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Pagsanjan River. Pagsanjan Falls, also known as Cavinti Falls (local name: Magdapio Falls ), is one of the most famous waterfalls in the Philippines. Located in the province of Laguna, the falls is one of the major tourist attractions of the region. The three-drop waterfall is reached by a river trip on dugout canoe, known locally as "Shooting ...
Boracay ( [bɔˈrakaɪ]; often locally shortened to Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located 0.8 kilometers (0.50 mi) off the northwest coast of Panay island. It has a total land area of 10.32 square kilometers (3.98 sq mi), under the jurisdiction of three barangays in Malay, Aklan, and had a population ...
Area. 8,048.57 hectares (19,888.4 acres) Established. August 16, 1994. Governing body. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The Palaui Island Protected Landscape and Seascape is an island that is a protected area and national park in the municipality of Santa Ana in Cagayan, Philippines. It is located off the northeastern extremity ...
Philippines was an American colony from 1898 to 1946. Bars on Fields Avenue catering to the single American defense personnel, who worked in the adjacent Clark Air Base, first emerged in 1940. During 1940s and 50s there were only 3 such bars just outside the main gate of the airbase, By early 1960s, the Fields Avenue developed as a street lined ...
Mayon Volcano Natural Park. / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E / 13.25667; 123.68500. The Mayon Volcano Natural Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region (Region 5) on southeast Luzon Island, the largest island of the country. The Natural park covers an area of 5,775.7 hectares (14,272 acres), which includes its ...
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (funeral) Participants. The College of Cardinals (led by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger ), various dignitaries worldwide. On 2 April 2005, Pope John Paul II died at the age of 84. His funeral was held on 8 April, followed by the novendiales devotional in which the Catholic Church observed nine days of mourning.
Est. 530–1,000+ killed. 4 tanks out of action. The Raid at Cabanatuan ( Filipino: Pagsalakay sa Cabanatuan ), also known as the Great Raid (Filipino: Ang Dakilang Pagsalakay ), was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II ...
Peter Jenkins. ( 1951-08-07) August 7, 1951 (age 73) Occupation (s) Writer, Travel writer. Known for. Author of A Walk Across America. Peter Jenkins (born August 7, 1951) is an American travel author known for walking from New York to Oregon between October 1973 and January 1979 while writing a bestselling book, A Walk Across America .