Situated about 70 kilometers from the port city of General Santos, Lake Sebu municipality spans 89 kilometers and can be found in the upper Allah Valley near the municipality of Surallah. It has rolling hills, mountain forests and three lakes devoted to aquaculture, the largest of which is the beautiful Lake Sebu, which covers 354 hectares.
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Visual artist and poet Monica Ong has accomplished something special with her debut poetry collection, Silent Anatomies. With it, she creates a riveting connection, through a juxtaposition of diagram and diary, of family hierarchy, medical background and creative art. It is a unique interpretation of her own ancestral history and a way for her to reinforce a personal and familial identity.
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It was November 5, 1984. Typhoon Undang hit Aklan, inflicting massive damage. Within a few hours, all the houses in my neighborhood, except those made of concrete, were wiped out. Our kitchen toppled to the ground, and my family, together with about five other neighbors, reverted to half-cooked rice and canned sardines for dinner that night. It was the scariest day I remember while living in Aklan.
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Who is Andrés Bonifacio? Why is it important to know him? People who revere him as a hero know little about his life, much less his death. November 30, his birth date is celebrated as a Philippine national holiday. Why is there an ongoing, oversimplified debate between Bonifacistas versus the Rizalistas?
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In what is believed to be the first-ever Philippine law prohibiting cussing in public, the City of Baguio has promulgated an ordinance that would make it illegal to utter profanities — not even as a manifestation of anger, or as a result of being surprised — in local schools as well as in business establishments that cater to children and teens.
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Here are some simple ways to keep your laptop and the data kept on it secure.
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This year has seen an array of smartphone flagships come out. Among the latest top-spec phones in the market sits the Huawei P20 Pro. Its emergence into the smartphone high-roller elite is thanks to an impressive performance both on paper and in use.
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The Rurungan sa Tubod showroom in Palawan Island, Philippines, boasts a beautiful display of hand-woven garments. And as much as in style and quality, Rurungan’s products are rich in purpose and culture. Step inside the Rurungan workroom and meet the women responsible for breathing life into the craft of weaving on the island of Palawan.
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American General Douglas MacArthur, driven from the Philippines at the start of World War II, famously vowed to return.
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From our culture to our language, let us explore why are Filipinos so good at singing.
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Why do Cebuanos consider themselves the best Pinoys of all? Superior to all their compatriots around the archipelago? Here are 12 reasons why they think so.
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She’s an urban legend most of us grew up with, and like clockwork each Halloween, tales of her exploits get recounted, repeated and ultimately feared, as something none of us ever want to experience.
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As a young girl, Nora Aunor was so indigent that she sold water in plastic containers to weary travelers in a train station and collected metal scraps to augment provisions for her family. She eventually went to the big city to seek her luck by singing in contests. A few years later, Nora Aunor was a star, a “superstar” as a matter of fact, the biggest the Philippines had produced.
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If there’s anything our native childhood tales tell us of what our country and people were before the WhiteMan came, the most telling would be its setting in Nature, with invisible creatures like the diwata, duende, kapre, tikbalang and aswang sharing our world.
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Boracay's dimly-lit shoreline is not as 'alive' as it used to be – no beach parties and no loud music
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