PALAWAN The name “Palawan” – most probably - was given by the Chinese as far back as the 9th Century. They called it PA-LAO-YU‚ or “land of beautiful safe harbour”. Others believe it came from the Indian word “Palawans” meaning “Territory”. The popular believe is that “Palawan” is a corrupted form of the Spanish word “Para agua” because the main island’s shape resembles a closed umbrella.The limits of the Province are : Busuanga island in the north Agutaya group of islands northeast
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"The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to till and keep it‚" Genesis 2:15. We were created by God to take care of his beautiful creation. To nurture‚ protect‚ and appreciate his creation are just some of the responsibilities given to us by God. But are we doing our responsibilities as stewards of his creation? Are we protecting our home? Nowadays many environmental issues are present around the world‚ but let’s not go too far. The video we watched made me witness
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PALAWAN Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the western sector opposite the Visayan region. The main island‚ Palawan lies between the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea and the size is 450 kilometres long and 50 kilometres wide. It is composed of long and narrow islands plus a number of other small islands surrounding the main island. The Calamianes Group‚ to the northeast consist of Busuanga Island‚ Culion Island and Coron Island. Durangan Island almost touches the western
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The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park is one of the most significant protected areas of the Philippines. It is located in the Midwest coast of Palawan‚ some 76 km northwest of Puerto Princesa City. It was designated as a National Park on March 26‚ 1971 at 3‚901 has by virtue of Proclamation No.835. To ensure long term viability‚ the Park was expanded to 22‚202 has that includes the entire catchment of the Underground River and important forested areas by virtue of Proclamation No.
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Thesis Statement: The continuous mining in Palawan will cause degradation of the soil‚ denuding of the forests and extinction of animal and plant species thus lowering its’ biodiversity. Biological diversity‚ or biodiversity‚ encompasses the variety and abundance of plants‚ animals‚ and microorganisms as well as the ecosystems and ecological processes to which they belong. (Braatz‚ 1992) The word came from the Latin “bios” which means life and “diversitas” which means variety or differences which
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Dos Palmas kidnappings The Dos Palmas kidnappings was a hostage crisis in the southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty hostages from an upscale island resort on Palawan by Abu Sayyaf members on May 27‚ 2001‚ and resulted in the deaths of at least 5 of the original hostages‚ including the two American citizens Guillermo Sobero and Martin Burnham.At least 22 Filipino soldiers were killed in attempts to apprehend the captors and free the hostages in the 12 months following the initial
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Pictures – English assignment Summary The story “Pictures” is about a girl with a conflicted belief. She is a second-generation immigrant who lives in England with her parents who are poor shop owners. At Christmas time Amina and the rest of her classmates were drawing pictures of Mary and baby Jesus. All of her classmate’s drawings got to hang on the wall except for Amina’s‚ because she had drawn a brown-faced Mary. The teacher told Amina a white lie‚ saying that Amina’s drawing was
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they’re willing to sacrifice no matter what the consequence. "HELMER: ’No man would sacrifice his honor for the one he loves.’ NORA:’ It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done’." (3.345 3.346) Furthermore her actions lets us know that she isn’t as ditzy as we think she is‚ Nora is clever and knows how to stay on Torvald’s good side. "NORA: "Christine is […] is frightfully anxious to work under some clever man‚ so as to perfect herself--" (1.282) However back then Nora’s actions
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Naliyagan Festival 2013 Unity in Vision‚ Unity in Action Towards Sustainable Development Naliyagan Cultural Center‚ D.O. Plaza Government Center‚ Prosperidad‚ Agusan del Sur June 12-17‚ 2013 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES June 7 to 9‚ 2013 Soft Opening of the 21st Naliyagan Festival 9:00 AM Onwards Bubuta Tu Manok Tu Naliyagan – 4 Cock Derby June 7-9‚ 2013 Venue: Covered Court D.O. Plaza Memorial Sports Complex Day 1 – Wednesday‚ June 12 “Grand Opening of the 21st Naliyagan Festival 2013 & 115th
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You never see it coming you only see it go It was just a regular day‚ nothing unusual or out of the norm. The only special thing happening today was Ronnie’s birthday. She finally reached her 17th birthday‚ she has been waiting for this day for years. When she was about 10 she told her self that when she is 17 she will be able to do anything she wants‚ she will have a boyfriend and be very popular in high school. Wishing is fun and all but its nothing compared to reality. When the day finally
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