hogging the pallet

Horse to Horse Combat

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December 29th 2007
A few facts and observations on The Philippines..... 1. Filipinos are the world's biggest users of text messages per capita. Close to 300 million text messages are sent each day. Text messages are used in the most unlikely situations. On the island of Mindanao, Muslim insurgents texted insults to the government soldiers during a lull in hostilities. The soldiers texted insults right back. Anoth ... read more

Asia » Philippines

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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