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Novels for children which encompass notions about history, about culture, and about politics, have been around ever since a ‘children’s literature’ was recognised as something distinct from books for adults. Indeed it is difficult to imagine something more political in its content and aspirations than Charles Kingsley’s The Water Babies. But what is interesting today…

During the Philippines’ pre-colonial days, the barangay is one of the most common forms of government. The barangay acted as a village-like structure where the Datu is their leader. According to Wikipedia, “Before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers in the Philippines in the 16th century, the Barangays were well-organized independent villages, and in some cases, cosmopolitan sovereign…

The Spaniards did not really know how make money grow. It was good that Spain did not develop our resources then, only the Spaniards would have benefited. The Filipinos did not really share in the wealth of the nation. The following are the economic changes made by Spain : New Way of Land Ownership Spain…

September 16, 2013 7:30am as we arrived at the Pier of Cebu City. We went to the bus that is waiting for us and also we met our tour guide for the1st 2days of our tour and his name was “Paul” but he told us to call him “kuya paul”, after meeting our guide we…

As a trendsetter and harbinger of the movement, Madhusudan Das organized the first multifaceted cooperative enterprise of the country, “The Cuttack Cooperative Store,” as early as 1898. The Cuttack Co-operative Store came into existence on 11th June 1898, with Madhusudan Das as the honorary secretary and Jankinath Bose, the father of Netajee Subash Chandra Bose,…

Gilda Olvidado is a popular Filipino novelist and writer, known for her extraordinary love stories. She became famous during the 1970s with her remarkable novels “Sinasamba Kita (I Worship You)” and “Babangon ako’t Dudurugin Kita (Sweet Revenge).” She also wrote screenplays that later turned into blockbusters, such as “Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? (Where is Love…

INTERVIEW SHEET CHRISTINE: What is your name and how old are you MICHAEL: I’m Michael Terrance Pfannenstiel and I’m 46 years old. CHRISTINE: What is your purpose here in the Philippines? MICHAEL: I want to visit those place or person who needs my service as a missionary. CHRISTINE: How many years are you staying here…

If a girl’s husband discovers that she is not a virgin when they get married, her family life will never be enjoyable. “That’s what my mom has been telling me since high school,” I repeatedly heard. Initially, I accepted it as truth. Yet, I became perplexed when I witnessed movies and TV shows pushing the…

Aung San Suu Kyi MP AC is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD won 59% of the national votes and 81% (392 of 485) of the seats in Parliament.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] She had, however, already been detained under house arrest before…

KFC is based in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain. Founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in the early 1930s by cooking & serving food for hungry travellers. In 1952 Sanders started franchising his chicken business & named it as KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN . KFC is part of Yum! Brands, Inc….