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BONEfide Animal Skeleton Remains at D' Bone Collector Museum

BONEfide Animal Skeleton Remains at D' Bone Collector Museum

by Rjay Reyes on June 27, 2014
D’ Bone Collector Museum is a first in Mindanao and a one of a kind museum in the Philippines. It’s an addition to the growing number of educational museums in Davao City. The museum has a big exhibit of animal skeletons and preserved animals from around the world.
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The Beautifully Designed Queen of Peace Church of Bacolod

The Beautifully Designed Queen of Peace Church of Bacolod

by Rjay Reyes on June 27, 2014
Located in the City of Smiles is a church that is dedicated to the Our Lady of Peace or Queen of Peace, a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church. The Our lady is best represented in art holding a dove and an olive branch which symbolize peace. She is the patroness of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary religious order, founded by Peter Coudrin in Paris during the French Revolution.
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The Hidden Gem of Dolores: Kubli Springs

The Hidden Gem of Dolores: Kubli Springs

by Rjay Reyes on June 26, 2014
Dolores is a municipality in the Quezon Province and houses many tourist attractions which includes Cristalino Falls, Satalino Falls and Kubli Springs. Literally Kubli means “hidden” and it promotes the natural hidden beauty of Dolores.
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WebGeek DevCup Third Edition set for August 16-17, 2014

WebGeek DevCup Third Edition set for August 16-17, 2014

by Rjay Reyes on June 25, 2014
WebGeek Philippines presents the third iteration of its Hackathon, DevCup, happening this August 16-16, 2014. For the past two years, DevCup has been constantly garnering overwhelming results, in terms of participants and in terms of apps developed. With 62 teams battling out to create the best apps and with no less than 48 successful apps at the end of the 2-day hackathon.
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The Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church of Luna, La Union

The Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church of Luna, La Union

by Rjay Reyes on June 25, 2014
Luna is a town situated in La Union province, it is known for its beautiful beaches and other tourist destination that includes the ruins of an old Spanish tower named as Baluarte. The town also serves as a pilgrimage site as it homes the Miraculous Shrine of Our Lady of Namacpacan in the St. Catherine of Alexandria Church.
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Caunayan Falls: The Solemn Waterfall of San Luis, Aurora

Caunayan Falls: The Solemn Waterfall of San Luis, Aurora

by Red de Vera on June 25, 2014
Aurora is known for its beaches and surfing destinations but this province has also other great tourist attractions. This includes some magnificent waterfalls that can be seen in the municipalities of the province and one of them is the majestic Caunayan Falls. It is located in San Luis, a municipality south of Baler.
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Stronger startup support eyed at Geeks on a Beach Cebu

Stronger startup support eyed at Geeks on a Beach Cebu

by Rjay Reyes on June 24, 2014
More investments in local startups and stronger support for the technology community as a whole are expected to come in as Geeks on a Beach (GOAB), a unique technology startup conference that started in 2013, flies off to the historic island of Mactan in Cebu for its 2014 edition slated for August.
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Rizal Park named as one of the best parks in Asia — survey

Rizal Park named as one of the best parks in Asia — survey

by Rjay Reyes on June 24, 2014
Rizal Park as one of the most famous attractions in Manila, is one of the most significant places because it is where the famed national hero Dr. Jose Rizal was martyred. His execution on December 30, 1896 ignited the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish colonizers.
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TechCamp and TadHack Hackathon Winners on Vigattin Radio

TechCamp and TadHack Hackathon Winners on Vigattin Radio

by Rjay Reyes on June 23, 2014
TechCamp and TADHack are recently concluded hackathon events where developers and programmers are competing for their new innovations. TechCamp is spearheaded by the U.S. State Department’s Civil Society 2.0 initiative that links all the civil society organizations around the world with the latest emerging technology resources to find solutions to real world problems.
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St. Ferdinand Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando City

St. Ferdinand Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando City

by Rjay Reyes on June 21, 2014
San Fernando City is the provincial capital of Pampanga and the regional centre of Central Luzon. It is popularly known as the “Christmas Capital of the Philippines” and holds a yearly Giant Lantern Festival every December. The city’s majority religion is Roman Catholicism, that is why it is under the jurisdiction of Roman Catholic Archiocese of San Fernando and headed by the Most Reverend Paciano Aniceto, D.D.
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