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The Philippines has its own history of musical instruments that dates back to precolonial era. Early Filipinos played different kinds of musical instruments, each for a unique purpose like marriage, courtship, or harvest. Here is a list of past and present Philippine musical instruments, with photos. Baritone (Kazzo) Made of…
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Welcome to one of the World’s New 7 Wonders Cities: Vigan City! Vigan is the capital of the province of Ilocos Sur in the Philippines. Recently listed as one of the World’s New 7 Wonders Cities, Vigan joined other known cities worldwide, namely, Beirut in Lebanon, Doha in Qatar, Durban…
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Fine-grained stretch of white sand, the crystal-clear and pristine blue-green waters, kaleidoscopic display of paraw boats, the fresh briskly wind brushing your face, the gastronomic seafood served along the shore- these are just few reasons why people keep on coming back and the reasons why travel magazines tag this place…
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Philippines has issued a statement to clarify the memorandum that aims to remove Filipino as a subject to be taught in college as part of the new General Education Curriculum (GEC). Below is the full text from CHED: *** On the Removal of Filipino…
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The list of countries that do not need a visa to enter the Philippines is getting longer. Recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that it has granted visa-free privileges to additional seven countries allowing their nationals to enter Philippines for 30 days. These countries are Belize, Croatia, Kazakhstan,…
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The map below shows the disputed claims in the South China Sea, specifically the Spratly Islands. While other countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, and The Philippines claim portions of the islands, China wants everything (see the red line). China claims nearly all of the South China Sea! See also:…
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Thanks Sun-Star for the 2013 Simbang Gabi live stream online. Sun-Star in partnership with the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral Parish, will be streaming live the nine-day dawn masses, also called Simbang Gabi, from the Cathedral to allow Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad to observe the tradition online. Dawn masses starts…
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino III announced that the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel will be ‘abolished’ and a new system will be set up. Is this just pork barrel with a new name? Here is an infographic of how the government will handle the new system. PDAF…
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