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The Iligan-Malacanang Connection

by Aji Garbanzos on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 2:21am THE ILIGAN-MALACANANG CONNECTION: The similarities: -The seat of power in the country is Malacanang, the seat of hydro-electric power in the country is in Iligan -The Philippines has the longest Christmas in the world, Iligan has the longest fiesta in the country -The area code of Iligan is 63, the country code of the Philippines is 63 -The patron of Iligan is Michael the Archangel, the patron of Malacanang is the same The differences: -Iligan through the late Senator Tomas Cabili championed Federalism, Malacanang through then President Manuel Quezon advocated a government of Unitarianism It is for this reason why Senator Cabili (known as Sultan Dimasangkay in the Maranao tribe) was the only Constitutional Convention delegate from the entire country who did not signed the Constitution of 1935 Famous words of both men: "Mr. President if you will provide a ...

RIC ICHARD BIOGRAPHY

RIC ICKARD Growing up in the Philippines, Richard Alcoy, who adopted the stage name Ric Ickard, started playing guitar at the age of eight by mimicking the recordings of Andres Segovia, Laurindo Almeida, Charlie Byrd, and Chet Atkins. At seventeen, he began performing guitar concerts. Until he began formal studies at St. Paul College in Manila, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in music education, he was entirely self-taught. At graduation, his alma mater presented him with a special award in musical performance. He won first prize in both classical and jazz guitar competitions in the 1980 Philippine Guitar Festival, and was the first guitarist to ever win both categories – all on the same day. Ric's talents blossomed as a young artist. The Philippine government granted him a scholarship to study classical guitar. Aside from performing around the world, Ric is a regularly featured artist at the annual Chet Atkins Appreciation Society Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Hi...

Meeting New Friends

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2 Different Siblings Attending Mass for their Lost Ate

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KIndly Give Me Flowers While Am Still Alive

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The Broken Bridge

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jsbraza/iligan This is the bridge t'was broken by a mud flash and logs during the Storm Washi. On January 25th of 2012 is its 40th day, were more than 600 people's corpses are still unseen. Grievances were still unhealed, misery took place to a grieving playmates and a gnashing of teeth to a Mother who battled against her children. Am against of this flying lantern someone has to fill the foam with fuel (they used crude oil on it)that it will burst and fly high, meters away from where it flown, soon will eventualy gets down, some were falling to the branches of a tree, some to the ground, and the worst thing: some were falling to the river. And nobody cares! What the world human thing we are. we are all heck.

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