Philippines 2011 11-07 037

At last...my holiday!

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July 12th 2011
My last week at work flew by, in fact, the first five weeks seems like a long time ago now. On Friday I went out with the whole team from the Child Protection Team. We went to Cabalen (friend) - which is an all you can eat buffet which had all sorts of food, some of which I have already written about. The team were so nice they gave me lots of presents, including some sugar cane wine (I've not ... 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