Playing Games at School

Today, we spend part of the day practicing for the school Sport Fest which is at the end of the month.The kindergarten classes can not participate in most of the games because we are so young.
We will have our own games. We practiced a game today  where we stacked different colored cans in a pyramid [...]

Philippines A-Z: Noli de Castro

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Today, we close out the week with a  visit to the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines: Noli de Castro.
Manuel Leuterio de Castro, Jr. (born July 6, 1949), better known as Noli de Castro or “Kabayan”, is a politician and former broadcast journalist in the Philippines. De Castro was elected Senator in [...]

Philippines A-Z: Cebu

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As we move towards the end of the week, we make a quick  trip to Cebu – the Queen of the South.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
It was in the province of Cebu that Ferdinand Magellan first set foot in Philippine soil back in 1521. Even before the Spaniards came, trade with the Chinese already flourished in the [...]

Philippines A-Z: Sharon Cuneta

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Today, we look at the life of one of the most beloved entertainers in the Philippines: Sharon Cuneta.
Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan (born Sharon Gamboa Cuneta on January 6, 1966) is a popular Filipina actress, TV host, and singer. She is also known as The Mega Star of Philippine Showbiz having been a grand slam awardee, a [...]

Philippines A-Z: Chocolate Hills

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We linger another day in the beautiful province of Bohol so that we can start the letter “C” in our series Philippines A-Z.
We begin our letter “C” with the wonderful Chocolate Hills of Bohol.
The Chocolate Hills are probably Bohol’s most famous tourist attraction. They look like giant mole hills and remind us of the [...]

Philippines A-Z: Bohol

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I hope that all my friends had a great weekend.
We get our week started by a trip to the province of Bohol. Bohol is known best for their Chocolate Hills. But there is so much more to this beautiful province.
Another gem of the Visayas, Bohol’s historical significance extends way back to the blood compact [...]

Philippines A-Z: Baguio City

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We finish our week with a trip to my favorite city in the entire Philippines. Baguio City called the “City of Pines.”
OVERVIEW
The name Baguio conjures, for both the international and domestic traveler, a highland retreat in the Grand Cordillera in Northern Luzon, with pine trees, crisp cold breezes and low verdant knolls and hillocks. [...]

Philippines A-Z: Bulacan

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We take our travels to a beautiful province steeped in history. Our visit is to the Province of Bulacan.
Bulacan is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. It has three cities: Malolos City (the capital), Meycauayan City and San Jose del Monte City. Bulacan is located immediately north of Metro [...]

Philippines A-Z: Andres Bonifacio

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We have had many heroes in Philippine history but only a few great ones. Today, we look at the life of one of the great Filipino heroes: Andres Bonifacio.
Andres Bonifacio (1863-1897) , the founder and organizer of the Katipunan, was born in the Tondo district of Manila on November 30, 1863 to a Tagalog [...]

Philippines A-Z: Batangas

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Today, we travel to the beautiful province of Batangas.
A province that is famous for excellent dive sites and the world’s lowest volcano, Batangas is going nowhere but up. It is a thriving tourist destination replete with open beaches and sheltered coves, subterranean caves and deep harbors, a preserved heritage and brave men in history.
Found [...]

Philippines A-Z: Jose A. Burgos

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I hope that everyone had a great weekend!
This week we start off the week with the letter “B”. We will be learning about Filipino heroes from past and present. We will be visiting great places in the Philippines that begin with the letter “B”.
We start off with an early but none the less a [...]

Philippines A-Z: President Arroyo

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Today, we will visit with the President  of the Philippines.
The President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, holds many records. Elected as Senator during her first try in politics in 1992, she was re-elected Senator in 1995 with nearly 16 million votes, the highest number of votes in Philippine history. She was elected [...]

Philippines A-Z: Alkan Province

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Today, we will travel to the oldest province in the entire Philippines – Alkan Province.
Aklan is the oldest province in the Philippines, organized in 1213 by settlers from Borneo, as the Minuro it Akean to include what is now Capiz. It became an independent province when President Magsaysay signed into law on April 25, [...]

Philippines A-Z: General Emilio Aguinaldo

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Today, we visit the life of a great Philippine patriot           ——EMILIO F. AGUINALDO (1869-1964)——
General Emilio Aguinaldo was the President of the First Philippine Republic and leader of the Revolution against Spain and War in opposition to America occupation of the country. The seventh child of Don Carlos Aguinaldo y Jamir and Doña [...]

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