of the President of the Philippines, 1984</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Sportsman of the Year 1984</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Word Bowler of the Year by the World Bowling Writers 1984</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Olympic Committee Medal of Honor Awardee, January 30, 1985</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">La Salle Greenhills Silver Jubilee Athletic Disctinction Awardee, March 1985</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">La Salle Greenhills Hall of Fame, First Ever Inductee, March 1985</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ulirang Anak Awards, Outstanding Young professional Awardee for Sports, September 15,1985</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World Bowler of the Year 1985 by the World Bowling Writers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">La Salle Greenhills Alumni AssociationTing Brothers Memorial Award: Outstanding Alumnus- Athlete of the year 1985</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sports Columnists Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) Bowler of the Year 1986</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Olympic Committee Athlete of the Decade Award, April 1989</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adamson University Outstanding Alumnus Award given on its 60th Anniversary on September 26, 1992</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World Bowler of the Year 1992 by the World Bowling Writers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Athlete of the Year 1992</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sports Columnists Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) Athlete of the Year 1992</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Daily Inquirer Filipino of the Year 1992</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World Bowling Writers Hall of Fame 1993 (First Ever Inductee)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sports Columnists Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) Hall of Fame 1993</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FIQ WTBA Asian Bowler of the Year 1992</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FiQ WTBA Asian Bowler of the Year 1993</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association Bowler of the Year 1994</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sports Columnists Association (PSA) Bowler of the Year 1994</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parangal ng Bayan (Golden Scroll Awardee for Sports) Malacanang Palace, March 1995</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Athlete of the Year 1996</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Legion of Honor awaded by President Joseph E. Estrada 1999</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IOC Presidents Trophy (Highest Sports Award), Abu Dhabi, 1999</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FIQ Bowling Athlete of the Millennium, Abu Dhabi, 1999</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Athlete of the Century (Named in 1999)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Athlete of the Millennium (Named in 2000)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">De La Salle University Sports Hall of Fame 2003</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Order of Lakandula with Special Class: Champion for Life awarded by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2007</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">World Bowling Writers Association Mort Luby Distinguished Service Award, given in Bansley, England 2009</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Philippine Olympians Association ARETE Award given in 2009</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">De La Salle University Distinguished Lasallian Award (Highest award of De La Salle) 2009</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bowling World Cup Sportsman Award, Melaka, Malaysia 2009</span></li>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MTMp3JfiJ_k/TkOgS54W_OI/AAAAAAAABGI/QeZCilyOhHE/s1600/Paeng+Nepomuceno+holds+Guinness+World+Record+certficate+for+most+tenpin+bowling+titles+in+a+career.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MTMp3JfiJ_k/TkOgS54W_OI/AAAAAAAABGI/QeZCilyOhHE/s400/Paeng+Nepomuceno+holds+Guinness+World+Record+certficate+for+most+tenpin+bowling+titles+in+a+career.jpg" width="286" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Paeng Nepomuceno holds Guinness World Record certficate for most tenpin bowling titles in a career</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Paeng Nepomuceno receives IOC Presidents Trophy</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Paeng Nepomuceno in action</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">2011 Philippine International Open Masters won by Paeng Nepomuceno</span></td></tr>
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</div><div><div>Source: <a href="http://paengbowling.com/">http://paengbowling.com/</a></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=a8366d45-ec97-41e2-99d0-eaf348dad927" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-49017074414471445782011-08-11T00:20:00.000-07:002011-08-11T00:20:35.106-07:00World's Shortest Living Man: Junrey Balawing of Philippines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Junrey Balawing from Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines is currently holds the world's shortest living man. It was declared by Guinness World Records on his 18th birthday celebration. Junrey measures 59.93 m (23.5 in) tall as verified by Sindangan Helath Centre in Zamboanga del Norte on June 12, 2011</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Junrey broke the record of shortest man living Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal who is 0.67 m (2ft 2 1/3 in) tall. Historical record from Guinness shows that Junrey is the second shortest man in history after Gul Mohammed of India who was 0.571 m (1 ft 10 2/5 in) tall who died on October 1, 1997.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Junrey Balawing stands for height measurement with Guinness World Record representative</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A police officers holds the world's shortest living man in Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Philippine TV Journalist kissed and congratulates Junrey after he was named as the world's shortest living man</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Junrey stand on weighing scale with his father</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Junrey holds the Philippine flag with his family after naming as world's shortest living man</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Junrey Balawing stand with cocacola bottles</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Junrey holds his certificate for world's shortest living man</span></td></tr>
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</div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines8.2333333 1237.4308762999999995 122.1739655 9.0357903 123.8260345tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-39665895802503911212011-08-10T13:22:00.000-07:002011-08-11T22:42:36.977-07:00World's Heaviest Mango<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">worlds heaviest mango</span></b> weighed 3.435 kg (7.57 lb) was presented in Philippines by Sergio and Maria Socorro Bodiogan of Iligan City. The heaviest mango was presented at the <i>Sundayag Celebration's Pinaka Contest</i> led by Department of Agriculture Region 10 in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines on August 27, 2009. It was presented in Guinness World Records in September 2009.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mango is a "<i>Keit</i>" variety that normally grows 2 to 4 pounds when harvested. This break the record for heaviest mango previously from Kailua-Kona Hawaii presented by Collen Porter weighing 2.4 kgs (5.28 pounds).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">world's biggest mango from Iligan City, Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Bodiongan of Iligan City holds the heaviest mango in the world</span></td></tr>
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</div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Iligan City, Philippines8.2166667 124.233333300000038.1135857 124.02599530000003 8.3197476999999989 124.44067130000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-79060164885279341772011-08-09T12:58:00.000-07:002011-08-09T12:58:40.862-07:00Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manny Pacquiao is a famous Filipino boxer, endorser, actor, singer and politician. He holds the the <b>Guiness World Records</b> for having "<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">most boxing world titles in different weight divisions</span></b>" and won ten world titles including the lineal championship in three different weight classes. The eight eight weight division titles are <i>WBC Flyweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions, plus the Ring Featherweight, IBF Super Bantamweight, IBO and the Ring Light Welterweight and WBO Welterweight.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pacquiao was named as "<b><i>Fighter of the Decade</i></b>" for 2000's by Boxing Asociation of America (BWAA) and three time The Ring and BWAA "<b><i>Fighter of the Year</i></b>". He is also currently rated as "<i><b>number one pound for pound best boxer in the world</b></i>" by most sporting news and boxing websites including The Ring, BoxRec.com, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Sporting Life and About.com. He is also consider as the Philippines highest paid men in sport.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At present Pacquiao is holding WBO Welterweight World Champion and as congressman of Saranggani province. </span></div><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-niqbQEOQt70/TkGEjx6HYDI/AAAAAAAABEk/ZMFvnJfSGDs/s1600/Manny+Pacquiao+versus+Marco+Antonio+Barrera.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="295" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-niqbQEOQt70/TkGEjx6HYDI/AAAAAAAABEk/ZMFvnJfSGDs/s400/Manny+Pacquiao+versus+Marco+Antonio+Barrera.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-69lagOX8yv8/TkGHbTgM2XI/AAAAAAAABE0/ObV2inerfAE/s1600/Manny+Pacquiao+versus+Jorge+Solis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="347" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-69lagOX8yv8/TkGHbTgM2XI/AAAAAAAABE0/ObV2inerfAE/s400/Manny+Pacquiao+versus+Jorge+Solis.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In September 2004, students, faculties, staff and alumni of Polytechnic University of the Philippines made a history to set a new record for Guinness World Record<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"> largest human rainbow</span></i></b>. The activity also in line with the university's Centennial Celebration with theme "<i>PUP: Kabalikat ng Pamahalaan sa Pag-angat ng Antas ng Kabuhayan ng Mamamayan</i>." The activity was held at Quirino Grandstand with of 30,365 participants of largest human rainbow. PUP, broke the record of 11,750 individuals assembled in Floriana, Malta on November 15, 2003.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part also of the celebration is to highlight the signing of the <i>Declaration of Peace</i> which will be submitted to the United Nations<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">.</span></span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Polytechnic University of the Philippines Centennial Celebration forming human rainbow</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Colorful human rainbow assembled by PUP students, faculties, staffs and alumni</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Guinness World Records of human rainbow conducted by PUP</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">human rainbow at Quirino Grandstand conducted by Polytechnic University of the Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Guinness World Records largest human rainbow held in Philippines from Polytechnic University of the Philippines</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">l<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">argest human rainbow in Quirino Grandstand, Philippines at September 14, 2004</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">aerial view of Guinness World Record largest human rainbow</span></td></tr>
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<div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=234288f8-51d1-4ff0-a24f-119f9c0b2538" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-65520609791880955122011-08-06T02:59:00.000-07:002011-08-06T02:59:04.210-07:00The Philippine Crocodile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Philippine crocodile</span></b> (<i>Crocodylus mindorensis</i>), "buwaya" in local term is another endemic freshwater crocodile in the Philippines which is considered in IUCN as <b>critically endangered species</b>. <i>Crocodylus mindorensis</i> derived its name from Mindoro Island. Recently it is found that Philippine crocodile is a subspecies of the New Guinea Crocodile (<i>Crocodylus novaeguinae</i>). Before, this kind of crocodile is found throughout the Philippines but due to exploitation and destruction of habitat an estimated of less than 100 non-hatchling are surviving in the wild. Today there are still surviving population in the Northern Sierra Madre National Park, San Mariano, Isabela, Dalupiri Island, Babuyan Islands, Abra Province and Ligawasan Marsh in Mindanao.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Philippine Crocodile lives in freshwater like marshes, ponds, lakes, and rivers. They relatively small species of crocodile which grows not more than 3 meters and the female is relatively smaller. They have broad snout and thick bony plates (dorsal armor) on their back and they have golden-brown in color which darkens as it matures. The number of teeth range from 66 to 68. They feed on aquatic invertebrates and small vertebrates. During breeding they build a small nest 50cm tall and 150cm wide, female lay 7-20 eggs which will be hatch approximately after 85 days.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2007, the Crocodile Conservation Society Philippines was founded by a specialist group involved in conservation of crocodiles. This group is working for captive breeding and release programs in conjunction with the Zoological Institute of Herpaworld in Mindoro, the Palawan Rescue and Conservation Centre, Siliman University and the Dutch/Filipino Mabuwaya foundation.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2009, 50 captive bred Philippine crocodiles were released in the wild in Dicatian Lake, Divilacan, Isabela Province. They are bred in PWRCC (Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center) of the DENR. The Mabuwaya Foundation in Isabela implemented the conservation program with funding from UK-registered Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation. Ten of the crocodiles released in the wild with radio transmitters basis of study.</span></div><div><div><div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.4em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Matured Philippine Crocodile with open mouth</span></td></tr>
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</span></div></div></div></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=d5d5243f-c68f-46cc-b70b-c2ae455f6583" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-48450363379979442302011-08-05T14:04:00.000-07:002011-08-05T14:04:01.793-07:00The Dumagat Tribe in Luzon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Dumagats</span></b> origin is the same with Aeta's in Northern Luzon. Their ancestral origin is traced from Negrito's which is one of the earliest inhabitants in the Philippines. They are found in the hillsides and mountains of Quezon, Bulacan, Rizal and Laguna provinces. The term "Dumagat" is thought to be derived from the word "rumakat", "lumakat" or "lumakad" which signifies the migration of early Negritos in Philippines by walking in land and not by the sea.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dumagats before are nomadic people, they stay for a while in a place, build their temporary house and get their food from natural resources around them through hunting and gathering crops in the wild. After the sources are depleted, they move in another place to gather again food in the wild. They don't know how to cultivate soil for multi-cropping and no sustainable living. They wear G-string for men and skirts wrap around the body for women. Dumagats before are animists and their belief is differ from person to person. They have their own language used among themselves. They did not have wedding ceremony but a simple conversation only between two parties during a union. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, many of them wears the same as the lowlands. Some of them were already literate after some efforts of governments, missionaries and volunteers in the past. They stay now in one place and start to cultivate land for multi-cropping. They are producing native products like rattan in exchange for the goods of lowlanders. Some of them are working with lowlander's farm. There is also improvement in their religion, they adopted some belief of Christians for believing in only one God.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dumagat's are preparing food using traditional method using fire from dried wood</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Dumagat boy standing in front of the school in Quezon Province</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dumagat mother and child in Angat Dam </span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A Dumagat boy with straight hair, a blend between lowlanders and pure Dumagat people</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This Dumagat man shows some inheritance from Negrito with curl hair, thick lips and flat nose</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dumagats before builds simple house because they are Nomadic people</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">This is the house of settled people of Dumagat</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dumagats settled in one place and started to make rattan products, make farming, and eat rice </span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dumagats are trained how to make reforestation, plant ratational crops for sustainable food supply</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dumagat's attend schooling for literacy and awareness of environment and sustainable living</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The modern dumagat family</span></td></tr>
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</div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_e.png?x-id=49d3792e-5d5a-42fd-a7f1-529e85665782" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Central Luzon, Philippines14.912191249390142 121.3272175773437313.836508249390143 120.06962657734373 15.987874249390142 122.58480857734374tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-54947267969126020002011-08-05T02:17:00.000-07:002011-08-05T02:17:03.681-07:00Pedicab or "Padyak": Another Option for Short Distance Travel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Pedicab</span></b> or "<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Padyak</span></b>" is another means of transportation in the Philippines. Pedicab is synonymous to cycle rickshaw, bikecab, cyclo, becak, trishaw and rickshaw which is generally refers to a human powered tricycle designed to carry passengers and goods. In Philippines some called it "Padyak" simply because it is powered by foot in the pedal. Pedicab is widely used throughout the world but most commonly used in South, East and Southeast Asia.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Philippines, the design of pedicab is not far from the motorized tricycle, but the assembler usually choose lightweight materials like metal tubular for framing system and waterproof sheet fabric for cover. Since it is powered by human, no cost for diesel or gasoline, minimal maintenance, and low cost of investment, some are opt to consider this as their job. In Manila especially in Divisoria, it is already part of daily business. Some passengers choose pedicab because of its cheapest fare for transportation and for delivery of goods compared to tricycle, kuliglig or taxi. During rainy season in Manila where many of lowered motorized vehicle cannot go to the flood, it is the time for pedicab or "padyak" to earn more compared to regular days. Some charge a little bit higher, but crossing to floods without your shoes and pants soaked with water is justifiable.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pedicab are best only in a flat terrain, this is the disadvantage compared to motorized vehicle with enough power to go up in hills. They are allowed on small streets, alleys, or even national roads depending on the local regulations regarding the used of pedicab as means of transportation.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">scene during floods where pedicabs was able to send passengers to their destination</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A typical pedicab driver</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Street food vendor with her buko juice on pedicab</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">delivery of bamboo using pedicab</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pedicab drivers waiting for passengers</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A typical design of pedicab in Philippines</span></td></tr>
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</span></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-47342516606185665632011-08-04T10:56:00.000-07:002011-08-04T23:27:39.521-07:00Manunggul Jar and the Early Practice of Burial in the Philippines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One remarkable artifact found in Manunggul Cave, Lipuun Pt., Quezon, Palawan explains the primitive way of burial in Philippines. The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Manunggul Jar</span></b> signifies also the belief of ancient Filipinos in life after death as best described in the image on the cover of the jar. There is two human figures in a boat representing a voyage to the afterlife. The boatman is holding a steering paddle while the one on his front shows hands crossed on his chest. This position of the hands is a common practice for arranging a corpse in Philippines and in Southeast Asia. The boat design is similar to the traditional sea vessels found in Southeast Asia, also with the contemporary carvings that has similarities to Taiwan and in many areas of South East Asia .</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Manunggul Jar was discovered on March 1964 by Victor Decalan, Hans Kasten and other volunteer workers from the United States Peace Corps. It is dated to the late Neolitic Period, about 890-710 B.C. This artifact is considered as national treasure of the Philippines, adding the image in P1,000 peso bill gives Manunggul Jar a change for every Filipino to be aware of our cultural heritage.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
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The burial jar found in Philippines called as Manunggul Jar</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">two image of man sailing for afterlife with boat of death in the cover of Manunggul Jar</span></td></tr>
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</div></div></div></div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0Quezon, Philippines9.2411111 118.031388900000028.9634805999999987 117.72291340000002 9.5187416 118.33986440000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-21392214187342060432011-08-04T08:23:00.000-07:002011-08-04T08:23:33.582-07:00Glutinous Rice Cake Popularly Known as Biko in Philippines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">Biko</span></b> or <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;">glutinous rice cake</span></b> is a special Filipino delicacy that is known all over the Philippines. Variations and style of cooking may differ but the result is a mouth watery dessert or snacks. Biko is typically prepared during special occasions like fiestas, Christmas, New Year, birthdays and many other. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Preparation and cooking is not difficult and the ingredients is very simple. All you need is glutinous rice, coconut milk, brown sugar, and a little salt- this is the basic ingredients of making biko. Some optional ingredients that can be added are egg, butter, margarine, condense milk and anise for aroma. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional cooking of biko is by steaming rice first in separate pot while cooking the mixture of coconut milk, sugar and other ingredients. The steamed rice is then added to a caramelized coconut cream, mixing it thoroughly until the mixture is sticky and thickened. You can transfer it in a different kind of containers, like bilao with banana leaves or in rectangular dish. Some put toppings such as coconut flakes, latik or caramel. Some even put it in banana leaves and steamed like other Filipino snacks called locally as suman. </span></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is the different style of biko or sweetened glutinous rice,</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">biko using sticky black and white rice with latik</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">biko with coconut caramel toppings</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Steamed biko in banana leaves</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">plain biko style</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">biko with coconut flakes toppings</span></td></tr>
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ube biko</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">biko balls</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">biko with langka and latik</span></td></tr>
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</div>watcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02032277181623904501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773504895960593363.post-35655666624054961712011-08-03T04:32:00.000-07:002011-08-04T02:44:09.170-07:00The Famous Sinulog Festival in Cebu City<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <b>Sinulog Festival</b> is one of the most popular, the grandest and colorful festival in the Philippines. It is celebrated every third Sunday of January in honor of Santo Nino who is the patron Saint of Cebu City. Sinulog means a ritual dance that commemorates the Cebuano people's pagan origin, and their acceptance to Roman Catholicism.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SantoNinodeCebu.jpg" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Santo Nino de Cebu" height="200" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/af/SantoNinodeCebu.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-size: 0.8em;" width="150" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;"> I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">mage via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SantoNinodeCebu.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before the Spaniards conquered Cebu, the natives are already practicing Sinulog for their wooden idols and anitos. In 1521, Magellan came to Cebu and introduced Christianity in the island. He gave the Sto. Nino as baptismal gift to Rahah Humabon's wife. Through the years since Magellan conquered Cebu Island, the Sinulog dance were practice by candle vendors in Sto Nino Church and during Fiesta in the third day of January, only children dress moro-moro were dancing the Sinulog. The Sinulog is not a big event until 1980.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1980, Ministry of Sports and Youth Development (MYSD) director David Odilao organized the first ever Sinulog Parade. First, it was participated by schools only by a dance parade representing history of Cebu from primitive times to present. In 1981, all sectors were involved in Sinulog Parade, focusing not only to ritual dance but also to historical aspects of the dance that makes Sinulog different from Ati-atihan festival of Aklan. The Cebu City Historical Committee introduced the Sinulog coat of arms of Sto Nino, it was conceptualized to make Sinulog Festival institutionalized. It bears a two-headed hawk as a mark of the ruling House of Hapsburg in Europe representing the twin purpose of Hapsburg dynasty, as "Champion of Catholicism and Defender of the Faith". They incorporated the two-headed hawks to a native warriors shield, the shield symbolized the Philippines resistance against colonization while the Sto. Nino coat of arms represented the country's acceptance to Roman Catholicism.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today Sinulog Festival is celebrated not only by a street dance but evolves more into cultural celebration, and commercialized as tourist attraction in Cebu City. Present celebration inlcudes, Sinulog-Based Category, Sinulog sa Kabataan, Free Interpretation Category, Arch Decor Category, Float Category, Higante Category, Puppeteers Category, Photo Contest Category, Visual Merchandising, Festival Queen, Street Dancing, Best Musicality and Short Film Festival.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The colorful celebration of Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_Festival_-_Procession_%283299334480%29.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sr. Sto Nino Annual Fiesta Sinulog Festival 20..." height="266" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Sinulog_Festival_-_Procession_%283299334480%29.jpg/300px-Sinulog_Festival_-_Procession_%283299334480%29.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="400" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_Festival_-_Procession_%283299334480%29.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Sinulog Parade</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cebu-Sinulog.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Procession during the Feast Day of the Santo Niño." height="300" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Cebu-Sinulog.JPG/300px-Cebu-Sinulog.JPG" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="400" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cebu-Sinulog.JPG">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The procession with Sto. Nino</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_Festival_-_Fluvial_Procession_%283298505319%29.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sr. Sto Nino Annual Fiesta Sinulog Festival 20..." height="266" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sinulog_Festival_-_Fluvial_Procession_%283298505319%29.jpg/300px-Sinulog_Festival_-_Fluvial_Procession_%283298505319%29.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="400" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_Festival_-_Fluvial_Procession_%283298505319%29.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Sinulog Fluvial Procession</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AliwanFiesta.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Dancers representing Sinulog Festival of Carme..." height="400" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/AliwanFiesta.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AliwanFiesta.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Sinulog Dancers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_2010_Harrywad24.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sinulog 2010, Cebu City" height="400" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Sinulog_2010_Harrywad24.JPG/300px-Sinulog_2010_Harrywad24.JPG" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="266" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_2010_Harrywad24.JPG">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lady Particpant in Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_2010_Harrywad15.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sinulog 2010, Cebu City" height="471" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Sinulog_2010_Harrywad15.JPG/300px-Sinulog_2010_Harrywad15.JPG" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_2010_Harrywad15.JPG">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Higante in Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Governor_Gwen_Garcia_Sinulog_2010_Harry_Wad.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Governor Gwen Garcia, Sinulog 2010, Cebu City" height="400" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Governor_Gwen_Garcia_Sinulog_2010_Harry_Wad.jpg/300px-Governor_Gwen_Garcia_Sinulog_2010_Harry_Wad.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-size: 0.8em;" width="297" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Governor_Gwen_Garcia_Sinulog_2010_Harry_Wad.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lady holding an image of Sto Nino in Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Batobalani_sa_Gugma.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Batobalani sa gugma" height="400" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Batobalani_sa_Gugma.jpg/300px-Batobalani_sa_Gugma.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="320" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Batobalani_sa_Gugma.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Millions of people celebrates Sinulog Festival in the street</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_2010_Harrywad11.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sinulog 2010, Cebu City" height="450" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Sinulog_2010_Harrywad11.JPG/300px-Sinulog_2010_Harrywad11.JPG" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sinulog_2010_Harrywad11.JPG">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Woman showing up the Image of StoNino</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10986144@N00/369863193" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sinulog Parade" height="268" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/369863193_f0e5424a34_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="400" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10986144@N00/369863193">d2digital</a> via Flickr</span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Colorful parades in Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10986144@N00/369865665" style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sinulog Parade" height="268" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/369865665_7e237e499f_m.jpg" style="border: none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="400" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10986144@N00/369865665">d2digital</a> via Flickr</span></span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Colorful parades in Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Beautiful Filipina holding the image of Sto Nino</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Colorful parades in Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wonderful Costume at Sinulog Festival</span></td></tr>
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