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Announcing the Manila Zoo's new section "Kinder Zoo"27 viewsKids activities at Kinder Zoo range from educational to creative to just plain fun.doc chevy
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With a good mix of education and entertainment purposes, the Manila Zoo does its best to appeal to everyone.
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Japanese Red-Faced Macaque at Manila Zoo8 viewsIzzy
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White Water Rafting, Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental, Mindanao, Philippines29 viewsphilipq4
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Be prepared to get really wet when you ride the Rio Grande Rapids (River rafting ride).186 viewsAnil
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Mapawa offers many horseback riding vacations ideal for family groups.248 views
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Hello kitty t-shirt4 views
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Life Clock Fun facts at Science Discovery Center57 views
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Aguinaldo issued a proclamation from his hideout in Biak-na-Bato entitled "To the Brave Sons of the Philippines", in which he listed his revolutionary demands as:13 views 1. the expulsion of the Friars and the return to the Filipinos of the lands which they had appropriated for themselves;
2. representation in the Spanish Cortes;
3. freedom of the press and tolerance of all religious sects;
4. equal treatment and pay for Peninsular and Insular civil servants;
5. abolition of the power of the government to banish civil citizens;
6. legal equality of all persons.SamuelApr 15, 2010
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Aguinaldo issued a proclamation from his hideout in Biak-na-Bato entitled "To the Brave Sons of the Philippines"14 viewsOn November 1, 1897, the provisional constitution for the Biak-na-Bato Republic was signed.SamuelApr 15, 2010
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The initial concept of the republic began during the latter part of the Philippine revolution, when the leader of the Katipunan, Emilio Aguinaldo, became surrounded by Spanish forces at his headquarters in Talisay, Batangas. 11 viewsAguinaldo slipped through the Spanish cordon and, with 500 picked men, proceeded to Biak-na-Bató, a wilderness area at the tri-boundaries of the towns of San Miguel, San Ildefonso and Doña Remedios in Bulacan.SamuelApr 15, 2010
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The Republic of Biak-na-Bato, officially referred to in its constitution as the Philippine Republic, was the first republic ever declared in the Philippines by the revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo and his fellow members of the Katipunan.11 viewsDespite its successes, including the establishment of the Philippines' first ever constitution, the republic lasted just over a month. This was after a peace treaty was signed by Aguinaldo and the Spanish Governor-General, Fernando Primo de Rivera, that includes Aguinaldo's exile to Hong Kong.SamuelApr 15, 2010
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The Pact of Biak-na-Bato, signed on December 14, 1897, created a truce between Spanish Colonial Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera and Emilio Aguinaldo to end the Philippine Revolution. 10 viewsAguinaldo and his fellow revolutionaries were given amnesty and monetary indemnity by the Spanish government in return for which the revolutionary Government would go into voluntary exile in Hong Kong. Aguinaldo would later use the money to purchase firearms.SamuelApr 15, 2010
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Dugong (Dugong dugon) - status: vulnerable to extinction, 2003 IUCN - the World Conservation Union - Red List of Threatened Animals15 viewsThe name Dugong originated from the Mala language 'duyung' meaning lady of the sea or mermaid. Dugong ancestry dates back some 60 million years, and through time, has evolved very little. The Dugong is also known as the "sea cow".IzzyMar 12, 2010
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Mabuhay! Welcome to Manila Ocean Park 21 views– the Philippines’ first state-of-the-art Oceanarium, open water marine habitat, boutique mall, restaurant row and function facilities all located in one complex at the back of the Quirino Grandstand. IzzyMar 12, 2010
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Whitespotted bamboo shark or "Pating" at Manila Ocean Park13 viewsReproduction: Whitespotted bamboo sharks are oviparous (they lay eggs).IzzyMar 12, 2010
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