The Beautiful Island of Panay
Panay is an island located in the Philippines particularly in the Visayas. The island is divided into four provinces namely Aklan, Antique, Capiz, and Iloilo, all in the Western Visayas Region. It is surrounded by the Sibuyan, Visayan, and Sulu seas; the Guimaras Strait to the southeast separates it from Negros. Panay is roughly triangular in shape. A rugged, almost unpopulated mountain range parallels its western coast. Between the range and a hilly eastern portion, a densely populated, intensely farmed (sugarcane, rice) plain extends for about 95 miles from the northern to the southern coasts. There is a wide lowland on the southeast is formed by the deltas of the Jalaud, Jaro, and Sibalom rivers.
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Pacman’s Power Stops Sparmate
Manny Pacquiao again biffed his third sparring partner as he intensified his training on his showdown against an American superstar Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. His sparring partner named Marcus McDaniels, a junior middleweight fell back against the ropes and dropped his hands, prompting the Filipino ring hero to stop the onslaught and Manny had asked him if he’s OK. It was the same gesture recalled on how Pacquiao reacted after he sent the former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz to the canvas for good during their June 28 fight for the World Boxing Council lightweight championship.
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A Nature of Its Unspoiled Best Known Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in MIMAROPA region, an acronym stands for its provinces which are Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Western Visayas. It was subsequently moved by executive order from MIMAROPA to the more logical Western Visayas. Removing Palawan from MIMAROPA would have turned the region into MIMARO. Because of problems with implementation of the executive order, however, an administrative order was later issued holding implementation in abeyance. Presently, Palawan and the newly-declared highly urbanized city of Puerto Princesa still remain a part of this region.
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Manila: The Capital and the Center of Economic and Entertainment Activity of the Country
Manila is considered the capital of the Philippines which has a total of 17 cities and municipalities. It is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay just west of the National Capital Region (NCR) in the western side of Luzon; it is one of the central hubs of a thriving metropolitan area home to over 14 million people. Manila is the second most populous city in the Philippines, with more than 1.6 million inhabitants behind the country’s former capital, Quezon City. The metropolitan area is also the second most populous in Southeast Asia. In 2005, it ranked as the 42nd richest urban agglomeration in the world with a GDP of $108 billion according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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Canapés Made Easy for Everyone
The canapé is one of the most significant figures in the stage of cocktail accompaniments so that it pays to dramatize it well. Since it plays a leading role, the hostess should try her best to give what it deserves. The real definition of canapé is “an open-faced sandwich”. The bread is cut in squares, rounds, triangles or fingers, as the filling may demand. Sometimes, on more special occasions tiny crackers are used. The prepared filling is spread on the bread, and then the tops are garnished.
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New Amended Memorandum Order for Motorcycles
In response, the LTO-Manila issued another memorandum order amending these revised AHS 2008-15.
The amended order contains these revised rules and regulations, which read hereunder:
After a series of public consultation with stakeholders, the following revisions of Administrative Order No. AHS 2008-15 are hereby promulgated for the observance of all concerned:
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Rain or Shine have their first debut in the 2008-2009 PBA Philippine Cup
It was known before as the Welcoat Paints Dragons, the Asian Coating franchise will now be called Rain or Shine Elastopainters. There is a new name, a new game and a better direction for the PBA franchise of the Asian Coatings Philippines this time around. To welcome the arrival of another blue-chip player into its fold who it hopes will help turn its fortunes around, Asian Coatings will carry one of its flagship brands “Rain or Shine” when it resumes its bid for a first-ever championship in the coming PBA Philippine Cup. The team owners Raymond Yu and Terry Que are both hopeful of the positive impact the team’s new name will have in the pro league, saying the product it is carrying right now is a catch phrase among Filipinos.
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Many OFW’s in Malaysian Detention Centers Suffer from Inhumane Conditions
There were illegal Filipino workers expelled from Malaysia’s Sabah state has been severely beaten by police officers. Most of them were women and children have remained in Malaysian detention centers suffering from inhumane conditions, according to Luzviminda Ilagan, a Gabriela party-list representative and of the Fact-Finding Committee on Sabah Deportees. She told the reporters in the southern port of Zamboanga that “Filipino detainees and those who were already deported to the Philippines have experienced severe beatings from Malaysian police while under detention”.
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Sinulog Festival for Señor Santo Niño
Nowhere else in the Philippines can one witness a yearly historical pageantry in parade known as Sinulog which is part of a religious observance except in Cebu City. The Sinulog is an annual festival held on every third Sunday of January. It honors the child known as the Santo Niño, patron of the city of Cebu. The dance moves two steps forward and one step backward to the sound of the drums. This resembles the current (Sulog) of what was then known as Cebu’s Pahina River. Thus, in Cebuano, they say it’s Sinulog. The Sinulog dance steps were believed to originate from Rajah Humabon’s adviser, Baladhay. It was during Humabon’s grief when Baladhay was driven sick. He then ordered his natives to bring Baladhay into a chapel where the Sto. Niño was enthroned. The festival now features a street parade with participants in bright-colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs.
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Let’s Visit the Island of Bohol
Bohol is amongst the most attractive tourist destinations in the Philippines. It located in the Central Visayas Region with a land area of 4117.3 km² and a coastline 261 km long. Bohol is the tenth largest island of the Philippines. To the west of Bohol is Cebu, to the northeast is the island of Leyte, and to the south, across the Bohol Sea is Mindanao. Because it is surrounded by several islands, Bohol is thus shielded from the typhoons that often occur in the region, as well as from the heaviest rains.
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Philippine Peso Exchange Rate
