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Filipino Cultural centre. When this was being built, there was an industrial accident which resulted in approx 20 odd workers being buried in the rubble. Imelda Marcos, great humanitarian that she was insisted that they simply be buried in in the foundations because the project was behind schedule. To this day the building is said to be haunted

Christmas Eve 2010

December 28th 2010
Lake Taal,Tagaytay. Christmas Eve was at Lake Taal in Tagaytay with Squish's family. For those of you who are not aware, Taal is the world's smallest active volcano. Having said that – it is in a lake formed in the caldera of an older (“now dormant/extinct”) volcano. I'd been here before (2000) but had only seen it from the upper edge of the caldera (and Google Maps of course), but this tim ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more

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