Philippines in PicturesTwenty-First Century Books, 01.01.2006 - 80 Seiten Describes the social, cultural, and economic history of the Philippines. |
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Abu Sayyaf active volcano Aguinaldo Agusan River archipelago Arroyo Babuyan Channel Bataan Peninsula Cagayan Valley Caraballo Cebu City central Luzon century China Chinese Chocolate Hills Clark Air Base coast coastal coconuts colonial Corazon Aquino Cordillera country's culture Davao economic eruption ethnic groups exports feet Ferdinand Filipinos fish geothermal HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT Huks independence Intramuros INTRODUCTION THE LAND Islam Japanese Katipunan Lake Taal Lapu-Lapu largest leader Legazpi Leyte Mactan Magellan Majapahit major Malay Manila Bay Marcos martial law Metro Manila Mindanao Mindoro missionaries MNLF monsoon Moros Mount Canlaon Mount Pinatubo Mount Taal mountains Muslims northern Luzon OCEAN officials Pacific Palawan Island Panay percent Philippine economy Philippine government Philippine Islands Philippines contains population president Quezon City rebel reform region rice Rizal rule Samar soldiers South southern Spanish Sri Vijayans Sulu Tagalog thousand trade U.S. military United Vietnam Visayan Islands visit www.vgsbooks.com whale sharks www.vgsbooks.com for links
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Seite 69 - Land of the morning, Child of the sun returning, With fervor burning, Thee do our souls adore. Land dear and holy, Cradle of noble heroes, Ne'er shall invaders Trample thy sacred shore. Ever within thy skies And through thy clouds And o'er thy hills and sea. Do we behold the radiance, Feel the throb of glorious liberty. Thy banner, dear to all our hearts, Its sun and stars alight, O never shall its shining field Be dimmed by tyrant's might!
Seite 52 - Farewell, my adored Land, region of the sun caressed, Pearl of the Orient Sea, our Eden lost, With gladness I give you my Life, sad and repressed ; And were it more brilliant, more fresh and at its best, I would still give it to you for your welfare at most.
Seite 28 - Osmena who grasped the banner of leadership when the incomparable Quezon was taken from us. Our appointment with destiny is upon us. In five weeks we will be a free Republic. Our noble aspirations for nationhood, long cherished and arduously contended for by our people will be realized.
Seite 55 - Filipino cultural life, visit www.vgsbooks.com. There you'll find links to information on Ethiopia's many traditions, including music, religion, holidays and festivals, sports, food and recipes, and more.
Seite 37 - Philippines's highest judicial body is the Supreme Court, which consists of a chief justice and fourteen associate justices.
Seite 70 - Solstice," 3 the novels The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Cave and Shadows, 0 and the play A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino.
Seite 45 - Islam include praying five times each day, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, donating to the poor and...