friendly voice overhead announced we were about to reach our destination. The island of Bohol in the Philippines is known for its white sandy beaches, mysterious underground rivers, magnificent waterfalls, tourist-friendly dolphins, floating restaurants, tiny timid Tarsiers, limestone-packed historical churches and the breathtaking natural wonder- The Chocolate Hills. Located south of Luzon in the Visayas region, Bohol sits southeast of Cebu island. As the 10th largest i...
reason of this new burst of hope. Aid is being distributed about in places most needed. I support all of the funding and donating that is happening across the world to help these people. Red Cross is still trying to send supplies to people in need on Bohol Island even with the officials in their way “hoarding” the relief items and goods (Document C). The images in Document E in the DBQ show the effect of the given supplies. People thinking that it would be okay. Lots of individuals are donating, adding
even know would happen. In 1990 a magnitude-6 struck Bohol injuring 300 people and costing $154 million to repair the city. Bohol and Cebu were both severely damaged, ruining schools, houses, airports, and hospitals, which collapsed killing 18 people. There were very powerful aftershocks causing the city to be even more destroyed. People react to disasters caused by mother nature by gathering supplies, finding shelter, and relief efforts.
Gordon, chairman of Philippine Red Cross ( Doc A ).The Red cross has already met the needs for many people, so I hope that the Red Cross continues to help the people of Bohol and the central Philippines.
landforms are many and include the famed Chocolate Hills in Bohol , the famous rice terraces in Benguit, the Maria Cristina Water Falls (this is one of Philippines famous landforms and is know to be one of the world’s highest water falls) in Mindanao and of course the Palawan Underground River. One of the best known Philippines famous landforms are the Chocolate Hills in Bohol. The Chocolate Hills are a unique geological landform located in Bohol, Philippines. These famous landforms of the Philippines
are rated from one to ten. One being you aren’t able to feel it and ten being VERY powerful. There was a deadly earthquake, almost no one survived. A deadly 7.2 earthquake occurred in the Central Philippines. All signs and clues pointed to the East Bohol Fault. A 6 rated earthquake that happened before, injured 300 people and caused a tsunami. But the 7.2 earthquake didn’t cause any tsunami. All of the dangerous earthquakes damaged ports, schools and airports; even a hospital collapsed killing at least
10 Unfamiliar Mythical Monsters in Philippine Fiction Philippine folklore is dotted with quite a number of fictional characters. Many of them are monstrous mythical creatures that can scare us to death just by hearing about them from our superstitious lola or lolo, or seeing them in action on the big screen. While we know of aswang, tikbalang, duwende, manananggal, and kapre – there are in fact other mythical monsters that many of us are unfamiliar of. We've listed them below alphabetically. 1
Philippines is a country known for having an abundant ecology. Its diverse nature is a home for many plants and animals. Forests, mountains, plains and variety of water forms are some of the remarkable features of the archipelago. However, behind this beauty, there has been a terrible and alarming dilemma that has been encumbering the Filipinos and the government- a parasitic disease that can kill humans, Schistosomiasis. The number of people being infected with this disease is very alarming. This
An assignment is used to point out clearly and concisely to the pupils just what to be done or what they supposed to do. It will show how work is to be done and help the pupils see why should do the work. It connects the new lesson with one just to complete the whole view of the subject. It creates the proper attitudes toward the performance of the work assigned. It is to overcome special difficulties in the advance lessons; suggest ways to overcome adequate provisions for individual differences
is supported by observations that it prefers relevès with many small diameter trees than those with less small diameter trees. The implication of this is that thickets frequented with small diameter plants in the woody vegetation and open forest of Bohol, have a higher probability of housing a tarsier (PCA,
The government has clearly made efforts with regards to sustaining our country’s natural reserve. Through the policies they’ve implemented to every region in the Philippines, the sustainability of the environment in a certain place can be easily achieved. Our country's wildlife and natural reserve is now experiencing threats because of the ever growing population of our country. It is also threatened because of the continuous hunting of the said animals whether for commercial or for subsistence
pearl in the world found in n Palawan; most perfect conical-shaped Mayon Volcano in Legaspi; sweetest mango in Zambales; one of the richest orchid flora in the world; old and historical battle wreck sites in Subic; smallest primate (Tarsier) found in Bohol; to the majestic man made Banaue Rice Terraces which is considered as the 8th wonder of the modern
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Rice has become the most important crop worldwide affecting one’s food security, livelihood, and country’s economy. In Asia, for instance, above two billion Asians are depending on rice and rice products as their main source of energy. Rice production is the world’s primary source of livelihood. Households from Africa, Asia, and America engage in rice production as their employment and source of income. Like in any countries in the world, rice production also plays important roles in the Philippines
Originally the Pasco Family comes from the island of Siquijor. There were 10 brothers and two sisters. Since the way of living in Siquijor was not that good. Economically, it was not that easy to maintain their livelihood. Thus, they migrated to Bohol, Mindanao, and some even to Luzon. I. Pasco Family Background A. Dad’s Background My father, Dale, was born in Mountain View College, while my grandpa and grandma were there. The reason why my father is called Dale was because he was born in
more than 1 sq mi (2.9 sq km) in area. Eleven islands have an area of more than 1000 sq mi (more than 2600 sq km) each and have a huge amount of the population. These islands are Luzon, Mindanao, Samar, Negros, Palawan, Panay, Mindoro, Leyte, Cebu, Bohol, and Masbate. The total area of the Philippines is about 120,000 sq mi (about 300,000 sq km). Manila is the capital and largest city of the Philippines. Physical Characteristics The Philippines are the most northern group of islands in the Malay
Douglas MacArthur, the son of the high-ranking military figure, Arthur MacArthur, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 26th January, 1880. Although previously a poor scholar, in 1903 MacArthur graduated first in his 93-man class, at West Point Military Academy. Commissioned in the Corps of the Engineers, MacArthur was sent by the United States Army to the Philippines and by 1904 had been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Later that year he joined his father who was serving in Far East
Definition of Terms History in the title focuses on Julie Gandionco’s journey to success with Julie’s Bakeshop. What is now referred as the “ Pillars of Bread-making”. Table of Contents Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 I. Who is Julie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 A. Early Life --------------------------
Top-down vs Community-Based Management Approach: Finding The Most Suitable Implementation for Marine Protected Area in Indonesia INTRODUCTION Marine protected area is an essential instruments in marine biodiversity conservation. It has been applied by various institution and nation throughout the world to encounter several issue from fish stock collapse to habitat degradation (IEEP and NRDC, 2008). Marine protected area can act as a residence for certain species, habitat, and ecosystem as well as
Over thousands of year’s people of various nations have become part of the Philippines and have added to its rich heritage. It is now one of the most highly populated countries in the world. The Republic of the Philippines is a democratic island nation made up of over 7,000 islands with over 80 million people. Geography and climate play a large part in how people live on the island. It is a country with an interesting cultural background. It is a culture influenced by many diverse ethnic groups