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Kalesayahan in Gasan

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January 8th 2010
Kalesayahan is a contraction of two Tagalog words, "kalesa", a local horse-drawn vehicle and "kasayahan", festivity. A festival celebrating kalesas in Gasan town during the past decade to generate interest in this form of local transportation and to preserve the few existing ones, has been successfully undertaken in the month of August of every year. This is timed with the town's celebration of it ... 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